Biography
Rachael Dowling is an independent candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly District 53 in the November 3, 2026 general election, running against Democrat Becky Nichols and Republican David Daniels in a race with no incumbent.[1][2] In a Ballotpedia survey, she described herself as a small business owner since 2007 and a three-term Winnebago County Board supervisor.[3]
Dowling graduated from Christian Liberty Academy and is an FAA-certified drone pilot, according to Ballotpedia.[1] In the survey, she said she is a mother of four, a member of the Winnebago County Health & Human Services Board, an East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission appointee, and a former Northeast Wisconsin Technical College academic advisor.[3]
Dowling named affordability, responsible development and housing as her three campaign messages.[3] She said she supports eliminating Wisconsin's minimum markup requirement on gasoline and does not support large data centers that leave communities bearing the costs.[3] She also said she wants to expand housing choices and direct more state dollars to local roads, sidewalks and infrastructure.[3]
- 1.Rachael Dowling - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Rachael Dowling - Ballotpedia, Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Wisconsin Assembly District 53
Rachael Dowling is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Wisconsin Assembly District 53 as IND. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.