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Democratic Party of Wisconsin executive director Kory Kozloski plans to leave his post early next year, a spokesman for the party confirmed Tuesday.

Kozloski was hired by DPW chairwoman Martha Laning last fall, starting as executive director in November 2015. No replacement has been named, spokesman Brandon Weathersby said.

"He made a deal with his wife long ago that if she would like to move from Wisconsin at any point he would support her and come along. She decided to pull that trigger once she had real job leads elsewhere," Weathersby said.

Kozloski's last day with the party hasn't been set, but will likely be in mid-January, Weathersby said, adding that Laning would like for the new executive director and Kozloski to share some overlapping time during the transition.

Prior to joining DPW, Kozloski served for several years as a senior associate and communications strategist at AIL Media. He managed state and local campaigns, worked as a chief of staff in the state Senate and served as executive director of the Wisconsin Senate Democrats.