Ben Wikler, chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, has announced his bid for DNC chair, aiming to utilize his success in Wisconsin on a national level.

The wide-open race for Democratic National Committee chair already has an emerging front-runner. In a measure of outreach even his competitors have acknowledged in recent days, Ken Martin, head of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party,

Ben Wikler, who served as Wisconsin Democrats’ leader for the past five years, said he is running for the role to “unite the party, fight everywhere, and win.”