{"id":2422273,"date":"2025-04-10T18:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T22:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-democratic-chairman-ben-wikler-will-not-seek-another-term-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:21:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T22:21:37","slug":"wisconsin-democratic-chairman-ben-wikler-will-not-seek-another-term-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-democratic-chairman-ben-wikler-will-not-seek-another-term-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Democratic Chairman Ben Wikler will not seek another term &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwisconsin-democratic-chairman-ben-wikler-will-not-seek-another-term-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2422273&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ben Wikler, the Chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">announced<\/a> he will not seek another term when his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">current tenure ends<\/a> in June. In his statement, he expressed a need for a break and the desire to find new ways to advocate for working-class interests and fundamental freedoms. His decision comes shortly after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-vs-cuomo-snl-pull-their-punches-ignoring-andrew-cuomos-real-scandal-with-cruz-as-the-villain\/\" title=\"Cruz vs. Cuomo: SNL Pull Their Punches, Ignoring Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Real Scandal, With Cruz As The Villain\">party celebrated<\/a> a significant victory in the election of liberal judge Susan Crawford to the state Supreme Court.Under Wikler&#8217;s leadership as 2019, the Democratic Party in Wisconsin achieved several electoral successes, including the state going blue in the 2020 presidential election. Wikler hinted that he might consider running for state office in the future,while the election for his successor as DNC chair will take place in June.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wisconsin Democratic Chairman Ben Wikler will not seek another term<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2083657\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Wisconsin<\/a> Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler <a href=\"https:\/\/wisdems.org\/chair-update\/update-from-wisdems-chair-ben-wikler-4-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announced Thursday<\/a> that he would not seek another term.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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&rsquo;s fundamental freedom and dignity,&rdquo; Wikler said in a letter. &ldquo;When my third term as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-appointed-fed-governor-quarles-steps-down\/\" title=\"Trump Appointed Fed Governor Quarles Steps Down\">chair ends<\/a> this June, I will be passing the torch.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3376603\/winsome-earle-sears-targets-abigail-spanberger-connection-biden-national-security-risk\/\">Earle-Sears targets Spanberger&#8217;s connection to Biden&#8217;s &#8216;national security&#8217; risk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3376686\/centrist-democrat-sam-bregman-enters-new-mexico-governor-race\/\">Centrist Democrat Sam Bregman jumps into New Mexico governor race citing &#8216;intolerance of the radical Left&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3376368\/rhode-island-representative-governor-royal-charter-free-trade-zone\/\">Rhode Island representative asks governor to use royal charter to establish free trade zone<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">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.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wikler&rsquo;s announcement comes about a week after Wisconsin Democrats celebrated a major victory <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3367110\/liberal-susan-crawford-wins-wisconsin-supreme-court-race\/\" target=\"_blank\">in the election<\/a>&nbsp;of liberal judge Su<\/span>san Crawford to&nbsp;the state&rsquo;s Supreme Court.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnells-betrayal-hurts-the-nation-goodwin\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell\u2019s betrayal hurts the nation\">state party<\/a> is now in extraordinarily strong shape, we have secured a pro-democracy Supreme Court majority for at least the next two years, and Democrats are poised to win a trifecta in [the 2026 midterm elections],&rdquo; Wikler wrote in his Thursday letter.<\/p>\n<p>Elected in 2019, Wikler oversaw major victories for the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, including former President Joe Biden winning the state in 2020, Gov. Tony Evers&rsquo;s reelection in 2022, Sen. Tammy Baldwin&rsquo;s reelection bid in 2024, and three Supreme Court races in 2020, 2023, and 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wikler <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3307800\/minnesota-ken-martin-wins-election-to-become-next-dnc-chair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">lost his bid<\/a> to lead the Democratic National Committee in February to Ken Martin.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3307800\/minnesota-ken-martin-wins-election-to-become-next-dnc-chair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MINNESOTA&rsquo;S KEN MARTIN ELECTED DNC CHAIR: &lsquo;THIS IS A NEW DEMOCRACY&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with WISN12 News, Wikler <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattsmith_news\/status\/1910396619494744111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">didn&rsquo;t rule out <\/a>running for state office.<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin&rsquo;s election for its next DNC chairperson will be held in June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2083657\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2083657\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin Democratic Chairman Ben Wikler will not run for another term<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2422274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ben-Wikler.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[53211,32923,4124],"class_list":["post-2422273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ben-wikler","tag-democratic-party","tag-wisconsin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ben-Wikler.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2422273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2422273"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2422273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2422277,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2422273\/revisions\/2422277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2422274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2422273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2422273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2422273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}