Political ads · 2026 · WI

Wisconsin House District 3 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Rebecca Cooke won · 52.4% to 45.8% · Called by AP on Nov 4

111 ads analyzed · 54 use a rhetorical technique, most often loaded language and glittering generalities.

The words doing the persuading

From the Cooke side · Paid for by COOKE FOR CONGRESS “…Cooke, the Democrat running to flip WI-03. My opponent Derrick Van Orden stands with extremists and corporate PACs. But we have something stronger: you. I hope you can chip in $5,…” Loaded Language See this ad →
From the Orden side · Paid for by America PAC “Staying home is a vote for Rebecca Cooke. Don't let the couch win. Get off your butt and DEFEAT Cooke! Skip this one and Cooke and the socialists win. Open borders. Higher taxes. Get off…” Loaded Language See this ad →

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Rebecca Cooke (Democrat) and Derrick Van Orden (Republican) are the nominees for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Derrick Van Orden is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Rebecca Cooke's campaign had raised $12.7 million (through October 14, 2026) and Derrick Van Orden's campaign $9.1 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $1.8 million for Rebecca Cooke and $5.5 million against; $2.4 million for Derrick Van Orden and $13.5 million against. Semblen has analyzed 111 ads in this race; 54 used at least one rhetorical technique, most often loaded language and glittering generalities.

Rebecca Cooke (DEM), Derrick Van Orden (REP, incumbent). 2 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 111 ads analyzed, 54 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing. Updated 2026-10-28. 3 ads from other advertisers shown separately below.

Also on every Wisconsin ballot: 3 statewide ballot measures → The ballot wording and the official arguments, read for rhetorical techniques.

How to vote in Wisconsin

From Wisconsin's official election office. Each line links to the official page it came from.

Registration Register by Wed, Oct 14 (Online/mail: 20 days before. In person at clerk until Friday before (Oct 30), or at polls on Election Day). Same-day registration: Proof of residence required (passed)Source: elections.wi.gov ↗
Early voting in person Varies by county; check your county’s schedule (In-person absentee; each municipal clerk sets its schedule, starting up to 14 days before the election)Source: elections.wi.gov ↗
By mail Anyone can vote by mail; request a ballot by Thu, Oct 29 (Received by municipal clerk by 5 p.m. on the 5th day before the election (online or mail)); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (Received by 8 p.m. on Election Day; postmarks do not count) (passed)Source: elections.wi.gov ↗Source: elections.wi.gov ↗
Election Day Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. (passed)Source: elections.wi.gov ↗
ID at the polls Photo ID required (e.g. WI driver's license/ID, U.S. passport, military, tribal, certain student IDs)Source: elections.wi.gov ↗
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Findings

As of 2026-10-28. Counts are of distinct ads; the same text run many times is one ad.

Ads analyzed
111 · started running between 2026-05-12 and 2026-10-26
With at least one technique
54 of 111 (49%)
Most common techniques
Loaded Language · 32 adsGlittering Generalities · 22 adsName Calling · 21 ads
Reported Meta spend
$238,100–314,987 on all ads, $166,900–217,033 on flagged ads · Meta reports ranges; these are the sums of their ends
Example
“extremists” — Loaded Language, paid for by COOKE FOR CONGRESS · the flagged ad with the highest reported spend that shows the most common technique

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Who is running these ads

Each side is the campaign plus the groups backing it. How a group is placed is explained below the table.

SideAdsWith at least one techniqueMost common
Cooke (D)6028 of 60 (47%)Loaded Language (20), Name Calling (10), Glittering Generalities (9)
Cooke's campaign3016 of 30 (53%)Loaded Language (12), Glittering Generalities (7), Name Calling (5)
12 groups backing Cooke3012 of 30 (40%)Loaded Language (8), Name Calling (5), Card Stacking (4)
Orden (R)2316 of 23 (70%)Appeal to Fear (9), Name Calling (9), Loaded Language (7)
Orden's campaign92 of 9Appeal to Fear (1), False Urgency (1), Loaded Language (1)
5 groups backing Orden1414 of 14 (100%)Appeal to Fear (8), Name Calling (8), Loaded Language (6)
Not placed on a side (13 sponsors)2810 of 28 (36%)Glittering Generalities (9), Loaded Language (5), Black-and-White Fallacy (2)

Read this before comparing the sides. Ads that attack an opponent use these techniques far more often than ads that introduce a candidate, whoever runs them, so the side running more attack ads shows a higher share. A technique is about wording, not about whether an ad is true. These are online ads only (Meta and YouTube), not television.

