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这位前女服务员、乳制品农场出身的候选人击败艾米丽·伯奇，第三次顺利获得提名
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这位摇摆州民主党人此前反对转化疗法禁令，随后改变立场
民主党人丽贝卡·库克在威斯康星州普拉特维尔6月的候选人论坛上被问及是否会支持联邦转化疗法禁令时表示“反对”。（图片来源：威斯康星州第三国会选区民主党主席通过YouTube发布，6月19日）
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一名前女服务员、小企业主和非营利组织创始人在周二赢得威斯康星州第三国会选区民主党初选，这使她得以与共和党议员德里克·范奥登再次对决。
在欧克莱尔地区乳制品农场长大的丽贝卡·库克于周二晚间击败前欧克莱尔市议会主席艾米丽·伯奇。此次胜利让库克重回今年秋季民主党最重要的众议院夺旗机会之一的竞选 ballot。
这将是库克第三次尝试赢得威斯康星州西部这个席位。2022年，她在民主党初选中输给了时任州参议员布拉德·普法夫，随后在2024年获得了该党提名。同年11月，范奥登以约1.1万票的优势击败她，获得51.4%的选票，库克得票率为48.6%。
威斯康星州民主党候选人宣传获得工会背书，该工会正反对针对非法移民卡车司机的CDL制裁
2026年1月16日，威斯康星州第三国会选区国会候选人丽贝卡·库克在皮特·布蒂吉格于威斯康星州拉克罗斯中心举办的市政厅活动上发言。（凯拉·沃尔夫/盖蒂图片社）
库克试图将自己的工人阶级背景作为竞选的核心议题。她在欧克莱尔附近的乳制品农场长大，十几岁起就做过女服务员，创立了红色字母基金（Red Letter Grant），这是一个支持女性创业者的非营利组织。她还曾经营一家小型零售企业，并在民主党州长托尼·埃弗斯任命后，担任威斯康星州经济发展公司董事会成员。
她的竞选活动聚焦于经济负担能力、医疗保健以及农村社区面临的经济挑战，同时将库克塑造为一名务实的民主党人，能够在包括欧克莱尔、拉克罗斯以及威斯康星州西部大部分地区的选区内跨越党派界限吸引选民。
库克在初选开始时就是筹款能力更强的候选人，并获得了民主党全国层面的支持。
民主党国会竞选委员会（DCCC）将库克纳入其“红转蓝”计划，该计划会将政党资源导向在竞争激烈选区被视为有胜算的候选人。
伯奇是一名心理健康咨询师，曾任欧克莱尔市议会主席，她以本地候选人的身份与库克竞争，认为选民应该拥有选择，而不是让提名被全国政党背书和筹款 effectively 决定。她的最强支持基础预计在欧克莱尔市内及周边地区。
爱荷华州民主党议员在寻求翻转竞争性众议院席位时承认“对白人身份感到不适”
2026年2月26日，德里克·范奥登议员在威斯康星州普洛夫的普瓦因特精密公司副总统JD·万斯发表讲话前发言。（盖蒂图片社）
大选可能会重新审视库克的个人财务状况和过往政治工作。范奥登的竞选团队一直要求她公布财务披露文件，该文件的提交截止日期已延长至8月13日，也就是初选结束两天后。该竞选团队辩称，此前披露的库克从政治咨询和出租物业获得的收入，有损她的工人阶级形象。
共和党人还试图将库克描绘成民主党政治圈内人，指出她在民主党竞选活动中的工作和筹款经历。库克则将这些经历作为更广泛履历的一部分，包括经营企业、领导非营利组织以及在酒店业工作的经历。
2020年11月3日，威斯康星州森普雷里高中体育馆内，投票工作人员丽贝卡·布兰德特（中）正在将缺席选票投入投票计数机。整个体育馆都用于清点缺席选票。在创纪录的提前投票人数之后，美国人在当天前往 polls，为现任总统唐纳德·特朗普或民主党候选人乔·拜登投出2020年总统选举的选票。（安迪·马尼斯/盖蒂图片社）
范奥登是一名退役海豹突击队队员，2022年首次当选，此次正寻求第三个任期。
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威斯康星州第三国会选区所在的威斯康星州是摇摆州，近年来的总统选举中该选区倾向共和党，但库克2024年以微弱劣势落败以及可观的筹款能力，让这场竞选成为民主党今年1月试图夺回众议院控制权时备受关注的竞争。
两党合作的库克政治报告将此次选举从上一届选举的“倾向共和党”调整为“势均力敌”。
Dems eye pick-up in Wisconsin swing district as Rep Van Orden set for rematch in key House race
August 11, 2026 10:39pm EDT / Fox News
The former waitress and dairy farm native defeated Emily Berge to secure the nomination for a third-straight time
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Democrat Rebecca Cooke said “no” when asked whether she would support a federal conversion therapy ban during a June candidate forum in Platteville, Wis. (Credit: CD Chair 3rd CD DPW via Youtube – June 19)
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A former waitress, small-business owner and nonprofit founder won the Democratic primary in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday, setting her up for a rematch with Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
Rebecca Cooke, raised on an Eau Claire-area dairy farm, defeated former Eau Claire City Council President Emily Berge on Tuesday evening. The win puts Cooke back on the ballot in one of Democrats’ top House pickup opportunities this fall.
