Rebecca Cooke
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 93% from individuals and 7% from PACs.
93% individuals7% PACs0% other
$7.5M
raised
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Wisconsin · U.S. House · District 03 · 2026
Wisconsin District 03 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Wisconsin District 03 House race
Derrick Van Orden ranks No. 2 in money raised.
Candidates in the Wisconsin District 03 House race, 2026 report raising $13.4M between them. Rebecca Cooke reports $7.5M and Derrick Van Orden reports $5.2M, a gap of $2.3M. Of what Rebecca Cooke reports, 93% came from individuals and 7% from PACs. Outside groups spent for VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. ($153,880).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
Derrick Van Orden
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Still has cash to spend. $4.7M on hand from $5.2M raised.
80% individuals19% PACs1% other
$5.2M
raised
EB
Emily Berge
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$687K
raised
LB
Laura Benjamin
DD · challenger
68% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 32% from other sources.
68% individuals0% PACs32% other
$32K
raised
Where the money came from
$154K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Law & Lobbying$154K
Small donors & unclassified$110K
Health & Pharma$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Agriculture$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR A SAFER AMERICA PAC · super pac$154K
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC · pac$10K
- AMERICAN SECURITY PAC · pac$10K
- CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC · pac$10K
- EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- GREATER TOMORROW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- HIGHWATER PAC · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
88%
11% PACs88% individuals1% other
The incumbent's record
Derrick Van Orden is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
−$76K
−$197K - $45K. down $167K since 2021.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- House Committee on Agriculture
- House Committee on Armed Services
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Law & Lobbying$154K
Small donors & unclassified$110K
Health & Pharma$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Agriculture$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Rebecca Cooke D · challenger | vs | Derrick Van Orden R · incumbent |
|---|---|---|
| $7.5M | Raised | $5.2M |
| $2.5M | Cash on hand | $4.7M |
| 7% | From PACs | 19% |
| 93% | From individuals | 80% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Law & Lobbying |
| No | Incumbent | Yes |