By sponsor (32)
Paid for bySideAdsWith at least one techniqueMost common
COOKE FOR CONGRESSCookethe campaign3016 of 30 (53%)Loaded Language (12), Glittering Generalities (7), Name Calling (5)
VAN ORDEN FOR CONGRESSOrdenthe campaign92 of 9Appeal to Fear (1), False Urgency (1), Loaded Language (1)
BERGE FOR CONGRESS—86 of 8Glittering Generalities (6), Loaded Language (4), Black-and-White Fallacy (2)
America PACOrdenreported spending to support Orden (FEC)77 of 7Name Calling (5), Appeal to Fear (4), Loaded Language (4)
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSINCookethe party's own committee62 of 6Loaded Language (2), Name Calling (2), False Urgency (1)
HMPCookereported spending to oppose Orden in the general election (FEC)53 of 5Card Stacking (2), Loaded Language (2), Name Calling (2)
THE WISCO PROJECT PACCookereported spending to oppose Orden in the general election (FEC)52 of 5Loaded Language (2), Black-and-White Fallacy (1), Card Stacking (1)
LCV VICTORY FUNDCookereported spending to support Cooke (FEC)41 of 4Card Stacking (1)
TEA PARTY PATRIOTS CITIZENS FUNDOrdenreported spending to support Orden (FEC)44 of 4Appeal to Fear (4), Exaggeration/Hyperbole (3), Name Calling (3)
Community Action Wisconsin Incorporated—31 of 3Loaded Language (1)
Opportunity Wisconsin—30 of 3
Campaign for Working Class CommunitiesCookereported spending to support Cooke (FEC)22 of 2Loaded Language (2), Bandwagon Appeal (1), Exaggeration/Hyperbole (1)
National Education Association—21 of 2Glittering Generalities (1)
ONE FOR ALL COMMITTEECookereported spending to support Cooke (FEC)20 of 2
TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE—20 of 2
WISCONSIN STATE AFL-CIO—20 of 2
Working America—20 of 2
AFT—11 of 1Glittering Generalities (1)
Alliance for Youth PowerCookereported spending to support Cooke (FEC)10 of 1
Animal Wellness ActionCookereported spending to oppose Orden in the general election (FEC)10 of 1
Driving Force ActionOrdenreported spending to support Orden (FEC)11 of 1Card Stacking (1)
Families Over Billionaires—10 of 1
Friends of Bernie Sanders—10 of 1
GUARDIAN SUPER PACOrdenreported spending to support Orden (FEC)11 of 1Glittering Generalities (1), Transfer (1)
INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AM—11 of 1Glittering Generalities (1)
Main Street ActionCookereported spending to oppose Orden in the general election (FEC)11 of 1False Urgency (1), Glittering Generalities (1)
Matt Philibert for Assembly—10 of 1
Metric Media LLC—10 of 1
Our AmericaOrdenreported spending to support Orden (FEC)11 of 1Glittering Generalities (1)
RP PACCookereported spending to oppose Orden in the general election (FEC)10 of 1
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)Cookereported spending to oppose Orden in the general election (FEC)11 of 1Glittering Generalities (1)
WELCOMEPACCookereported spending to support Cooke (FEC)10 of 1

How a group is placed: by its own filings with the Federal Election Commission. A group is with a candidate when it reported spending to support that candidate, or to oppose the other one in the general election. The parties' own committees are with their nominee. Spending against a candidate in a primary places a group nowhere, and neither does our reading of its ads: a group with no such filing is listed as not placed. The sponsor table gives the reason for each.

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Not everyone would call every technique a problem. Untick the ones you'd call ordinary persuasion and the count updates.

49% of the 111 ads here use at least one of the techniques ticked below (54 ads).

Leaving out the softer ones (loaded language, glittering generalities, slogans, exaggeration, repetition): 36% of ads.

The words doing the work

The words that show up most in phrases our model flagged as loaded language or name calling in this race's ads, by number of ads.

  • socialist in 5 ads · e.g. “the socialists”, “socialist Rebecca Cooke”
  • extremist in 4 ads · e.g. “extremist”, “MAGA extremists like Derrick Van Orden”
  • chao in 3 ads · e.g. “not more chaos”, “chaos in Washington”

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Rebecca Cooke (DEM)

