Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has backed Wisconsin state party chair Ben Wikler to lead the Democratic National Committee (DNC), following an endorsement by Senate Minority Leader Chuck
Democratic National Committee, Ben Wikler
As Democrats plot a path back to power in Washington, Ken Martin and Ben Wikler are front-runners in the race to chair the Democratic National Committee.
Seven sitting governors are throwing their support behind Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler's run for Democratic National Committee chair. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tina Kotek of Oregon,
As two Midwesterners battle for control of the Democratic National Committee, they are making loud yet unverifiable claims about their levels of support.
which is actually known as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and Ben Wikler, chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party. Press reports suggest Martin is running a little ahead of Wikler.
The current Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair is one of several candidates in the mix to succeed DNC Chair Jaime Harrison.
Wikler is running against Ken Martin, the chairman of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley.
Four of the governors are voting DNC members. Seven sitting governors are throwing their support behind Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler's run for Democratic National Committee chair.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi picked Wisconsin State Party Chair Ben Wikler as her choice to chair the DNC.
In the DNC race back then, Howard Dean was selected as the next party chair. In the midterms, Democrats routed the GOP and won control of Congress, and two years later Barack Obama was elected to the White House.
On the heels of getting locked out of power in Washington, Democrats will take a first step toward deciding the future of their party on Saturday when members of the Democratic National Committee elect a new chair.