Office & Ties

Wisconsin · U.S. House

Rebecca Cooke

U.S. House · Democratic

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Election-pack status: yes. Report date 2026-11-05.

Key finding from the compilation

Defeated incumbent Rep. Derrick Van Orden to flip WI-3 in a rematch. Outside groups spent ~$6.58M against vs ~$1.72M for (FEC Sch. E est., primary+general); raised $12.68M, 93.2% from individuals

Election

Date
2026-11-03
Votes
172,757 (52.4%)
Opponent
Derrick Van Orden (R, incumbent) · 150,872 (45.8%)
Previous officeholder
Derrick Van Orden (R), incumbent; 2024 rematch opponent

Money reported in the file

Raised
$12,675,997
Cash on hand
$447,387 as of 2026-10-14
Individual share
93.2%
PAC share
6.7%
Self loans or contributions
$0
Outside spending for
$1,723,448
Outside spending against
$6,575,756
Committee
C00844993
Coverage note
FEC itemized 2025-01-01 to 2026-10-14 (principal committee); IE through 2026-11-02

Figures come from the original election pack, or the serving-member roster when marked roster only. Election results are unofficial until certification. 84 reported ties and 4 inferred ties are listed below.

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Documented ties (88)

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Relationship Amount Date Evidence Between Record Orbit
principal campaign committee — 2025-2026 Reported Rebecca Cooke → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
elected Nov 3, 2026 (unofficial) $172,757 2026-11-03 Reported Rebecca Cooke → U.S. House, WI-3 Public record
general-election opponent (defeated) $150,872 2026-11-03 Reported Rebecca Cooke → Derrick Van Orden Public record
transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) $709,780 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported House Victory Project 2026 (C00941567) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) $86,250 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Dem Rising 2026 (C00920827) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) $46,500 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Rebecca Cooke Victory Fund (C00959023) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) $33,179 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Blue Dog Victory Fund (C00908640) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) $21,500 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Invest To Elect Illinois Battleground Support 2026 (C00942292) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) $20,853 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Majority Makers Victory Fund (C00942672) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) $20,635 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Winning Majority Victory Fund (C00958298) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) $1,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Midwest State Fair Victory Fund (C00950840) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
party committee contribution (line 11b) $5,114 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Dccc → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
party committee contribution (line 11b) $500 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Democratic Party of Pepin County → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
party committee contribution (line 11b) $10.87 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported South Hadley Democratic Town Commission → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) $15,000 20251117..20260317 Reported The Juno Fund (C00877183) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 3 item(s) $10,000 20250911..20261014 Reported American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC) (C00024521) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260430..20261008 Reported American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E (C00011114) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260331..20261009 Reported IBEW PAC Educational Fund (C90022351) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260330..20260825 Reported Amalgamated Transit Union - Cope (C00032995) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20251231..20260930 Reported Ameripac: the Fund for A Greater America (C00271338) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260630..20260924 Reported Blue Hen Federal PAC (C00493700) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 3 item(s) $10,000 20260327..20260930 Reported Democratic Majority Fund (C00844720) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) $10,000 20250326..20260930 Reported Elect Democratic Women (C00685297) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20250328..20260904 Reported Emilys List (C00193433) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) $10,000 20251223..20260828 Reported Flip the Congress PAC (C00920603) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260413..20260915 Reported Int'L Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (C00027359) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260603..20260904 Reported Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Mac (C00002469) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260624..20260911 Reported NEA Fund for Children and Public Education (C00003251) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20250624..20260824 Reported Progressive Voters of America (C00406553) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260629..20260929 Reported SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Educatio (C00004036) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260618..20260930 Reported Vote Save America (C00835587) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) $10,000 20250624..20260930 Reported Welcomepac (C00786830) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260427..20260826 Reported Women's Political Committee Federal (C00188193) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) $10,000 20250327..20260630 Reported Blue Dog Political Action Committee (C00305318) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260320..20260626 Reported Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United for Victory PAC) (C00573709) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260608..20260608 Reported Hmp (C00495028) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260323..20260520 Reported Innovation for Good PAC (C00892901) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) $10,000 20250630..20260609 Reported New Democrat Coalition Action Fund (C00409730) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20251231..20260630 Reported People's Voice PAC (C00410092) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20250710..20260310 