Raised
$12.7M through 2026-10-14 individuals $10.9M · PACs $789K · party $5,625 · from the candidate's other committees $940K · cash on hand $447K
Outside spending
$5.5M opposing Cooke · $1.8M supporting Cooke · latest reported 2026-11-02
Largest outside spenders
SAFETY & AFFORDABILITY PAC INC. — $4.9M opposing Cooke PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT — $616K supporting Cooke Largest donors: STOP REPUBLICANS $6.1M (22%) (its largest donors: FAHEY, EILEEN $2.7M; PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT $2.5M); LAWALL, JOY $6.0M (22%); PROGRESSIVE TAKEOVER $3.5M (13%) (its largest donors: EVEY, JULIE $1.4M); STOP THESE OPPRESSIVE PEOPLE: TYRANTS RACISTS UNQUALIFIEDS MISOGYNISTS PROPAGANDISTS (STOP TRUMP) $3.0M (11%) (its largest donors: JOHNSTON, ERIC $1.3M); DEM TURNOUT 2024 $2.1M (8%) (its largest donors: KITCHEN, CAROL $1.2M) ONE FOR ALL COMMITTEE — $400K supporting Cooke · 2 ads on this pageLargest donors: ADVOCACY ACTION FUND $500K (77%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) AMERICA PAC — $395K opposing Cooke · 7 ads on this pageLargest donors: Elon Musk $50.3M (100%), Space Exploration Technologies Corp., CEO FOR OUR FUTURE — $264K supporting Cooke Largest donors: SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $2.0M (42%); AFSCME WORKING FAMILIES FUND $1.2M (24%); AFT SOLIDARITY 527 $1.1M (22%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); AFSCME PEOPLE $500K (10%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) and 15 more
Bundled through PACs
$203K through 9 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 JSTREETPAC — $105K from 176 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC EMILYS LIST — $56K from 165 gifts WELCOMEPAC — $26K from 9 gifts SWING LEFT — $5,210 from 3 gifts COUNCIL FOR A LIVABLE WORLD CANDIDATE FUND — $4,900 from 12 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC and 4 more
195 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • A PLEASANT PENINSULA PAC $9,000
  • ADAM GRAY FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOC PAC $5,000
  • ALEX VINDMAN FOR FLORIDA $2,000
  • ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS PAF $5,000
  • AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION COPE (ATU COPE) $10K
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS PAC (FAMMEDPAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY PAC (BRAINPAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN ASSOC FOR JUSTICE PAC (AAJ PAC) $7,500
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY (RHEUMPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN DEFENSE AND MILITARY PAC (ADAM PAC) $4,000
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (PEOPLE) $5,000
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
  • AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOC INC PAC $3,000
  • AMERICAN MOSAIC PAC $1,000
  • AMERICANS MAKING OPPORTUNITIES PAC $1,000
  • AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA $10K
  • AS MAINE GOES PAC $3,500
  • ASSOC OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS PAC $1,000
  • AT THE TABLE! PAC $1,000
  • BACK THE BOLD $5,000
  • BACKPAC $1,000
  • BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC) $6,000
  • BEN SAMUELS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • BEYOND THOUGHTS & PRAYERS PAC $6,000
  • BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • BLUE DOG PAC $10K
  • BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC $10K
  • BLUE LINE PAC $1,000
  • BLUE MAJORITY PAC $5,000
  • BLUE MOMENTUM PAC $6,500
  • BLUE WARRIORS $1,000
  • BLUE WAVE AMERICA $1,000
  • BRIDGE THE GAP PAC $5,000
  • CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) $10K
  • CAROLINA VICTORY FUND $1,000
  • CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT CMTE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS & JOINERS $5,000
  • CASTEN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • CHC BOLD PAC $1,000
  • CHRISSY HOULAHAN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • CITIZENS FOR SPENCER BLACK $1,000
  • COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURE $3,000
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARED GOLDEN $4,000
  • COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA COPE PAC (CWA COPE PCC) $8,500
  • COURAGE PAC $1,000
  • COWEN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DEFEAT EXTREMISTS $1,000
  • DEFEND THE VOTE $10K
  • DEMOCRACY MOBILIZATION PROJECT PAC (DMP) $500
  • DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PAC $1,000
  • DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC $1,000
  • DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND $10K
  • DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF BUFFALO COUNTY $1,000
  • DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF THE SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY $2,500
  • DEMOCRATS FOR THE FUTURE $5
  • DEMOCRATS OF ORANGE COUNTY PAC (DEMOC PAC) $3,000
  • DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC) $2,000
  • DO THE WORK PAC $1,000
  • DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PAC $1,000
  • DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESS $3,000
  • ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $10K
  • ELECT DEMS NOW PAC $4,000
  • EMILIA SYKES FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • EMILYS LIST $10K
  • END CITIZENS UNITED $9,500
  • ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) $5,000
  • FAIR SHOT PAC $10K
  • FIGHT FOR PROGRESS PAC $1,000
  • FIGHTING BACK PAC $2,500
