Today, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi endorsed Ben Wikler to be the next DNC Chair.
“For several years, I have had the honor and success to work with Ben Wikler from his thousands of events to save our healthcare at MoveOn to his winning tough elections in Wisconsin including Justice Janet Protasiewicz and Senator Tammy Baldwin. As a former State Chair and longtime DNC member, I have enormous respect for the DNC and the grassroots activism it engenders. It is with great confidence that I endorse Ben Wikler for Chair as the candidate best suited to lead us to a stronger DNC and many Democratic victories.”
Ben Wikler thanked the Speaker Emerita for the endorsement.
“It is the honor of a lifetime to receive Speaker Emerita Pelosi’s endorsement for a DNC Chair campaign that is surging at the decisive moment. The last week of chaos and menace has made clear we need a Democratic Party strong enough to take the fight to Trump and the GOP, defend our community and our values, and win elections everywhere, so we can deliver for working people. I am grateful to have the Speaker Emerita’s support as DNC members make their final voting decisions before this Saturday’s election, and am looking forward to partnering with her in the work ahead to unite our party, fight through this moment of crisis, and win victories that make a difference in people’s lives.”
Speaker Emerita Pelosi joins the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the National Education Association (NEA), the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Bricklayers union, Carpenters union, UNITE HERE; Senators Schumer, Baldwin, Durbin, Murphy, and Schatz; nine Governors, nine U.S. Representatives, and droves of DNC voting members in endorsing Ben Wikler for DNC Chair.
