Becky Nichols

Becky Nichols is a former Menasha City Council member and public school teacher running this fall to flip a seat in the Wisconsin Assembly. In 2013, Becky was elected to her city council on a platform focused on listening to her community’s needs and collaborating to reach sensible solutions. Now she’s ready to bring that mentality to Madison, and, if elected, Becky is committed to lowering the cost of living for working families, investing in public education, and increasing access to affordable, comprehensive health care.

Assembly District 53 is a true toss-up district where Democratic Governor Evers won by a respectable margin in 2022, and a Republican was elected to the state Assembly by less than 400 votes in 2024, one of the toughest years for Democrats in recent memory. This year, Becky, with the DLCC’s support, has an excellent chance of flipping this seat and helping Democrats retake the Wisconsin Assembly.

After over a decade of Republican gerrymandered control, 2026 is a historic opportunity to flip the Wisconsin legislature from red to blue.

Last cycle, Democrats made incredible gains in the Wisconsin Senate and added an impressive 10 seats in the Assembly, putting both chambers within striking distance of a blue flip for the first time in more than 15 years.

The DLCC has supported Wisconsin state Democrats cycle after cycle, helping them make significant gains in recent years despite aggressive GOP gerrymandering. In 2024, the Wisconsin Supreme Court threw out Republicans’ unfair voting maps, making Wisconsin one of the most competitive states in the nation for state legislative elections.

This year, Wisconsin Democrats need a net gain of 5 seats in the state Assembly and 2 seats in the state Senate to win a majority in each chamber. The current GOP majorities in Wisconsin have rubber-stamped Trump’s disastrous agenda, and the time to take back Democratic power in the state is now.