  • FLIP THE CONGRESS PAC $10K
  • FOSTERING PROGRESS PAC $2,500
  • FREEDOM DEMOCRATS $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF DON BEYER $4,000
  • FRIENDS OF JACQUI GUTHRIE $100
  • FRIENDS OF TOM BYRNE $2,000
  • FUTURE FORUM PAC $2,500
  • GIFFORDS PAC $1,000
  • GOOD FRIENDS PAC $2,000
  • GREEN ON TOP PAC $1,000
  • GRIT & HEART PAC $1,000
  • HEARTLAND PATRIOTS $5,000
  • HMP (HOUSE MAJORITY PAC) $10K
  • HOPE PAC $2,000
  • HOUSE CALL PAC $2,000
  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC $4,550
  • IBEW PAC EDUCATIONAL FUND $5,000
  • IN OUR HANDS $1,000
  • INNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC $10K
  • INT'L ASSOC OF BRIDGE STRUCTURAL ORNAMENTAL & REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) $10K
  • INT'L ASSOC OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSPORTATION WORKERS PAL (SMART PAL) $10K
  • INT'L BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND $7,500
  • INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS PAC $2,500
  • INT'L UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER PAC (IUPAT) $7,500
  • INVEST TO ELECT ILLINOIS BATTLEGROUND SUPPORT 2026 $2,800
  • JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC $10K
  • JOINT ACTION CMTE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS $5,000
  • JSTREETPAC $3,500
  • JUSTICE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
  • KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • KIND FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $4,000
  • LA BAMBA PAC $1,500
  • LABORERS' INTER'L UNION OF NORTH AMERICA PAC (LIUNA PAC) $10K
  • LEADING PEOPLE FORWARD PAC $2,000
  • LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $6,940
  • LIFTOFF PAC $5,000
  • LOBO PAC $3,500
  • LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $2,000
  • MACHINISTS NPPL OF THE INT'L ASSOC OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS (MNPL - IAMAW) $10K
  • MAINTAINING INTEGRITY IN OUR NATION PAC $1,000
  • MAKING A DIFFERENCE PAC $1,000
  • MARC VEASEY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $1,000
  • MARIE FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • MARLENE FOR CONGRESS 2026 $601
  • MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MD PAC $5,000
  • MIDWEST VALUES PAC $2,500
  • MITTEN PAC $5,000
  • MOMS FED UP $7,500
  • MORGAN MCGARVEY FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • NATIONAL CMTE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PAC $1,200
  • NATIONAL FARMERS UNION PAC $1,000
  • NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $10K
  • NELSON FOR WISCONSIN $500
  • NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND (NEWDEMS) $10K
  • NEW VOICE PAC $1,000
  • NIKKI FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • NRDC ACTION FUND INC PAC $4,000
  • O PAC $1,000
  • OFFICE & PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INT'L UNION (OPEIU) $5,000
  • OVERSIGHT ACTION FUND $2,500
  • PAC OF APPLES $1,000
  • PAC TO THE FUTURE $5,000
  • PATRIOT PAC $2,500
  • PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • PRINCETON COMMUNITY DEMOCRATIC ORG HQ FUND $500
  • PROGRESSIVE AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACY $3,500
  • PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT $5,000
  • PROGRESSIVE VOTERS OF AMERICA $10K
  • PUGET PAC $2,500
  • RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE $1,000
  • REMEDY PAC $3,000
  • REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL PAC $5,000
  • SAVE DEMOCRACY PAC $10K
  • SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • SECURE PAC $1,000
  • SECURING A KINDER DEMOCRACY PAC $1,000
  • SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INT'L UNION CMTE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $10K
  • SERVE AMERICA PAC $3,500
  • SERVICE FIRST PAC $7,000
  • SERVING OUR COUNTRY PAC (SOC PAC) $1,000
  • SHARICE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • SHONTEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • SHORE PAC $1,000
  • SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEE $1,000
  • SILICORN VALLEY PAC $6,000
  • SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS PAC $300
  • SPIKE PAC $2,000
  • STANTON FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • STOP KINGS $1,000
  • STRENGTHENING VIRGINIA'S WORKING FAMILIES PAC $1,000
  • STRICKLAND FOR WASHINGTON $2,000
  • SUA SPONTE PAC $1,000
  • SUNFLOWER SEEDS PAC $2,000
  • SUPPORTING HOUSE PROBLEM SOLVERS PAC (SHP PAC) $5,000
  • SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC) $5,000
  • THE JUNO FUND $15K
  • THE PEOPLE UNITED PAC $75
  • THE PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC $10K
  • TIMBER PAC $3,500
  • TOMORROW PAC $1,000
  • TORCH PAC $5,000
  • TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMEN $10K
  • UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $10K
  • UNITED STEELWORKERS PAF $5,000
  • UPLIFT PAC $5,000
  • VICTORY IN NOVEMBER ELECTION PAC (VINEPAC) $1,000
  • VINDMAN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • VOTE SAVE AMERICA $10K
  • WELCOME PAC $10K
  • WILL ROLLINS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • WIN THE FUTURE PAC $500
  • WINTHECENTER PAC $5,000
  • WISCONSIN HOSPITAL ASSOC INC FEDERAL PAC $250
  • WISCONSIN MEDICAL SOCIETY PAC (WISMED PAC) $500
  • WOLVERINE PAC $1,000
  • WOMEN'S POLITICAL CMTE - FEDERAL $10K
  • YASSAMIN ANSARI FOR CONGRESS $500
  • YINZER PAC $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Derrick Van Orden (REP, incumbent)

