“Now is the right time for me to take a breath, and to find new ways to advance the fight for a country that works for working people, and one that honors every person’s fundamental freedom and dignity,” Wikler said in a letter. “When my third term as chair ends this June, I will be passing the torch.”
Wisconsin Democratic Chairman Ben Wikler speaks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Wikler’s announcement comes about a week after Wisconsin Democrats celebrated a major victory in the election of liberal judge Susan Crawford to the state’s Supreme Court.
“Our state party is now in extraordinarily strong shape, we
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