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U.S. House, District 3: who gets your vote?

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U.S. representatives work with the Senate on U.S. laws and spending.

These votes help set U.S. taxes and pay for public services.

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Data last updated: Sep 18, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Candidate
Rebecca Cooke

Rebecca Cooke

Running for U.S. House · Wisconsin District 3

NationalDemocrat

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Derrick Van Orden

Derrick Van Orden

U.S. House · Wisconsin District 3

NationalRepublican

Rebecca CookeCandidateDerrick Van OrdenCurrent rep

Job fit

Rebecca Cooke

Other work

  • In 2016, she founded the Red Letter Grant 1

Education

  • earn her degree from the University of St. Thomas. 1

Derrick Van Orden

Offices held

  • He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2022. 2

Other work

  • retiring after 26 years as a Navy SEAL Senior Chief 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

Rebecca Cooke

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Derrick Van Orden

  • Immigration → A tighter border and stricter enforcement (28 of 28 votes) 3
  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (9 of 9 votes) 3
  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (5 of 5 votes) 3

Who pays them

Rebecca Cooke

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorspolitical allies (same party)other politicianslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$2.6Mlarge donors$4.6Mpolitical allies(same party)$152Kotherpoliticians$142Klabor unions$59KOther kinds ofdonors$57K$8.4M raised
$2,645,7334Small individual donors
$4,606,1774Large individual donors

Derrick Van Orden

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorsother politiciansindustry associationspolitical allies (same party)Other kinds of donors
small donors$1.6Mlarge donors$2.8Motherpoliticians$355Kindustryassociations$159Kpolitical allies(same party)$138KOther kinds ofdonors$177K$5.6M raised
$1,592,3005Small individual donors
$2,811,4175Large individual donors

Checks

Rebecca Cooke

No voting record to check yet

Derrick Van Orden

Checks run: missed votes

🚩 Missed 8.3% of votes in Congress — the chamber's usual rate is 1.9%. 6

Not checked yet: stock trades

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Rebecca Cooke — candidate biography · checked 2026-10-20 used in: Experience
  2. About | Representative Derrick Van Orden · checked 2026-10-20 used in: Experience
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. GovTrack · 119th Congress used in: Checks
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Alexander Valiensi Kent
Candidate A

Alexander Valiensi Kent

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: 2026 Candidate for the U.S. House, Alexander Valiensi Kent — Voter Directed Network · checked 2026-10-20

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Rebecca Cooke
Candidate B

Rebecca Cooke

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $8.4M raised, 55% from large donors, 6% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $523,475.01 (6% of $8,423,598.25 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $409,946.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Sources

1 Background: Rebecca Cooke — candidate biography · checked 2026-10-20

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

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Derrick Van Orden
Candidate C

Derrick Van Orden

RepublicanShown above

🚩 $5.6M raised, 51% from large donors, 18% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $994,741.95 (18% of $5,565,416.12 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $827,572.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

🚩 Missed 8.3% of votes in Congress — the chamber's usual rate is 1.9%.

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, a tighter border and stricter enforcement, government paying more of the bill.

Sources

1 Background: About | Representative Derrick Van Orden · checked 2026-10-20

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 Attendance: GovTrack · 119th Congress

4 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Rustin Provance
Candidate D

Rustin Provance

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: About | Rustin Provance For Wisconsin Congressional District 3 · checked 2026-10-20

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