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CIVIC HERALD

U.S. House · WI-3

This matchup isn't final yet — primaries are still underway in this state.

An incumbent has a record; a challenger has statements. We show each what it is.

Incumbent · Has a record

Derrick Van Orden

Representative · WI · Republican

Stray indexpending review

Says vs. does — per issue

Military budget
analysis
says+80
does
Firearms
1 voteanalysis
says
does−22
Sentencing & corrections
1 voteanalysis
says
does−72
Market protections
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Corporate concentration
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Overall tax level
analysis
says−80
does
Spending vs. restraint
analysis
says−60
does
Pollution & development
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Public works
4 votesanalysis
says+70
does0
gap +70
Levels of legal immigration
1 voteanalysis
says
does−35
LGBTQ+ policy
2 votesanalysis
says−70
does0
gap +70
Federal lands & resources
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Animal protection
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Religious exemptions
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Federal vs. state/local
1 voteanalysis
says
does+45
Energy sources
analysis
says−70
does
Security vs. privacy
1 voteanalysis
says
does−15
Mandates vs. liberty
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Curriculum & control
analysis
says−80
does
Enforcement & security
2 votesanalysis
says−90
does−57
gap +33
Farm policy & subsidies
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Drugs & enforcement
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Land use & zoning
2 votesanalysis
says
does−68
Renters & rent
2 votesanalysis
says
does+30
Greenhouse-gas policy
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Role of government
2 votesanalysis
says
does−23
Policing & funding
1 voteanalysis
says
does−55
Trade & tariffs
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
SNAP & nutrition
2 votesanalysis
says+60
does0
gap +60
Substance use & mental health
3 votesanalysis
says
does+52
Refugee & asylum policy
1 voteanalysis
says
does−55
Status for undocumented
analysis
says+50
does
Regulation (cross-sector)
3 votesanalysis
says−50
does−11
gap +39

Money — FEC

$7.3Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Laura S Benjamin

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$32.1Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Emily Berge

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

  • Tax distribution · Stated

    Berge supports making the tax code fairer by equalizing rates on income over $1 million and closing loopholes like the 'stepped-up basis' for the ultra-wealthy.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Business taxation · Stated

    Berge advocates for closing corporate tax loopholes that give large corporations unfair advantages over local businesses.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Corporate concentration · Stated

    Berge supports enforcing antitrust laws and preventing monopolies that squeeze out small, independent businesses.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Government role in coverage · Stated

    Berge supports a public option and expanded ACA support with the ultimate goal of achieving Medicare for All.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Collective bargaining · Stated

    Berge strongly supports unions, workers' right to organize, and the passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Money in politics · Stated

    Berge advocates for overturning Citizens United, strengthening disclosure laws, and enacting stricter rules on Super PACs.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$686.6Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Rebecca Cooke

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

  • Tax distribution · Stated

    Supports scrapping the cap on Social Security so that higher earners pay their fair share.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Corporate concentration · Stated

    Advocates for aggressive enforcement of antitrust laws in healthcare, agriculture, and against large corporate players.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Wage floors · Stated

    Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Collective bargaining · Stated

    Supports passing the PRO Act, protecting prevailing wages, and utilizing project labor agreements.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Government role in coverage · Stated

    Supports expanding Medicare coverage, lowering the eligibility age annually, and strengthening the ACA.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Pharmaceutical pricing · Stated

    Supports government negotiation of prescription drug prices through Medicare and capping price inflation.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$8.3Mraised · 2026

Coverage, disclosed: the incumbent has 33 reviewed record positions to compare against; this challenger publishes 0 stated positions. We show the gap — we don’t invent density.

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