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U.S. House District 3
2026 Wisconsin U.S. House — District 3 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Wisconsin Elections Commission — Candidates on Ballot by Election
2026 General Election - 11/3/2026
Candidate: Rebecca Cooke
Party: Democratic
Office: U.S. House District 3
Wisconsin Elections Commission
Candidates on Ballot by Election
2026 General Election - 11/3/2026
Rebecca Cooke
Democratic
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FEC committee ID: C00844993
FEC committee name: COOKE FOR CONGRESS
Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://cookeforwisconsin.com/
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FEC committee ID: C00844993
FEC committee name: COOKE FOR CONGRESS
Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://cookeforwisconsin.com/
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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.
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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.
The Cooke family settled in the Independence area of newly-formed Buffalo County in 1856 and began generations of working Wisconsin land and serving their community and country. Early patriarch Chauncey Cooke was an abolitionist who joined the Union Army at 16 years old and fought in the Civil War. Those values of service run strong through Rebecca’s family as ancestors served America in both World Wars, her grandfather was a Marine in Korea before coming home to work a union job in Eau Claire’s paper mill, and her father served as a medic at Walter Reed Hospital, caring for wounded soldiers returning from Vietnam. Her brother continued that tradition, serving in the Navy before returning home to farm in Eau Claire and ultimately joining the Madison Fire Department.
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The Cooke family settled in the Independence area of newly-formed Buffalo County in 1856 and began generations of working Wisconsin land and serving their community and country. Early patriarch Chauncey Cooke was an abolitionist who joined the Union Army at 16 years old and fought in the Civil War. Those values of service run strong through Rebecca’s family as ancestors served America in both World Wars, her grandfather was a Marine in Korea before coming home to work a union job in Eau Claire’s paper mill, and her father served as a medic at Walter Reed Hospital, caring for wounded soldiers returning from Vietnam. Her brother continued that tradition, serving in the Navy before returning home to farm in Eau Claire and ultimately joining the Madison Fire Department.
Growing up showing cattle at fairs throughout the state, Rebecca became active in 4-H and later served as president of her club through high school.
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Growing up showing cattle at fairs throughout the state, Rebecca became active in 4-H and later served as president of her club through high school.
Rebecca went to work electing Democrats to public office around the country before coming home to Eau Claire and using her savings to open a small retail business – Red’s Mercantile – that sourced goods from independent makers locally and throughout the country. Looking to help other local entrepreneurs she founded the Red Letter Grant in 2016, a nonprofit that supports and empowers female entrepreneurs by providing start-up capital, technical assistance and authentic networking opportunities throughout a ten county region of western Wisconsin. The Red Letter Grant has aided in the launch over over 50 small businesses throughout Western Wisconsin.
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Rebecca went to work electing Democrats to public office around the country before coming home to Eau Claire and using her savings to open a small retail business – Red’s Mercantile – that sourced goods from independent makers locally and throughout the country. Looking to help other local entrepreneurs she founded the Red Letter Grant in 2016, a nonprofit that supports and empowers female entrepreneurs by providing start-up capital, technical assistance and authentic networking opportunities throughout a ten county region of western Wisconsin. The Red Letter Grant has aided in the launch over over 50 small businesses throughout Western Wisconsin.
I grew up on a farm in Eau Claire that raised registered dairy cattle – Prairie Belle Holsteins. I lived at the fair each summer showing cows in 4-H throughout the region. My family has had a farm in this district for 150 years so when we had to sell our cows because of the price of milk and competition with larger dairies, it wasn’t just losing a job or a business, but a part of our identity and way of life. My family now raises angus beef cattle. Here’s how I intend to protect our livelihood and the heritage of agriculture in this District:
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I grew up on a farm in Eau Claire that raised registered dairy cattle – Prairie Belle Holsteins. I lived at the fair each summer showing cows in 4-H throughout the region. My family has had a farm in this district for 150 years so when we had to sell our cows because of the price of milk and competition with larger dairies, it wasn’t just losing a job or a business, but a part of our identity and way of life. My family now raises angus beef cattle. Here’s how I intend to protect our livelihood and the heritage of agriculture in this District:
As an entrepreneur, I know what it’s like to put it all on the line and start a small business with personal savings and elbow grease. We know that the shops, restaurants and small businesses that flank our Main Streets are the lifeblood of communities throughout west central Wisconsin. To keep our commerce centers bustling, here’s what I’ll do:
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As an entrepreneur, I know what it’s like to put it all on the line and start a small business with personal savings and elbow grease. We know that the shops, restaurants and small businesses that flank our Main Streets are the lifeblood of communities throughout west central Wisconsin. To keep our commerce centers bustling, here’s what I’ll do:
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.
