Rebecca CookeRebecca Cooke

Cooke understands Wisconsin’s rich heritage of hunting and sport shooting—and while she respects that tradition and has spent time at a deer camp or two, she also knows that we have a responsibility to enact commonsense gun safety reforms to keep our children and communities safe from senseless shootings.

Bernie Sanders endorsed. Progressive change candidate.

SEIU Wisconsin is excited to endorse Rebecca Cooke for Congress for WI-03! For far too long, working class Wisconsinites have suffered while lawmakers like Derrick Van Orden defund our healthcare in favor of tax breaks for billionaires. We need legislators and leaders like Rebecca Cooke in Washington to advocate and fight for working people. SEIU union members and leaders look forward to working with Rebecca Cooke to advance labor rights, expand health care access and fight for a fair economy for working Wisconsinites!

Rebecca Cooke is running to represent Wisconsin's 3rd District in the House of Representatives. Born and raised on a Wisconsin dairy farm and now running a nonprofit supporting women-owned businesses, Cooke is running for Congress to better serve communities across Wisconsin, put people first, and provide more opportunities for success. She has emphasized her support for a two-state solution and is committed to fighting antisemitism using a "whole-of-government effort." Cooke previously ran for Congress in 2024.

Democrat Rebecca Cooke is again running against Rep. Derrick Van Orden in a western Wisconsin district that came within three points of flipping in 2024. Polling already shows Cooke leading as independents have moved sharply against the Republican incumbent, and with the open Wisconsin governor's race driving Democratic turnout statewide, this is one of the most flippable seats on the map.

As a small business owner and nonprofit leader, Rebecca Cooke has focused her career on building community and serving others. Born and raised on an Eau Claire dairy farm and appointed by Governor Tony Evers to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Rebecca knows the economic and social challenges facing the small towns and rural communities for which she’s fiercely advocated for, from the kitchen table to the board room. While Rebecca runs for Congress 7 days a week, she also waitresses. She believes we need more working class voices in Congress – folks who aren’t so far left or so far right but want work across the aisle to deliver for working families.