Commie Rebecca Cooke touted the endorsement of a group that “sued the Trump administration for imposing federal requirements through the Department of Transportation that would require states to secure proof of lawful immigration status” and “published a toolkit instructing businesses how to circumvent restrictions on CDLs for illegal aliens.”

“Democrat Rebecca Cooke’s far-left agenda of putting illegal immigrants ahead of Wisconsinites is not only wrong but dangerous. Commie Cooke continues to prove she is too extreme to represent Western Wisconsin.” – NRCC Spokesman Zach Bannon

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Wisconsin Dem touts endorsement from union pushing back against CDL crackdowns on illegal alien truckers
Fox News
Leo Briceno
June 2, 2026

A Democratic candidate waging a high-stakes bid for one of the most competitive congressional districts in the country touted connections to a group pushing to keep laxer restrictions around commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) for undocumented immigrants.

Rebecca Cooke, running in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District to unseat incumbent Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., highlighted an endorsement from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

“I’m honored to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the hard-working men and women of AFSCME,” Cooke wrote.

Cooke’s alignment with AFSCME continues Democrats’ pushback against crackdowns on proof of citizenship status in certain industries.

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As states and federal lawmakers evaluate rules surrounding CDLs, AFSCME has pushed back, arguing that the standards should remain open to encourage job maximization — even for illegal immigrants.

The group published a toolkit instructing businesses how to circumvent restrictions on CDLs for illegal aliens.

Additionally, the group has sued the Trump administration for imposing federal requirements through the Department of Transportation that would require states to secure proof of lawful immigration status.

Cooke’s alignment with AFSCME is especially noteworthy in Wisconsin, a state with a trucking workforce.

Over 186,600 residents of Wisconsin are employed in the trucking industry, according to the Wisconsin Motor Carrier Association — a figure accounting for roughly one in every 14 jobs in the state.