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Rep. Derrick Van Orden files for 2028 3rd Congressional District race
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - Congressman Derrick Van Orden has officially filed for the 2028 3rd Congressional District race after losing to Rebecca Cooke last Tuesday, Nov. 3.
According to an online federal filing, this was filed on Friday, Nov. 6.
Van Orden was first elected in 2022, flipping the district red after Democrats held the seat for nearly three decades.
During last week’s midterm election, he lost to Cooke by a margin of roughly 20,000 votes, flipping the seat back to blue.
We reached out to Rebecca Cooke for a statement about Van Orden filing to run in 2028:
We also reached out to Van Orden for a statement but have yet to hear back.
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