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Rebecca Cooke

Candidate for Wisconsin 3rd Congressional District · Democrat

On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Wisconsin 3rd Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Wisconsin Elections Commission — Candidates on Ballot by Election, 2026 General Election 11/3/2026: USH3, Rebecca Cooke (Democratic) · read Sep 24, 2026

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Running for Wisconsin 3rd Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 3 other candidates, 1 public poll, 3 certified results. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

The District

What Wisconsin 3rd Congressional District covers

Covers all of Grant County, Dunn County, Portage County, Vernon County, Trempealeau County, Buffalo County, Adams County, Eau Claire County, Crawford County, Pierce County, Richland County, La Crosse County and Pepin County; parts of Monroe County, Jackson County, Juneau County, Wood County and Chippewa County.

Includes Eau Claire, La Crosse (part), Stevens Point, Tainter Lake, Alma (part), Biron, Chippewa Falls (part), Holmen, Lake Hallie, Menomonie, Onalaska, Platteville and 162 more.

Map of Wisconsin 3rd Congressional District with 1184 precincts

1,184 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau, statewide municipal ward collection (July 2026)

Key Votes

The record

  • No public voting record

    Rebecca Cooke has not held elected public office. Her appointed seat on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation board is not a legislative voting record. No roll-call record exists to report (checked 2026-09-24).

    Official · GOTV Intel finding (absence of record)

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 25
Raised
$8,602,364cycle to date through Jul 22
Cash on Hand
$1,826,605cycle to date through Jul 22
Spent
$6,857,574cycle to date through Jul 22
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jul 22
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jul 22, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

Campaign finance · Cooke for Congress: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 22, 2026

Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Financial disclosure · Candidate report 2026

    Candidate report (2026), covering 01/01/2025–07/14/2026; filed 08/13/2026. Reports 2 assets; highest reported ranges: Rental Property $100,001–$250,000; Land $15,001–$50,000. Liabilities: Home equity loan (Royal Credit Union) $100,001–$250,000. Earned income: Employment, Small Business Advisors LLC $60,000.00; Waitresing, Kingfisher $1,618.79; Waitressing, The Good Wives $10,708.00. Also: 1 position listed (e.g. Hytte Properties LLC); 2 source(s) paying over $5,000.

    Aug 13, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Campaign finance · Cooke for Congress: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 22, 2026

    Raised $8,602,364.21 this cycle · spent $6,857,573.81 · cash on hand $1,826,605.06 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jul 22, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $7,253,128.46 (84%); PACs and other political committees $523,475.01 (6%); Transfers from authorized committees $824,809.39 (10%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): media/ad buying $4.35M; digital $1.17M; general consulting $152.6K; polling $133.0K; fundraising $93.1K; direct mail $33.3K.

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

  • Financial disclosure · Amendment 2025

    Amendment for 2025, covering 01/01/2024–04/15/2025; filed 01/15/2026. Reports 3 assets; highest reported ranges: Rental Property Hytte Properties LLC (100% Interest) Cooke Strategy LLC $100,001–$250,000; Land $15,001–$50,000; 1 other. Liabilities: Home equity loan on rental property (Royal Credit Union) $100,001–$250,000. Earned income: Waitressing, The Good Wives $7,085.00; Employment, Red Letter Grant; Employment, Small Business Advisors LLC $2,000.00; 1 more. Also: 7 positions listed (e.g. Cooke Strategy LLC); 2 source(s) paying over $5,000.

    Jan 15, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Financial disclosure · Candidate report 2025

    Candidate report (2025), covering 01/01/2024–04/15/2025; filed 03/27/2025. Reports 3 assets; highest reported ranges: Rental Property Hytte Properties LLC (100% Interest) Cooke Strategy LLC $100,001–$250,000; Land $15,001–$50,000; 1 other. Liabilities: Home equity loan on rental property (Royal Credit Union) $100,001–$250,000. Earned income: Waitressing, The Good Wives $7,085.00; Employment, Red Letter Grant; Employment, Small Business Advisors LLC $2,000.00. Also: 6 positions listed (e.g. Cooke Strategy LLC); 2 source(s) paying over $5,000.

