Rebecca Cooke
Representative-elect for Wisconsin's 3rd district
Democrat
Won the seat
- Seat
- Wisconsin's 3rd district
- Opponent
- Derrick Van Orden (R)
- Status
- Called
Where they stand.
The issues
Lower Costs
Wants to cap out-of-pocket costs for essential drugs at $30 a month, expand Medicare coverage and reverse Medicaid and ACA cuts.
“Cap out-of-pocket costs on essential drugs like insulin, asthma inhalers, and cancer medications at $30/month.”
Source for Lower Costs, on Rebecca Cooke’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Combat Corruption
Wants to ban stock trading by members of Congress and the White House, end Citizens United and enforce congressional term limits.
“End Citizens United and get corporate and dark money out of politics.”
Source for Combat Corruption, on Rebecca Cooke’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Bolster Agriculture
Wants to expand export markets, enforce antitrust laws against large agribusiness and bar foreign nationals from buying farmland.
“Enforce anti-trust laws to take on Big Ag and support family farms.”
Source for Bolster Agriculture, on Rebecca Cooke’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Take on Big Tech
Supports a moratorium on new hyperscale data centers, ending surveillance pricing and stronger data privacy protections.
“Protect our communities from unchecked hyperscale data centers that raise utility rates by moratorium on new development and ending tax breaks.”
Source for Take on Big Tech, on Rebecca Cooke’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Ensuring Seniors Age with Dignity
Wants to repeal the tax on Social Security benefits and lift the cap on income subject to Social Security taxes.
“Scrap the cap on Social Security so that higher earners are paying their fair share and keeping the program solvent for all of us.”
Source for Ensuring Seniors Age with Dignity, on Rebecca Cooke’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Protecting Reproductive Health Freedoms
Supports upholding Roe v. Wade, continued federal funding for Planned Parenthood and ending the Hyde Amendment.
“Advocate for ending the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits abortion coverage for individuals on Medicaid or Medicare.”
Source for Protecting Reproductive Health Freedoms, on Rebecca Cooke’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)
From Rebecca Cooke’s campaign website. Summaries are ours; anything in quotation marks is copied word for word from the linked page. Read the full platform (opens in a new tab)
The promises
- HealthClock is ticking
Cap out-of-pocket costs for essential drugs like insulin, inhalers and cancer medications at $30 a month
“Cap out-of-pocket costs on essential drugs like insulin, asthma inhalers, and cancer medications at $30/month.”
Campaign website, Priorities page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- Cost of livingClock is ticking
Raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour
“Raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hour.”
Campaign website, Priorities page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- War & peaceClock is ticking
End the war in Iran
“End the costly Iran War, which is costing taxpayers $2 billion per day and driving gas and diesel prices through the roof.”
Campaign website, Priorities page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- AccountabilityClock is ticking
Ban stock trading by members of Congress and White House officials
“Ban stock trading for members of Congress and the White House.”
Campaign website, Priorities page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
S. representative-elect for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, Cooke defeated Republican incumbent Derrick Van Orden in the 2026 election after contesting the seat in both 2022 and 2024. From 2019 to 2021, Cooke served on the board of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
From Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Raised
- $12.7M
- From individuals
- $10.9M
- Spent
- $12.2M
- Cash on hand
- $447K
Federal Election Commission, through 2026-10-14.
None on record
No donations from AIPAC and no AIPAC-paid ads for or against Rebecca Cooke in FEC filings for the 2022, 2024 or 2026 elections.
AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).
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