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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.
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Increase funding to early childhood education like Head Start and preschool.
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Increase funding to early childhood education like Head Start and preschool.
Expand Medicare to cover vision, dental and hearing – the very things that deteriorate as we age.
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Expand Medicare to cover vision, dental and hearing – the very things that deteriorate as we age.
Ensure tax incentives and subsidies are created for small to midsize farms, not just for bigger ag. Our farmers, from dairy to beef to pork producers, are not getting their fair share.
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Ensure tax incentives and subsidies are created for small to midsize farms, not just for bigger ag. Our farmers, from dairy to beef to pork producers, are not getting their fair share.
Repeal the tax on Social Security for Seniors who are already receiving benefits.
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Repeal the tax on Social Security for Seniors who are already receiving benefits.
Work to pass the PRO Act. I will not be an idle advocate for workers rights, but active, and will rally my colleagues to get it passed.
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Work to pass the PRO Act. I will not be an idle advocate for workers rights, but active, and will rally my colleagues to get it passed.
Expand resources to support the mental health of students and teachers in schools.
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Expand resources to support the mental health of students and teachers in schools.
Enforce antitrust laws that are impacting the ability for farmers to compete with growing conglomerates. These corporate conglomerates are robbing us of our farming traditions.
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Enforce antitrust laws that are impacting the ability for farmers to compete with growing conglomerates. These corporate conglomerates are robbing us of our farming traditions.
Expand Medicare to include vision, dental and hearing coverage.
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Expand Medicare to include vision, dental and hearing coverage.
Support Davis-Bacon prevailing wage protections and working to ensure that every federally funded project that comes to my District has a project labor agreement attached to it.
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Support Davis-Bacon prevailing wage protections and working to ensure that every federally funded project that comes to my District has a project labor agreement attached to it.
Ensure our two regional Planned Parenthoods in western Wisconsin remain open, federally funded and that Planned Parenthood locations nationwide remain federally supported.
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Ensure our two regional Planned Parenthoods in western Wisconsin remain open, federally funded and that Planned Parenthood locations nationwide remain federally supported.
Support research for implementation of small modular nuclear power that will ensure our grid remains reliable and creates a greater mix of energy resources to draw upon.
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Support research for implementation of small modular nuclear power that will ensure our grid remains reliable and creates a greater mix of energy resources to draw upon.
Work to improve the Affordable Care Act and healthcare exchange as it exists by providing more tax credits to lower premiums, creating more options on the exchange and simplifying the process to make obtaining health insurance less confusing.
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Work to improve the Affordable Care Act and healthcare exchange as it exists by providing more tax credits to lower premiums, creating more options on the exchange and simplifying the process to make obtaining health insurance less confusing.
Lower the cost-burden of long-term care facilities and predatory beneficiaries.
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Lower the cost-burden of long-term care facilities and predatory beneficiaries.
Build authentic relationships with the labor community that keep an open door policy and offer quarterly, consistent opportunities to meet with me in District to discuss legislation and regional issues the labor community faces.
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Build authentic relationships with the labor community that keep an open door policy and offer quarterly, consistent opportunities to meet with me in District to discuss legislation and regional issues the labor community faces.
Support federal programs that improve and increase access to family planning services.
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Support federal programs that improve and increase access to family planning services.
Work with regional stakeholders and policy makers to rapidly address the PFAS issue in our water – including more testing, remediation and research.
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Work with regional stakeholders and policy makers to rapidly address the PFAS issue in our water – including more testing, remediation and research.
Work closely and convene quarterly with key partners like UW-Extension, WEDC’s Office of Rural Prosperity, the Wisconsin Farmers Union and the Farm Bureau to remain tapped into the issues affecting the ag community within this region and to inform federal policy making.
