For months, Democrats and Republicans across the 3rd District called on Cooke to release her financial disclosures. She had every opportunity to be transparent with voters. Instead, she chose to keep them hidden until after the primary.
Derrick Van Orden
The Public Record
Derrick Van Orden is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district since January 3, 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he has focused on issues related to veterans, emphasizing the importance of the transition from active duty to civilian life for service members. Van Orden's legislative priorities reflect his commitment to supporting those who have served in the military.
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August 30, 2026
That tells Wisconsin voters everything they need to know about Rebecca Cooke’s character. She was willing to deceive her own party to protect the political persona she built and gain political power.
— Derrick Van Orden
Why won’t Tony Evers turn over the SNAP rolls? ‘Cause he’s cooked the books!
So, all of our children, we raise them to love this country because we tell them the truth about this country, and they understand that America is the most awesome place that has ever existed in the history of the planet.
There is now bipartisan/ bicameral to stop this proposed Jazz Hands monument to our fallen brothers and sisters.
If anybody you hear says that Donald Trump doesn’t care about the farmers, you can look him straight in the eye and tell him that’s a pile of manure, because the man is right back there.
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month is a reminder that every rider is someone’s family, friend, or neighbor.
the only committee I asked to be on when I got elected to Congress was the Agriculture Committee. I came here to fight for my farmers, and that is exactly what we are doing here today. For the last 5 years in a row, the EPA issued an…
I remind my Democrat colleagues that I was raised in abject, rural poverty by a single mother on food stamps when you had a stamp that you stuck on a card. I had subsidized government lunches and government cheese. We do have to know that…
I stand here today to strongly support the E15 year-round codification. For the past 5 years, the EPA has been using data that is older than some of the Members of this body. For 5 years in a row, the EPA has issued an emergency waiver for…
as chairman of the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, it has been a great privilege to get important bills like H.R. 913, the SAFE Veterans Act of 2025, and H.R. 1793, the Veterans Readiness and Employment Transparency Act of 2025, over…
Philosophically, I completely disagree with this. But I’m not going to leave millions of Americans who truly need health care insurance in the lurch.
Because they shut down the government – the Democrats – flights are too unreliable.
This is a bald faced LIE. @SenOssoff had absolutely nothing to do with this bill, and I mean nothing.
I’m unequivocally stating right now that President Donald J. Trump is the most positive, pro-veteran president in the history of this country.
Seventy-seven million Americans voted to give Donald Trump a platform to make positive changes for the United States; 1.7 million Wisconsinites voted for Donald Trump.
Delaying the state budget enactment beyond July 3rd risks losing vital opportunities for the state’s healthcare system and the Wisconsinites who rely on it. We cannot leave anything on the table.
The president of the United States didn’t give us an assignment. We’re not a bunch of little b------ around here, OK? I’m a member of Congress that represents almost 800,000 Wisconsinites.
The president of the United States didn’t give us an assignment. We’re not a bunch of little b----es around here, OK?
The president of the United States didn't give us an assignment. We're not a bunch of little bitches around here, OK? I'm a member of Congress. I represent almost 800,000 Wisconsinites.
The president of the United States didn’t give us an assignment. We’re not a bunch of little bitches around here, okay? I’m a member of Congress.
We’re not a bunch of little b----es around here, OK? I’m a member of Congress.
So this bill will pass. Am I happy about everything? No, but there's a difference between compromise and capitulation. We're not capitulating. We're compromising.





