New Chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party Selected
Monday, June 3rd, 2019 -- 8:45 AM
(WRN) -The new chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin said said his first order of business will be to get the party more involved in expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin.Governor Tony Evers had proposed in his budget accepting federal money under the Affordable Care Act to expand the program, but Republicans have pulled that provision from the budget. Ben Wikler told delegates in Milwaukee over the weekend that "Republicans are on the wrong side of history.”
Wikler defeated state Representative David Bowen, who'd served as first vice chair the past four years, by a more than 4-to-1 margin. Wikler said he personally called every delegate as he campaigned for the job.
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