Election 2026

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Issue record

Veterans

In short

Van Orden's campaign says he fought veteran foreclosures with the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act. Cooke's and Kent's campaigns list no position on this topic on the pages checked; Provance's backs steady military funding and says veterans will get the resources they need. On the record, Van Orden was the act's sole sponsor; both chambers passed it by voice vote, and it became law in July 2025. Its effect on foreclosures is not shown.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Derrick Van Orden

Chairs the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, receives his own care through the VA, and says he fought to protect veterans from foreclosure through the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act.

Rebecca Cooke

No position on veterans is stated in her platform, which runs to more than two thousand words across ten subject headings. Her biography refers to a family of farmers and veterans.

Alexander Valiensi Kent

No position on veterans is stated, though he names veterans policy as an example of an issue voters would decide directly under his proposal.

Rustin Provance

Would keep military funding steady rather than swinging with each administration, and says “Veterans will have access to the resources they need, as people are not expendable.”

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. official action

    Derrick Van Orden: Matches stated record claim

    He was its only sponsor, both chambers passed it by voice vote, and it became law in July 2025.

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    His campaign says he has demanded accountability from the VA and fought to protect veterans from foreclosure through the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act. He introduced that Act as H.R. 1815 on March 3, 2025, as its only sponsor, with no cosponsors. The House passed it by voice vote on May 19 and the Senate by voice vote on July 15. It became Public Law 119-31 on July 30, 2025, and authorises the VA to pay a loan holder the amount needed to avoid foreclosure, and to establish a partial claim programme. Limit: Both chambers passed the bill by voice vote, so no roll call records which members supported it. The law's effect on any individual foreclosure is not something this record can show — what it establishes is that the Act exists, that he alone introduced it, and that it was signed.

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Sources7 source records

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  1. Van Orden for Congress, issueshttps://vanordenforcongress.com/issues/

    Van Orden for Congress · Reviewed Sep 22, 2026

    Captured 2026-09-22; 1,074 words. The campaign's own site, identified by its "Paid for by Van Orden for Congress" line. Note that derrickvanorden.com is a registrar parking page and is not this site.

    candidate statement

    For: Derrick Van Orden: campaign position; Derrick Van Orden: Matches stated record claim

  2. Cooke for Wisconsin, prioritieshttps://cookeforwisconsin.com/priorities/

    Cooke for Congress · Reviewed Sep 22, 2026

    Captured 2026-09-22; 2,429 words across ten subject headings, the most detailed platform on any desk so far.

    candidate statement

    For: Rebecca Cooke: campaign position

  3. Cooke for Wisconsin, homehttps://cookeforwisconsin.com/

    Cooke for Congress · Reviewed Sep 22, 2026

    Captured 2026-09-22, identified by its "Paid for by Cooke for Congress" line. Carries her biography and links her X, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts. Note that rebeccacooke.org is a registrar parking page and is not this site.

    candidate statement

    For: Rebecca Cooke: campaign position

  4. 2026 Candidate for the U.S. House, Alexander Valiensi Kenthttps://www.voterdirectednetwork.com/alexanderkent

    Voter Directed Network · Reviewed Sep 22, 2026

    Captured 2026-09-22; 7,855 words. His own platform, in the form of a keynote address. Note that kentforcongress.com is a registrar parking page belonging to someone else and is not his site.

    candidate statement

    For: Alexander Valiensi Kent: campaign position

  5. Rustin Provance for Congress, projectshttps://rustinforcongress.wixsite.com/website/projects-1

    Rustin Provance for Congress · Reviewed Sep 22, 2026

    Captured 2026-09-22. His platform: policing, Social Security, the Federal Reserve, health care, nuclear testing, the Department of Education, term limits, taxation, the military, veterans and relations with native nations. The page is at /projects-1; /projects returns 404.

    candidate statement

    For: Rustin Provance: campaign position

  6. H.R. 1815, VA Home Loan Program Reform Act (119th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1815

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 22, 2026

    Read through the Congress.gov API on 2026-09-22. Introduced 2025-03-03 by Rep. Van Orden with no cosponsors; passed the House by voice vote 2025-05-19 and the Senate by voice vote 2025-07-15.

    official legislative record

    For: Derrick Van Orden: Matches stated record claim

  7. Public Law 119-31, VA Home Loan Program Reform Acthttps://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-119publ31

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Sep 22, 2026

    Enacted 2025-07-30. The Public Law summary records that it authorises the VA to pay a loan holder the amount needed to avoid foreclosure, establishes a partial claim programme, and temporarily raises amounts for transitional housing and supportive services for veterans experiencing homelessness.

    official legislative record

    For: Derrick Van Orden: Matches stated record claim