Rebecca Cooke, Wisconsin and Democrat

Democrat Rebecca Cooke launches bid to unseat Derrick Van Orden in Wisconsin battleground seat
Rebecca Cooke, coming off a campaign in which she outperformed Kamala Harris and Tammy Baldwin, launched a new bid to unseat Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
Rebecca Cooke announces another bid for 3rd Congressional seat
A familiar face will again make a run for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. Rebecca Cooke announced that she will be running in 2026 for the seat Derrick Van Orden holds. Cooke narrowly lost the 2024 race to Van Orden by less than 2% of the vote and outperformed top-of-the-ticket Democrats
Democrat Rebecca Cooke announces another run for western Wisconsin's Third District
Rebecca Cooke announced Tuesday that she will again challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden for Wisconsin's Third Congressional District seat.
Rebecca Cooke announces candidacy for Wisconsin's Third Congressional District in 2026
Rebecca Cooke, a small business owner, nonprofit leader, and waitress, has announced her candidacy for Congress in Wisconsin’s Third District, setting up a rematch with Republican Derrick Van Orden in
Cooke announces she will again run for Congress
Rebecca Cooke has announced she will make her third run for Congress. Cooke, a Democrat from Eau Claire, lost in November to Republican incumbent Derrick Van Orden in the Third Congressional District,
Rebecca Cooke plans to run for Wisconsin's 3rd District congressional seat again
Cooke is the first Democrat to announce plans to run for Wisconsin's Third District. She plans to make the announcement official at a press conference in Chippewa County. ​COPYRIGHT 2025 BY NEWS 8 NOW/NEWS 8000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
Rebecca Cooke announces bid for Rep. Van Orden's congressional seat
While the midterm election is still more than a year and a half out, a familiar challenger has launched another campaign for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District seat.
Cooke announces another 3rd Congressional bid against Van Orden
Democrat Rebecca Cooke announce Tuesday she intends to run against U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Third Congressional, in 2026.
Tim Walz to hold town hall-style event in Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden's district
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will return to Wisconsin next week as part of a tour to highlight Republicans who have stopped holding in-person town halls.
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With over a year and a half to go, Western WI congressional race begins
On Tuesday morning at the Triple T Farm in Chippewa Falls, Democratic candidate, Rebecca Cooke announced her third bid for the Third Congressional District.