Representative · WI-3 · Republican · since Jan 2023

Derrick Van Orden

Bills authored 16Missed votes 52 of 524Party unity 82% derived

Counted from 524 roll calls and 153 sponsorship records on file.

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Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Derrick Van Orden was born in Minnesota in 1969 and raised in Wisconsin and Oregon.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derrick Van Orden} He earned a bachelor's degree from Excelsior University and served in the United States Navy for 26 years, retiring as a SEAL senior chief in 2014.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derrick Van Orden} After his military service, he acted in films and operated a cafe in northern Wisconsin with his wife.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derrick Van Orden}

Following an unsuccessful campaign for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district in 2020, Van Orden won the open seat in 2022.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derrick Van Orden} He was reelected in 2024 and serves on the House Agriculture, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs committees.^{Source 2: Official website of Derrick Van Orden}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derrick Van Orden}

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The path here

1969
Born in Minnesota.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derrick Van Orden}
2014
Retired as a senior chief after 26 years of service in the United States Navy.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derrick Van Orden}
2017-2019
Operated a cafe in Butternut, Wisconsin, with his wife.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derrick Van Orden}
2020
Ran unsuccessfully for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derrick Van Orden}
2023-Present
Serves as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district.^{Source 1: Derrick Van Orden — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derrick Van Orden}

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

90.08% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

3 sources

1Derrick Van Orden — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
2Official website of Derrick Van Ordenofficial profileopen source
3Wikipedia: Derrick Van Ordenwikipediaopen source archived copy

Full record card

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3.7YRS

In office · 2nd term · since Jan 2023

11,256VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 2.72%

Certified result

90.08%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

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Before Congress

1969 Born in Minnesota.
2014 Retired as a senior chief after 26 years of service in the United States Navy.
2017-2019 Operated a cafe in Butternut, Wisconsin, with his wife.
2020 Ran unsuccessfully for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district.
2023-Present Serves as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district.

House Committee on AgricultureHouse Committee on Armed ServicesHouse Committee on Veterans' AffairsHouse Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Economic Opportunity subcommittee chairHouse Committee on Agriculture · Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry subcommittee vice chairHouse Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Health subcommitteeHouse Committee on Armed Services · Intelligence and Special Operations subcommitteeHouse Committee on Agriculture · Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture subcommitteeHouse Committee on Armed Services · Strategic Forces subcommittee16 bills authored · 2 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

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How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

Campaign financeThrough Jul 22, 2026Current · 34%
Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

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Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jul 22, 2026

$7.5MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $200.0K · 38 units, rounded up

PAC contributions$994.7K · 13.2%
Itemized individual$2.8M · 37.4%
Small-dollar (≤$200)$1.6M · 21.2%
All other$2.1M · 28.3%

FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.379

Social (dim 2)-0.034

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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