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Work closely and convene quarterly with key partners like UW-Extension, WEDC’s Office of Rural Prosperity, the Wisconsin Farmers Union and the Farm Bureau to remain tapped into the issues affecting the ag community within this region and to inform federal policy making.
Increase access to long-term care facilities in rural communities and provide tax incentives so Seniors can stay in the communities where their families live and that they’ve called home for decades.
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Increase access to long-term care facilities in rural communities and provide tax incentives so Seniors can stay in the communities where their families live and that they’ve called home for decades.
Invest in mass transit – like the elusive high-speed rail we’ve been working to connect west central Wisconsin to bigger marketplaces – increasing tourism and lowering emissions from commutes.
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Invest in mass transit – like the elusive high-speed rail we’ve been working to connect west central Wisconsin to bigger marketplaces – increasing tourism and lowering emissions from commutes.
Increase the Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates for hospitals so we can continue providing critical care in our rural communities.
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Increase the Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates for hospitals so we can continue providing critical care in our rural communities.
Provide federal funding to individuals looking to purchase vacant farmsteads to jumpstart our dairy industry and provide new training for folks who didn’t inherit land and skills, but want to learn and earn it.
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Provide federal funding to individuals looking to purchase vacant farmsteads to jumpstart our dairy industry and provide new training for folks who didn’t inherit land and skills, but want to learn and earn it.
Expand export markets for all commodities.
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Expand export markets for all commodities.
Take on prescription drug companies, ensuring Seniors can get the drugs they need at prices negotiated through Medicare and that drug companies can’t inflate their prices based on brand or speciality of the drug.
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Take on prescription drug companies, ensuring Seniors can get the drugs they need at prices negotiated through Medicare and that drug companies can’t inflate their prices based on brand or speciality of the drug.
Take on corporations that are price gouging consumers at the gas pump, and at the grocery store.
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Take on corporations that are price gouging consumers at the gas pump, and at the grocery store.
Tax credits to organizations willing to build low-income and mixed-income housing projects throughout the region to address our lack of affordable housing.
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Tax credits to organizations willing to build low-income and mixed-income housing projects throughout the region to address our lack of affordable housing.
Continue to advocate for funding for important ag pipeline programs like 4-H and FFA within our school districts and counties.
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Continue to advocate for funding for important ag pipeline programs like 4-H and FFA within our school districts and counties.
Stand-up to pharmaceutical companies and their outrageous drug prices.
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Stand-up to pharmaceutical companies and their outrageous drug prices.
Eliminate IRAPs that undermine the integrity of Registered Apprenticeship Programs.
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Eliminate IRAPs that undermine the integrity of Registered Apprenticeship Programs.
Make decisions based on scientific evidence rather than politics.
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Make decisions based on scientific evidence rather than politics.
Advocate for change with funding formulas at the state level to redistribute funding where it needs to be (i.e. poorest districts currently get the least, should get the most).
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Advocate for change with funding formulas at the state level to redistribute funding where it needs to be (i.e. poorest districts currently get the least, should get the most).
Regulate our biggest corporate polluters. Each one of us individually can do our part, but we’ve got to crack down on blighted areas starting in this District and beyond.
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Regulate our biggest corporate polluters. Each one of us individually can do our part, but we’ve got to crack down on blighted areas starting in this District and beyond.
Build coalitions of small business owners that I meet with on a quarterly basis to keep an open dialog on restoring WI mainsteets and cultivating a vibrant start-up scene.
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Build coalitions of small business owners that I meet with on a quarterly basis to keep an open dialog on restoring WI mainsteets and cultivating a vibrant start-up scene.
Enforce antitrust laws on larger corporate players who don’t play by the same rules as main street and enjoy tax loopholes.
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Enforce antitrust laws on larger corporate players who don’t play by the same rules as main street and enjoy tax loopholes.
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FEC candidate totals January 1, 2025 through July 22, 2026.
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Candidate ID: H4WI03169
Name: COOKE, REBECCA
Office: House
State: WI
District: 03
Coverage start: 2025-01-01
Coverage end: 2026-07-22
Total receipts: $8601145.96
Total disbursements: $6784680.42
Cash on hand: $1826605.06
Debts owed by committee: $0.00
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