Raised
$9.1M through 2026-10-14 individuals $5.3M · PACs $1.3M · party $22K · from the candidate's other committees $2.5M · cash on hand $1.2M
Outside spending
$13.5M opposing Orden · $2.4M supporting Orden · latest reported 2026-11-03
Largest outside spenders
HMP — $8.9M opposing Orden · 5 ads on this pageLargest donors: HOUSE MAJORITY FORWARD $93.7M (39%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Reid G Hoffman $8.5M (4%), Greylock Partners, Partner; ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FUND $5.0M (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Fred Eychaner $5.0M (2%), Retired; UNITED ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ISSUES FUND $4.8M (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) LCV VICTORY FUND — $1.7M opposing Orden · 4 ads on this pageLargest donors: LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC. $18.0M (81%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Amos Hostetter $600K (3%), Pilot House Associates LLC, Chairman; DEMOCRACY PAC $500K (2%); Giovanna Randall $375K (2%), Randall Apparel, Designer; Eric Laufer $375K (2%), Laufer Wind Group, Film Producer AMERICAN MAJORITY ACTION PAC — $1.0M supporting Orden Largest donors: RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $6.8M (100%) TOMORROW TOGETHER — $881K opposing Orden EDF ACTION VOTES — $747K opposing Orden Largest donors: ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND $10.7M (75%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Susan Z Mandel $2.5M (18%), NOT Employed, NOT Employed; Michael Bills $200K (1%), Bluestem Asset Management, Founder; Barbara Hostetter $100K (1%), Barr Foundation, Chair; Amos Hostetter $100K (1%), Pilot House Associates LLC, Chairman and 35 more
Bundled through PACs
$108K through 2 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $100K from 48 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) — $8,156 from 5 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC
277 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • 1890 PAC $3,000
  • 31 DAYS PAC $5,000
  • AARON BEAN FOR CONGRESS $3,000
  • ABRAHAM LINCOLN PAC $5,000
  • ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESS $500
  • AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE $2,500
  • AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (A $750
  • ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • ALTRIA GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) $2,500
  • AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • AMERICA'S BOLD ERA PAC $5,000
  • AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE PAC - OKLAHOMA $1,000
  • AMERICA'S FIRST PAC $8,000
  • AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PAC $2,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC $3,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGAT $10K
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION $1,000
  • AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION $1,000
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $12K
  • AMERICAN CONCRETE PIPE ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
  • AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE $1,000
  • AMERICAN GRIT PAC $7,500
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL $3,000
  • AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION CO $6,001
  • AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB $1,000
  • AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND $1,000
  • AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
  • AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API $1,000
  • AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM $5,000
  • AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $10K
  • AMERICAN SECURITY PAC $10K
  • AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMI $3,000
  • AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
  • AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD. POLITICAL ACTION C $1,000
  • ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INC. $4,000
  • AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • BE VICTORIOUS OVER DEMOCRATS PAC $2,500
  • BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS INC. $2,000
  • BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE (BICE PAC) $2,000
  • BLAKE MOORE FOR CONGRESS $2,500
  • BLUE RIDGE VICTORY FUND $7,500
  • BOLD REPUBLICANS ENABLE TERRIFIC TOMORROW PAC (BRETT PAC) $2,000
  • BRIAN JACK FOR CONGRESS $2,500
  • BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC $2,000
  • BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • BUDDY PAC $2,000
  • BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,500
  • BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR A STRONGER TOMORROW B.O.S.T. PAC $5,000
  • BULLDOG PAC $2,500
  • BURCHETT FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • CALL TO SERVICE PAC $5,000
  • CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLANDP $2,500
  • CAPTAIN HIGGINS FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • CARLOS GIMENEZ FOR CONGRESS $2,791
  • CAROL FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • CEILING AND VISIBILITY UNLIMITED (CAVU PAC) $1,000
  • CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US $7,500
  • CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
  • CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPO $5,000
  • CHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • CIRCLE THE WAGONS PAC $2,000
  • CITIZENS FOR TURNER $2,000
  • COMER FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • CONCERNED AMERICANS FOR FREEDOM & OPPORTUNITY PAC (CAFO PAC) $5,500
  • CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND $5,000
  • CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC $10K
  • CONSERVATIVE SERVICE ACTION RESULTS (CSAR) PAC $6,000
  • CRAWFORD FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC $3,500
  • CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
  • D.R.I.V.E. - DEM REP IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BR $1,500
  • DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; A $5,000
  • DALE STRONG FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • DAVE TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • DECIDING CRITICAL RACES PAC (DCR PAC) $4,000
  • DEFEND & UPHOLD OUR NATION NOW $1,000
  • DEFEND FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC $5,000
  • DELIVERING AMERICAN VALUES IN DC PAC $4,500
  • DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • DEPENDABLE CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP PAC $2,500
  • DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS INC. (DSS PAC) $1,000
  • DON BACON FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DUNCAN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $5,000
  • EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • ENDEAVOR PAC $1,000
  • ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL $6,500
  • EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • FALLON FOR CONGRESS $2,500
  • FEDORCHAK FOR ND $1,000
  • FIGHTIN' RIGHT Y'ALL $7,000
  • FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $5,000
  • FIRST IN TEXAS PAC $4,000
  • FLORIDA FREEDOM FUND PAC $2,500
  • FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
  • FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PAC $5,000
  • FREE MARKET FUND $1,000
  • FREEDOM'S DEFENSE FUND $5,000
  • FRENCH HILL FOR ARKANSAS $4,000
  • FRIENDS OF DAVE JOYCE $4,000
  • FRIENDS OF JIMMY PATRONIS INC. $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF MICHAEL GUEST $2,000
  • FRIENDS OF NEAL DUNN $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF TIM MOORE $2,000
  • FRIENDS TO ELECT DR. GREG MURPHY TO CONGRESS $4,000
  • FRY FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEN $3,500
  • GLENN GROTHMAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • GOD BLESS AMERICA PAC $1,000
  • GOOGLE LLC NETPAC $2,000
  • GOVEVOLVE PAC $3,500
  • GREAT PLAINS PAC $7,500
  • GREATER TOMORROW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • GROWTH ENERGY PAC $5,000
  • GUARDIAN LEADERSHIP PAC $10K
  • GUARDING OUR LASTING DEMOCRACY (GOLD) PAC $3,500
  • GUY FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • HAYSTACK PAC $3,500
  • HEBREW HAMMER PAC $3,500
  • HELP ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW $5,000
  • HELPING ELECT AMERICAN LEADERS PAC HEAL PAC $2,000
  • HELPING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS ORGANIZE PAC (HELO PAC) $5,000
  • HIGHWATER PAC $10K
  • HONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT PAC $2,500
  • HOUCHIN FOR CONGRESS $2,500
  • HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTI $1,000
  • IN THE ARENA PAC $7,500
  • INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION CO $6,000
  • INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA INC. PAC $10K
  • INDIANAENGRPAC $1,000
  • INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION (IDFA) PAC $1,000
  • INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION FRESH POLITICAL ACTI $1,000
  • INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 139 $3,500
  • INVEST IN A STRONG AND SECURE AMERICA $1,000
  • JAKE ELLZEY FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • JAM PAC $3,000
  • JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • JOHN JAMES FOR CONGRESS INC. $4,000
  • KEEP TEXAS TEXAS PAC $5,000
  • LAHOOD FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PAC $5,000
  • LASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PAC $5,000
  • LATTA FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • LEADERSHIP AND LOYALTY ONLY TO AMERICA PAC $10K
  • LEONARDO DRS PAC $1,000
  • LET'S ALL KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS PAC $1,000
  • LISA MCCLAIN FOR CONGRESS $2,500
  • LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ( $1,000
  • LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMM $1,000
  • LUCAS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MAINTAINING ALL REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE PAC $3,000
  • MARK GREEN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MARK HARRIS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MARY MILLER FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • MCGUIRE FOR VIRGINIA $3,000
  • MESSMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • MIKE HARIDOPOLOS FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA $2,000
