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After Primary Win, Cooke Starts Campaigning for November General
Cooke is pressing affordability and health care fixes as she prepares for a general election rematch with Republican incumbent Derek Van Orden.
- Democratic candidate Rebecca Cooke met with voters in Eau Claire on Monday as part of her "Cooke Coming Together Tour" following her primary victory in the 3rd Congressional District.
- Cooke faces incumbent Republican Representative Derrick Van Orden in the November 3 general election, setting up a rematch after narrowly losing to him in 2024 for the Wisconsin seat.
- Addressing healthcare affordability, Cooke proposed expanding ACA tax credit premiums after monthly costs rose from $400 to $1,800, and advocated expanding Medicare to cover vision, dental, and hearing services.
- Campaign spokesperson Grace Kim noted Van Orden broke with his party to extend ACA subsidies and secured a 6% Medicaid reimbursement rate for Wisconsin, totaling more than $203 million annually through the Rural Health Transformation Program.
- 92nd District Assembly candidate Jeremiah Frederickson joined the tour, emphasizing that winning his race plus four others would give Democrats control of the Assembly and Senate to represent Wisconsin residents.
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