In a contest dominated by big personalities, rather than ideology, it’s come down to Ken vs. Ben, with Martin O’Malley hot on their heels.

Wisconsin party chair Ben Wikler is claiming momentum with a fresh endorsement from Nancy Pelosi to lead the Democratic National Committee.

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley shared the names of his donors to his DNC chair campaign, hoping to force his opponents to share their own.

The two front-runners in the chair’s race are Ken Martin, chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and Ben Wikler, chair of the Wisconsin Democrats.

The 448 voting members of the Democratic National Committee will decide Saturday who will lead the Democratic Party, still reeling from a major 2024 loss, into the future to counter President Donald Trump.

The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chair on Saturday as the party seeks new leadership to guide Democrats through Donald Trump's second presidency.

The teams of Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler claimed the dynamics of the race are far from locked. Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party of ...

who has been pitching himself as a more battle-tested state party leader in Wisconsin. A third candidate, former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley, is also claiming sizable support from the DNC ...

The leading candidates for DNC chair, Wisconsin's Wikler and Minnesota’s Ken Martin, are low-profile state party chairs. They're promising to refocus the Democratic message on working-class voters, strengthen Democratic infrastructure across the country and improve the party's anti-Trump rapid response system.

Among the candidates vying to be the next chair of the Democratic National Committee is Ben Wikler, chair of Wisconsin’s Democratic Party.

Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler and Martin are viewed by many as the leading candidates. Others in the race include former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, Jason Paul, Faiz Shakir, Nate Snyder and Quintessa Hathaway.

With WIN’s help, Democrat Mark Dayton won a close race to become the first DFL governor in 20 years despite an otherwise disastrous election cycle. Martin ran Dayton’s recount operation — he won by less than 10,000 votes — and Dayton hand-picked him to be party chair.