  • MIKE KENNEDY FOR UTAH $2,000
  • MILWAUKEE POLICE ASSOCIATION PAC $3,000
  • MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
  • MISSISSIPPI FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FURTHERING AGRICULTURE FO $10K
  • MISSOURI TRUTH PAC $2,000
  • MNM PAC $4,000
  • MOORE FOR WEST VIRGINIA INC. $2,000
  • MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) $3,000
  • MOUNTAINEER PAC $2,000
  • MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $10K
  • MRF PAC $1,000
  • MVL PAC $5,000
  • NATHANIEL MORAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY OFFICE EM $1,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMI $6,000
  • NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMI $10K
  • NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FKA) NA $2,500
  • NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC) $5,000
  • NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCE $7,500
  • NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICA $3,000
  • NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSN. PAC (CONCRETE PAC) $5,000
  • NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC) $2,500
  • NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $1,000
  • NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION C $3,000
  • NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION $1,500
  • NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION C $3,500
  • NATIONAL STONE SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BR $2,000
  • NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION PAC / TURPAC $1,500
  • NATIONAL VICTORY ACTION FUND $2,000
  • NEPA NEXT PAC $3,500
  • NEW ENERGY IN WASHINGTON HOUSE PAC (N.E.W. HOUSE PAC) $5,000
  • NEXT GENERATION PAC $1,000
  • NOOGA PAC $4,000
  • NORCAL WATER JOBS LIBERTY PAC $1,000
  • NRA VICTORY FUND INC. $2,500
  • OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • OLD BREED PAC $2,500
  • ON WISCONSIN PAC INC. $10K
  • ONDER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • PA-FIRST PAC $5,000
  • PAC FOR NEW LEADERSHIP $1,500
  • PATRIOTS IN ACTION $3,500
  • RANGER PAC $6,000
  • RAPTOR PAC $5,000
  • RAZOR PAC $2,500
  • REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC- $5,000
  • REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC $5,000
  • REPUBLICAN PARTY OF PIERCE COUNTY $500
  • REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $6,000
  • RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA $1,000
  • RICK W. ALLEN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • RIGHT TRACK USA PAC $1,000
  • RIGHT WISCONSIN PAC $7,000
  • ROBERT ADERHOLT FOR CONGRESS $3,200
  • RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
  • RUSS FULCHER FOR IDAHO $1,000
  • RVFPAC $6,500
  • SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • SCHNEIDER NATIONAL INC. TRANSPAC $2,000
  • SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POL $1,000
  • SCONNIE PAC $5,000
  • SCOTT FITZGERALD FOR CONGRESS $5,000
  • SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $10K
  • SEAL TEAM PT PAC $6,000
  • SECURE HOMELAND REBUILD ECONOMY VOTE & EDUCATE PAC $1,500
  • SHERI BIGGS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • SIX PAC $6,500
  • SMART TD PAC $10K
  • SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC $5,000
  • SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION C $2,000
  • SOUTHERN STATES PAC $3,000
  • SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PAC $2,000
  • SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTO $2,000
  • STAR PAC $5,000
  • STEPTOE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $500
  • SWEDISH MATCH NORTH AMERICA LLC PAC $2,500
  • TENNESSEE TOUGH PAC $1,000
  • TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND $5,000
  • TEXAS RED $7,000
  • TEXAS VALUES PAC $5,000
  • THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACT $5,500
  • TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE PAC (SF) $7,000
  • TROY DOWNING FOR CONGRESS $2,500
  • TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING $1,000
  • TRUTH AND EXCELLENCE PAC $1,000
  • TRUTH IS MARKETS WORK FUND A/K/A TIM W FUND $5,000
  • TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC PAC $2,500
  • TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
  • TURNING POINT PAC INC. $5,000
  • UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND $1,500
  • UPPER HAND FUND $2,500
  • USA RICE FEDERATION PAC $1,000
  • VALOR PAC $1,000
  • VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC) $3,500
  • VICTORY EAST $4,500
  • VINCE FONG FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • VIRGINIA FOXX FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • WAGING PEACE $10K
  • WALBERG FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $5,000
  • WEBER FOR CONGRESS $3,000
  • WEC ENERGY GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • WELLS PAC $2,000
  • WESTERN PEANUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION CO $1,000
  • WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $1,000
  • WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTI $500
  • WORKING FOR OHIO $5,000
  • XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (XPAC) $1,000