It will be Cooke’s third attempt to win the western Wisconsin seat. She lost the 2022 Democratic primary to then-state Sen. Brad Pfaff before securing the party’s nomination in 2024. Van Orden defeated her that November by roughly 11,000 votes, winning 51.4% of the vote to Cooke’s 48.6%.
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Rebecca Cooke, candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District, speaks during a town hall hosted by Pete Buttigieg at the La Crosse Center on January 16, 2026 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.(Kayla Wolf/Getty Images)
Cooke has sought to make her working-class background central to her campaign. She grew up on a dairy farm near Eau Claire, has worked as a waitress since she was a teenager and founded the Red Letter Grant, a nonprofit supporting women entrepreneurs. She also previously operated a small retail business and served on the board of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. after being appointed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
Her campaign has focused on affordability, health care and the economic challenges facing rural communities, while portraying Cooke as a pragmatic Democrat able to appeal across party lines in a district that includes Eau Claire, La Crosse and much of western Wisconsin.
Cooke entered the primary as the better-funded candidate and with national support from Democrats.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) added Cooke to its “Red to Blue” program, which directs party resources toward candidates viewed as viable in competitive districts.
Berge, a mental health counselor and former Eau Claire City Council president, ran as a local alternative to Cooke, arguing voters should have a choice rather than see the nomination effectively decided by national party backing and fundraising. Her strongest base of support was expected to be in and around Eau Claire.
IOWA DEM ADMITS BEING ‘UNCOMFORTABLE’ WITH WHITENESS AS SHE SEEKS TO FLIP COMPETITIVE HOUSE SEAT
Rep. Derrick Van Orden speaks before Vice President JD Vance at Pointe Precision in Plover, Wis., on Feb. 26, 2026.(Getty Images)
The general election is likely to renew scrutiny of Cooke’s personal finances and past political work. Van Orden’s campaign has pressed her to release a financial disclosure that was extended until Aug. 13, two days after the primary. The campaign has argued that earlier disclosures showing income from political consulting and rental properties undercut Cooke’s working-class image.
Republicans have also sought to cast Cooke as a Democratic political insider, pointing to her work on Democratic campaigns and fundraising. Cooke has presented that experience as part of a broader record that includes operating a business, leading a nonprofit and working in the hospitality industry.
MADISON, WI – NOVEMBER 03: Poll worker Rebecca Brandt, center, feeds a voting tabulation machine with absentee ballots in the gym at Sun Prairie High School on November 3, 2020 in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The entire gym was dedicated to counting the absentee ballots. After a record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans head to the polls on the last day to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Andy Manis/Getty Images)
Van Orden, a retired Navy SEAL who was first elected in 2022, is seeking a third term.
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The 3rd district in Wisconsin, a swing state, has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, but Cooke’s narrow 2024 loss and substantial fundraising have made the race a closely watched contest as Democrats seek to win back the House in November.
The bipartisan Cook Political Report moved the race from “lean Republican” in the last election cycle to “toss up.”
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