LA CROSSE, WI. – Congressman Derrick Van Orden released the following statement following the release of the primary results

“Rebecca Cooke is exactly who the national Democrats wanted, an anointed candidate they know will carry water for the socialists who have taken over their party.

This election is about what kind of country we are going to leave to our children and grandchildren. It is a battle for the soul of America.

I spent 26 years as a U.S. Navy SEAL and served five combat tours defending this nation. I know what it means to fight for the freedoms that make this nation worth defending.

Now that fight is right here at home.

Rebecca Cooke will carry water for the national Democrats. I’ll keep fighting for Wisconsin.”

Rebecca Cooke’s Radical Record

  • Endorsed by AFSCME, which sued the Trump administration to let illegal aliens have CDLs and aided businesses on how to evade ICE
  • Endorsed by the NRDC, which pushes the Green New Scam
  • Endorsed by WEAC, a teachers union backing sex changes for minors and supports allowing men to play in women’s sports
  • Wants to sell Wisconsin farmland to China
  • Called her own hometown of Eau Claire “racist”
  • Has been exposed as a longtime Democrat political operative
  • Supported defunding the police
  • Supports socialist NYC Mayor, Zohran Mamdani
  • Endorsed by Bernie Sanders
  • Called ICE “disgusting” and “wrong”
  • Flip-flopped on conversion therapy
  • Wants to take away rights from law-abiding gun owners
  • Called her own hometown of Eau Claire “racist”
  • Raked in thousands of dollars shaping the campaign of a leftist lunatic who fantasized about assassinating President Trump and Republicans
  • Campaigned with the architect of sanctuary cities, Rahm Emanuel