    Mar 27, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Rebecca

  • Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign $620,900 on Google; outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV orders $3,899,965; FEC independent expenditures $26,822. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV orders $0; FEC independent expenditures $33,340. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: FCC political files searched through 2026-09-24 (orders with stated totals counted). Meta not included.

    Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Cooke for Congress (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (POL/COOKE FOR CONGRESS). 18 ads since Nov 2024; $345,825–$345,825 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Cooke for Congress (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (Cooke For Congress). 128 ads since Nov 2024; $2,835,840–$2,835,840 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Cooke for Congress (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (POL/Rebecca Cooke/Congress/WI/Dem). 54 ads since Nov 2024; $371,020–$371,020 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Multiple buyers: DCCC; Cooke for Congress (campaign + party (hybrid); supporting)

    Campaign + party (hybrid) buy supporting this candidate (Cooke for Congress DCCC). 13 ads since Nov 2024; $290,305–$290,305 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)). Not the campaign's own spending.

    Oct 4, 2026 · Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · DCCC with Cooke for Congress (party committee (coordinated); supporting)

    Party committee (coordinated) buy supporting this candidate (POL/DCCC/Rebecca Cooke/Congress/WI/DemOrder Brand:). 2 ads since Nov 2024; $6,050–$6,050 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)). Not the campaign's own spending.

    Sep 28, 2026 · Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · Cooke for Congress (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (Cooke for Congress). 128 ads since Nov 2024; Google-reported $620,900 since Nov 6 2024 (exact, advertiser-wide).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Cooke for Congress (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (Rebecca Cooke for Congress WI D3-D). 1 ads since Nov 2024; $6,075–$6,075 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Sep 21, 2026 · Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Cooke for Congress (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (Rebecca Cooke). 2 ads since Nov 2024; $44,850–$44,850 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Sep 21, 2026 · Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · DCCC with Cooke for Congress (campaign + party (hybrid); supporting)

    Campaign + party (hybrid) buy supporting this candidate (Cooke for Congress - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)). Not the campaign's own spending.

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · DCCC with Cooke for Congress (campaign + party (hybrid); supporting)

    Campaign + party (hybrid) buy supporting this candidate (FOX). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)). Not the campaign's own spending.

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · DCCC with Cooke for Congress (campaign + party (hybrid); supporting)

    Campaign + party (hybrid) buy supporting this candidate (WI-03). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)). Not the campaign's own spending.

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source
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  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · DCCC with Cooke for Congress (campaign + party (hybrid); supporting)

    Campaign + party (hybrid) buy supporting this candidate (DCCC-COOKE FOR CONGRESS). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)). Not the campaign's own spending.

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · DCCC with Cooke for Congress (campaign + party (hybrid); supporting)

    Campaign + party (hybrid) buy supporting this candidate (POL/Cooke for Congress/DCCC). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)). Not the campaign's own spending.

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Cooke for Congress (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (REBECCA COOKE FOR CONGRESS - 51532). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Cooke for Congress (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (REBECCA COOKE FOR CONGRESS - 51531). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Cooke for Congress (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (REBECCA COOKE FOR CONGRESS - 51533). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Cooke for Congress (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (REBECCA COOKE FOR CONGRESSDEMOCRATIC COGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Cooke for Congress (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (REBECCA COOKE FOR CONGRESS - 51530). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Cooke for Congress (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (Rebecca Cooke - Cooke for Congress). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Cooke for Congress (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (REBECCA COOKE FOR CONGRESS). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $482,678 supporting, $671,644 opposing, across 70 reports.