Reported Fair Shot PAC (C00574970) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $10,000 20250331..20260309 Reported International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers P (C00007542) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260327..20260327 Reported Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC (C00617803) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 3 item(s) $10,000 20250916..20260310 Reported Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC (C00007922) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) $10,000 20250325..20251231 Reported Defend the Vote (C00764233) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20250616..20251117 Reported Tri-State Maxed-Out Women (C00488387) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20250828..20250828 Reported Save Democracy PAC (C00884973) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $10,000 20250630..20250630 Reported United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club (C00002766) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 5 item(s) $9,500 20250620..20260925 Reported End Citizens United (C00573261) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 4 item(s) $9,000 20250613..20260924 Reported A Pleasant Peninsula PAC (C00841908) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 3 item(s) $8,500 20260331..20260903 Reported Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee (C00002089) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 4 item(s) $7,500 20260630..20260929 Reported International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Campaign Assistance Fund (C00005157) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 3 item(s) $7,500 20250929..20260921 Reported International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Poli (C00000885) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) $7,500 20251218..20260323 Reported Moms Fed Up (C00651042) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 5 item(s) $7,000 20250930..20260928 Reported Service First PAC (C00727784) → Cooke for Congress (C00844993) Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $5,903,177 2026-09-30..2026-10-28 Reported Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. (C00960443) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $525,531 2026-09-10..2026-10-28 Reported Progressive Turnout Project (C00580068) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $385,992 2026-09-01..2026-10-23 Reported America PAC (C00879510) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $380,039 2026-10-09..2026-10-20 Reported One for All Committee (C00752691) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $265,315 2026-10-02..2026-10-30 Reported For Our Future (C00620971) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $253,248 2026-09-11..2026-10-28 Reported No Going Back PAC Inc. (C00960435) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $188,893 2026-09-08..2026-10-21 Reported Lcv Victory Fund (C00486845) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $100,518 2026-10-01..2026-10-27 Reported In Union USA (C00745745) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $76,403 2026-07-08..2026-10-21 Reported Welcomepac (C00786830) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $69,354 2026-10-16..2026-10-23 Reported Alliance for Youth Power (C00916577) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $38,817 2026-09-02..2026-10-30 Reported Campaign for Working Class Communities (C90023599) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $35,822 2026-09-30..2026-10-31 Reported Community Change Voters (C00612820) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $33,339 2026-10-12..2026-10-12 Reported Maga Inc. (C00892471) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $20,300 2026-09-30..2026-10-28 Reported Democratic Messaging Project (C00800995) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $10,600 2026-09-08..2026-10-29 Reported Building Together (C00955138) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $7,092 2026-10-08..2026-11-02 Reported Neighbor Voices PAC (C00930321) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $2,707 2026-08-24..2026-10-29 Reported 350 Wisconsin Action (C90021692) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) $1,810 .. Reported Equal Exchange (C90023748) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) $180 .. Reported Givegreen United Action (C00802389) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) $29.51 .. Reported Grassroots North Shore (C00626036) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $16.00 2026-09-01..2026-09-01 Reported United Steelworkers Political Action Fund (C00003590) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $11.00 2026-10-14..2026-10-14 Reported Together We Elect PAC (C00812479) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $10.00 2026-09-04..2026-09-04 Reported Sierra Club Independent Action (C00483693) → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $7,823,931 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Cooke for Congress (C00844993) → AL Media LLC Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $1,330,110 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Cooke for Congress (C00844993) → WestWest Digital Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $722,172 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Cooke for Congress (C00844993) → FDM Connects Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $590,300 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Cooke for Congress (C00844993) → Gusto Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $285,582 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Cooke for Congress (C00844993) → ActBlue Technical Services, Inc. Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $283,233 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Cooke for Congress (C00844993) → Impact Research, Inc. Public filing
33 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Rebecca Cooke $184,940 $184,940 2025-26 Inferred Rebecca Cooke → Ben McAdams Public filing
104 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Rebecca Cooke $473,190 $473,190 2025-26 Inferred Rebecca Cooke → Shannon Taylor Public filing
104 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Rebecca Cooke $449,195 $449,195 2025-26 Inferred Rebecca Cooke → Elaine Luria Public filing
46 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Rebecca Cooke $216,500 $216,500 2025-26 Inferred Rebecca Cooke → Mitchell Berman Public filing
general-election opponent, incumbent (defeated in rematch) $150,872 2026-11-03 Reported Derrick Van Orden → Rebecca Cooke Public record

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