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The ads

111 ads, newest first.

Paid for by Metric Media LLCfrom 2026-10-262 variantsspend $0–1981,100–2,998 impressions
Rep. Derrick Van Orden attended the NRA Gun Bus Battleground Tour stop in Prairie du Chien as his campaign highlighted his Second Amendment record.
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Paid for by Families Over Billionairesfrom 2026-10-26spend $100–19925,000–29,999 impressions
Congressman Derrick Van Orden promised not to cut Medicaid and SNAP, but then voted to do exactly that when he supported Trump's Big Ugly Bill. Wisconsin, make sure to hold him accountable for his lies by sending him a message on November 3rd.
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Paid for by RP PACfrom 2026-10-262 variantsspend $0–19830,000–39,998 impressions
30,000 rural Wisconsinites could lose their healthcare thanks to Derrick Van Orden.
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Paid for by Campaign for Working Class Communitiesfrom 2026-10-26spend $500–599125,000–149,999 impressions
Republicans have failed on their promise to keep us out of foreign wars. Will you join the fight to help elect Rebecca Cooke so we can put an end to forever wars?
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Loaded Language: The emotionally charged phrase 'forever wars' evokes endless conflict to provoke a reaction rather than state specific facts.

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Paid for by Campaign for Working Class Communitiesfrom 2026-10-26 to 2026-10-27spend $0–9920,000–24,999 impressions
Sharon and Nolan are ready for change! No body voted for this war. Will you join the fight to help elect Rebecca Cooke so we can put an end to senseless wars?
Bandwagon AppealExaggeration/HyperboleLoaded Language100.0% of sentences flagged

Bandwagon Appeal: Presents named supporters as already ready for change to nudge the reader to join them. Flagged: “Sharon and Nolan are ready for change!”.

Exaggeration/Hyperbole: Absolute claim that literally no one voted for the war overstates the evidence. Flagged: “No body voted for this war.”.

Loaded Language: The emotionally charged word 'senseless' frames wars as pointless without argument.

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Paid for by AFTfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–99100–999 impressions
Rebecca Cooke will put Wisconsin communities and families first.
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Glittering Generalities: Vague, positive promise to put communities and families first with no specifics. Flagged: “will put Wisconsin communities and families first”.

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Paid for by Working Americafrom 2026-10-26spend $0–99100–999 impressions
Rural hospitals are a lifeline for farmers and their families. Derrick Van Orden voted for Medicaid cuts so deep that rural hospitals may have to close their doors.
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Paid for by Matt Philibert for Assemblyfrom 2026-10-23 to 2026-10-24spend $0–993,000–3,999 impressions
Absolutely no shade to all my bald kings out there! (Unless your name is Derrick Van Orden or Stephen Miller)
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Paid for by SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)from 2026-10-232 variantsspend $900–1,09853,000–63,998 impressions
Your representative, Derrick Van Orden, voted to make healthcare more expensive for working people. 📣 That’s why Rebecca Cooke is running for Congress - she will protect affordable healthcare and put workers first. You can vote early until Sunday, November 1st. And Election Day is coming up on Tuesday, November 3rd! Make your plan to vote now, and vote Rebecca Cooke for Congress! ⬇️ https://seiu.turbovote.org/
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Glittering Generalities: Vague, positive campaign promises with no specifics about how they would be delivered. Flagged: “protect affordable healthcare and put workers first”.

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Paid for by Alliance for Youth Powerfrom 2026-10-22spend $400–4999,000–9,999 impressions
Rebecca Cooke is fighting to lower costs and stop data centers from raising our utility rates. Meanwhile Derrick Van Orden supports tax breaks for data centers. Vote for Rebecca Cooke by Nov. 3.
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Other advertisers

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True North News: news-style page

Paid for by True North Newsfrom 2026-10-12spend $0–99100–999 impressions
House Speaker Mike Johnson urged Sparta voters to re-elect Rep. Derrick Van Orden at a rally Wednesday. Johnson said he believes the 3rd Congressional District race is among the three most competitive in the country.
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Paid for by True North Newsfrom 2026-10-12spend $0–99100–999 impressions
House Speaker Mike Johnson urged Sparta voters to re-elect Rep. Derrick Van Orden on Wednesday. Johnson said he believes the 3rd Congressional District race is among the three most competitive in the country. #Wisconsin #WIPolitics #WINews
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True North News: news-style page

Paid for by True North Newsfrom 2026-08-02 to 2026-08-042 variantsspend $0–1984,000–5,998 impressions
🚨 U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced Wisconsin will receive approximately $204 million in Rural Health Transformation Program funding in 2026, following a tour of Marshfield Medical Center in Eau Claire. The funding is part of the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which distributes $10 billion annually to states from 2026 through 2030. Dr. Oz noted the funding amounts to over $1 billion for Wisconsin over five years. Rep. Van Orden led the Wisconsin congressional delegation in working with CMS and the Trump Administration to address a Medicaid reimbursement disparity, with recent formula changes resulting in an additional $1 billion in federal healthcare funding for Wisconsin. CMS proposed rule 91 FR 46562 is designed to bring Wisconsin closer to parity with other states in federal Medicaid reimbursement. What does this rural health funding mean for patients and providers in Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District? 👇 #Wisconsin #RuralHealth #Medicaid #RepVanOrden #DrOz #Breaking
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