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Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“I think that people voted for Trump for this America First agenda and thought that he was going to put the interests of working farm families first, and it’s been exactly the opposite”
Where Derrick Van Orden and Rebecca Cooke stand on farmsSep 18, 2026 · Press · UpNorthNews · source
“Folks here in West Central Wisconsin see their health care costs going up and their doctors leaving town”
Van Orden touts rural healthcare investments during midterm GOP conventionSep 10, 2026 · Press · WisPolitics / State Affairs · source
“I’ve said for weeks that I look forward to debating him and addressing the real issues we all face here”
Rebecca Cooke rejects first offer to debate Derrick Van OrdenSep 1, 2026 · Press · Spectrum News 1 Wisconsin · source
“We need a commonsense immigration policy that includes a secure border and a pathway to citizenship”
DECISION 2026: Cooke, Van Orden agree on pocketbook pressures, split over causes and solutionsAug 16, 2026 · Press · WEAU 13 News · source
“Too many families in West Central Wisconsin are working hard but after paying for gas, groceries, and rent have nothing left at the end of the month”
DECISION 2026: Cooke, Van Orden agree on pocketbook pressures, split over causes and solutionsAug 16, 2026 · Press · WEAU 13 News · source
“I think that Social Security is a critical social safety net program and those are earned benefits that I know so many people rely on across this district and across this country”
Cooke shares Social Security platform ideasAug 14, 2026 · Press · WIZM · source
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“It can’t just be why the other side is bad. But if Democrats or someone like myself is able to win, what are we going to do better?”
Cooke, Van Orden turn to November rematch in Wisconsin 3rd Congressional DistrictAug 12, 2026 · Press · WXOW · source
“We have a place for you here. If you're feeling frustrated by business as usual, and politics as usual, come into our big tent”
Cooke, Van Orden turn to November rematch in Wisconsin 3rd Congressional DistrictAug 12, 2026 · Press · WXOW · source
“I don’t think that anybody made decisions for voters here”
Third Congressional candidates speak on 'state of the race' a week away from the primariesAug 4, 2026 · Press · Leader-Telegram · source
“Increasing Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates for our hospital system so that they can keep their doors open”
Congressional Candidate Rebecca Cooke discusses healthcare costsApr 27, 2026 · Press · WEAU 13 News · source
“There are so many folks in D.C. that are so far left or so far right, they can’t work across the aisle to get things done”
Van Orden's firebrand style under spotlight in 3rd District race against CookeOct 17, 2024 · Press · Wisconsin Public Radio · source
“When I go to D.C., I’m not just representing Democrats, but I’m representing everybody in the 3rd (Congressional District): Republicans, moderates, independents”
Democrat Rebecca Cooke wins 3rd District primaryAug 14, 2024 · Press · Wisconsin Public Radio · source

Interviews and Published Statements

  • Rebecca Cooke Interview

    TV interview · WEAU 13 News Embed/link only; no transcript obtained (audio/video not retrievable in our environment, passed on after one attempt per house rule).

    Aug 11, 2026 · Press · WEAU 13 News · source

  • Democrats vying for 3rd Congressional District face off in candidate forum

    Candidate forum · Wisconsin Public Radio coverage Embed/link only; no transcript obtained (audio/video not retrievable in our environment, passed on after one attempt per house rule).

    Jun 19, 2026 · Press · Wisconsin Public Radio · source

  • EXCLUSIVE: The Wolf's Den sits down with Rebecca Cooke

    Video interview · The Wolf's Den (Substack; partisan host) Embed/link only; no transcript obtained (audio/video not retrievable in our environment, passed on after one attempt per house rule).

    Mar 17, 2026 · Press · The Wolf's Den (Substack) · source

  • Here and Now: Cooke, Van Orden and Wisconsin 3rd Congressional in 2024

    TV interview · PBS Wisconsin Here & Now Excerpts from the published transcript: “I think what really sets me apart are my lived experiences.” “One of the things that I'm really interested in is right to repair.”

    Sep 5, 2024 · Press · PBS · source

In the News

Press coverage

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Reach Them

Websites and accounts

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    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · GOTV Intel

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • U.S. Representative · WI-03

    Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Wisconsin Elections Commission

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_xgmfveb66.

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