Holds no public office. Her campaign describes her as a waitress, small business owner and nonprofit leader. Campaign affiliation: Democratic.
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Background, stated goals, record, and money
Background comes from official records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so; goals are summarized from the campaign's own platform and stay attributed; the record lines are official actions with the government source attached; money is shown as filed, with the filing window and the reconciliation in the note under the table, and is not evidence of why any position was taken.
Rebecca Cooke
Background
Holds no public office. Her campaign describes her as a waitress, small business owner and nonprofit leader who grew up on a sixth-generation Wisconsin dairy farm. Cooke for Congress
She says she moved back to Eau Claire in 2014 to start her own small business, and that the nonprofit she founded has helped more than seventy small businesses create local jobs. Cooke for Congress
The state records her appointment as a Private Sector Representative on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, read and referred in February 2019 and withdrawn by the Governor in October 2021. Wisconsin State Legislature
What they say they want to do
Cap out-of-pocket costs on insulin, inhalers and cancer drugs at thirty dollars a month, and expand Medicare to vision, dental and hearing. Cooke for Congress
Ban stock trading by members of Congress and the White House, and end Citizens United. Cooke for Congress
Raise the federal minimum wage to fifteen dollars on a rolling schedule beginning with the largest employers. Cooke for Congress
Enforce antitrust law against agricultural conglomerates, direct subsidies to small and midsize farms, and protect farmland from purchase by foreign nationals. Cooke for Congress
A moratorium on new hyperscale data centre development and an end to its tax breaks, which she ties to rising utility rates. Cooke for Congress
What the official record shows
Appointed by the Governor as a Private Sector Representative on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation; the appointment was read and referred to committee on this date. Wisconsin State Legislature
Money from political committees in the 2025-26 cycle, through July 22, 2026 (FEC lines 11B, 11C and 12). The rows sum to 1,348,284.40 dollars. Donations from individuals, including through ActBlue or WinRed, are not counted here.
Words and record
Where statements meet the record
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Rebecca Cooke
Service on the state economic development board
Matches stated record claim
What they say
Her campaign says she started a nonprofit that has helped over 70 small businesses create local jobs, and that she served on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation board, aiding in the success of rural businesses.
“she served on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation board, aiding in the success of rural businesses”
The Wisconsin State Legislature records the appointment: Rebecca Cooke, of Eau Claire, Private Sector Representative on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, read and referred on February 8, 2019. The committee recommended confirmation on February 20, 2020 by Ayes 5, Noes 0. The Governor withdrew the appointment on October 13, 2021.
Limit: The state's record establishes that she held the seat and for how long. It records nothing about what she did in it, so the second half of her sentence — aiding the success of rural businesses — is not something this record can test either way. The nonprofit figure is separate and is not checked here.
The La Crosse County Clerk's official sample ballot for the November 3 election prints four candidates for this seat, plus an unnamed write-in line. Every candidate on this page is on that ballot, and nobody else is.
The two committees that file reports of receipts and disbursements lodge their pre-primary reports on the same day, covering July 1 to July 22, 2026. The other two printed candidates have registered principal campaign committees and have never filed such a report, in either cycle.