EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. – Today, small business and nonprofit leader Rebecca Cooke, Democratic candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s Third District, announced raising more than $100,000 in under 72 hours.
Cooke kicked off her campaign earlier this week and continues to build upon her strong base of support from the 2022 primary, during which she won a majority of the district’s counties despite being significantly outspent.
“It’s clear that Washington isn’t working for our communities, and Derrick Van Orden is at the center of the problem,” Cooke said Thursday. “I’m running for Congress because western Wisconsin deserves a fighter with the determination, resolve, and lived experience it takes to solve problems and get things done for the people for a change.”
ICYMI: Cooke campaign launch receives widespread coverage in Wisconsin and beyond
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Rebecca Cooke announces bid to unseat Derrick Van Orden in Wisconsin’s purple 3rd Congressional District
Wisconsin Public Radio: Kicking off 2024 congressional race in western Wisconsin, Eau Claire Democrat announces campaign
WEAU: Rebecca Cooke announces campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives in Wisconsin’s Third District
UpNorthNews: Rebecca Cooke Becomes First Democrat Seeking to Challenge GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden
The Leader-Telegram: Cooke announces challenge to Van Orden
WQOW: ‘Washington is broken’: Eau Claire native Rebecca Cooke on why she’s running for Congress
AP: Democrat challenges Rep. Van Orden in Wisconsin battleground as her party seeks to flip House
Wisconsin Examiner: Rebecca Cooke announces run against Derrick Van Orden
WGLR: Rebecca Cooke To Run For 3rd District Congressional Seat
Wisconsin Politics: Cooke announces bid to challenge Van Orden in 3rd CD
Daily Kos Morning Digest: WI-03: Businesswoman Rebecca Cooke, who unsuccessfully competed in last year’s Democratic primary, on Monday became the first notable candidate to launch a bid to take on freshman Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden. Cooke, though, may face a pair of familiar intra-party foes, as well as a potentially new opponent, as she campaigns for a southwestern Wisconsin seat that Trump took 51-47.
National Journal Hotline: WI-03: 2022 candidate Rebecca Cooke (D) announced her challenge to Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) Monday morning. She is the first Democratic challenger officially in the race.
Politico PM Playbook: Wisconsin: Democrat REBECCA COOKE will make another run for the House seat held by GOP Rep. DERRICK VAN ORDEN, a competitive district that could also be affected by a map redraw, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Lawrence Andrea reports.
