- See Derrick Van Orden's sponsored bills →Derrick Van OrdenRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$8.8M raised
- Rebecca CookeDemocratic✓ Verified$12.0M raised
- Alexander Valiensi KentIndependent✓ Verified
- Rustin ProvanceIndependent✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Rebecca Cooke supports expanding Medicare to cover vision, dental, and hearing, raising Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates to help rural hospitals, and protecting farmland from foreign ownership to bolster agriculture 6711. Derrick Van Orden supports tax cuts to reduce financial strain on families and removing regulatory barriers for agriculture producers to strengthen the economy, and he votes yea on bills supporting technology use, capital access, and financial protections 234. Rustin Provance calls for returning the U.S. to a gold standard and ending the Federal Reserve 5.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 16, 2026.
| Issue | Derrick Van OrdenRepublican | Rebecca CookeDemocratic | Alexander Valiensi KentIndependent | Rustin ProvanceIndependent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Van Orden supports policies that rebuild the economy by reducing financial strain on families and championing tax cuts to keep more money in workers' pockets. Van Orden supports removing unnecessary regulatory barriers for agriculture producers and promoting domestic agriculture production to strengthen the economy. Van Orden votes yea on multiple bills supporting technology use, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention. | Cooke supports putting money in the pockets of working families and retirees by combating price gouging and expanding affordable housing and tax credits. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Provance calls for returning the U.S. to a gold standard and working to end the Federal Reserve. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Derrick Van Orden supports policies aimed at reducing financial strain on families and advocates for tax cuts to increase workers' take-home pay 1. He also favors removing regulatory barriers for agriculture producers and promoting domestic agriculture production to boost the economy 2. Additionally, Van Orden has voted in favor of bills supporting technology use, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and preventing financial exploitation 3. Rustin Provance calls for a return to the gold standard and the end of the Federal Reserve 4. | ||||
| Healthcare | Van Orden supports protecting individuals with preexisting conditions during Obamacare repeal and promoting competition to reduce healthcare costs while ensuring access to affordable care. Van Orden works to improve veterans' healthcare and increase access to non-opioid medications for veterans. Van Orden votes yea on acts reauthorizing early care, rural care, Medicaid protections, lowering premiums, and supporting patients and communities. | Cooke supports expanding Medicare coverage, reversing Medicaid and ACA cuts, and lowering prescription drug costs to improve healthcare access and affordability. Cooke wants to expand Medicare to cover vision, dental and hearing, and raise Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement rates so rural hospitals can stay open. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Immigration | Van Orden supports securing borders, deporting criminal illegal aliens, and providing resources to law enforcement and border patrol to keep communities safe. Van Orden supports securing borders, strengthening immigration laws, and establishing a legal process for undocumented agricultural workers to gain legal employment status. Van Orden votes yea on multiple immigration enforcement and security acts, and nay on a national emergency resolution related to immigration. | Cooke supports protecting farmland from being bought by foreign nationals as part of bolstering agriculture. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Rebecca Cooke supports protecting farmland from being bought by foreign nationals as part of bolstering agriculture 1. Derrick Van Orden supports securing borders, deporting criminal illegal aliens, providing resources to law enforcement and border patrol, strengthening immigration laws, and establishing a legal process for undocumented agricultural workers to gain legal employment status 23. He has voted yea on multiple immigration enforcement and security acts and nay on a national emergency resolution related to immigration 4. | ||||
| Public Safety & Crime | Van Orden supports law enforcement, legislation to combat crime, and classifying fentanyl as a controlled substance to keep communities safe. Van Orden focuses on removing illicit fentanyl from communities and supporting law enforcement and border patrol agents to keep communities safe. Van Orden votes yea on bills enhancing prison staff safety, protecting privacy, veterans’ gun rights, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets. | Cooke supports fully funding law enforcement to keep communities safe and protect borders. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Rebecca Cooke supports fully funding law enforcement to keep communities safe and protect borders 1. Derrick Van Orden supports law enforcement, legislation to combat crime, and classifying fentanyl as a controlled substance to keep communities safe 2. He focuses on removing illicit fentanyl from communities and supporting law enforcement and border patrol agents 3. Van Orden voted yea on bills enhancing prison staff safety, protecting privacy, veterans’ gun rights, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets 4. | ||||
| Abortion | Van Orden believes life is precious and must be protected, informed by his experience as a Navy SEAL, paramedic, father, and grandfather. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Van Orden champions tax cuts like the Working Family Tax Cuts to ensure families keep more of their hard-earned money. Van Orden opposes the death tax as it threatens family farm legacies in Wisconsin. Van Orden votes yea on tax relief, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and multiple appropriations acts. | Cooke supports banning stock trading for Congress, ending Citizens United, enforcing term limits, and providing tax credits for small businesses and first-time home buyers. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Rebecca Cooke supports banning stock trading for Congress, ending Citizens United, enforcing term limits, and providing tax credits for small businesses and first-time home buyers 1. Derrick Van Orden champions tax cuts such as the Working Family Tax Cuts to help families retain more of their income and opposes the death tax to protect family farm legacies in Wisconsin 23. He has voted yea on tax relief, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and multiple appropriations acts 4. | ||||
| Energy & Environment | Van Orden supports local control over data center development, protecting farmland and water resources, and requiring data centers to minimize environmental impact. Van Orden supports investments in coal and rural energy initiatives and works to address PFAS contamination in drinking water. Van Orden votes yea on disapproving EPA rule, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, consumer fuel choice, and HEATS Act. | Cooke supports expanding energy solutions and building new green infrastructure to rebuild the American Dream. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Rebecca Cooke supports expanding energy solutions and building new green infrastructure to rebuild the American Dream 1. Derrick Van Orden supports local control over data center development, protecting farmland and water resources, and requiring data centers to minimize environmental impact 2. He also supports investments in coal and rural energy initiatives and works to address PFAS contamination in drinking water 3. Van Orden voted yea on disapproving an EPA rule, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, consumer fuel choice, and the HEATS Act 4. | ||||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Van Orden leverages his Navy SEAL experience to serve veterans and demands accountability from the VA to improve veterans’ healthcare and reintegration. Van Orden votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and yea on defense authorization and veterans’ clinic naming bills. | Cooke supports ending the costly Iran War to reduce taxpayer burden and lower gas and diesel prices. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Rebecca Cooke supports ending the costly Iran War to reduce taxpayer burden and lower gas and diesel prices 1. Derrick Van Orden leverages his Navy SEAL experience to serve veterans and demands accountability from the VA to improve veterans’ healthcare and reintegration 2. He voted nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and yea on defense authorization and veterans’ clinic naming bills 3. | ||||