Wisconsin Democratic chair announces plans to step down

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Wisconsin’s Democratic Party chair to step down

Ben Wikler, who has been widely credited with tempering the scale of Wisconsin’s rightward swing in November as chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, will not be seeking another term leading the state party. Wikler will serve out the remainder of his term and step down after a successor is named at the state party convention in June, he told WPR in an exclusive interview. His announcement comes months after he lost a bid for chair of the Demo…

Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler to step down in June

"If there was ever a time to pass the torch, this is it," said Wikler, who has served as party chair for the last six years.

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THIS PAST WEEKEND, news of a huge and unexpected loss in Massachusetts politics rippled through my phone: Phil Johnston had passed away. As soon as I heard, I was stopped in my tracks — and immediately thought about breakfast.  Just shy of 25 years ago, Phil Johnston was the new chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party. I was a college student running the Young Democrats of Massachusetts from a fax machine on a folding table in my studio apar…

With Wikler stepping aside, who's in line to lead Wisconsin Dems?

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Wisconsin Democratic Chairman Ben Wikler will not seek another term

Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler announced Thursday that he would not seek another term. “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…