Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Derrick Van Orden

Official portrait of Derrick Van Orden
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Wisconsin’s 3rd district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Prairie du Chien, WI
Born
1969
In Congress
House since 2023 · 3 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR.
Next election
Primary August 11, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Wisconsin with the current district highlighted

Wisconsin, District 3

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · Wisconsin District 3IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H0WI03175 · Principal campaign committee: VAN ORDEN FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Wisconsin District 3$8,794,974.93General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Wisconsin District 3$7,658,526.55Won the general election (51.3%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Wisconsin District 3$6,479,115.13Won the general election (51.8%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Wisconsin District 3$2,001,838.24Lost the general election (48.6%)
Total raised$8,794,974.93
Total spent$7,192,360.78
Cash on hand$2,119,420.21
Debts owed by the campaign$271,170.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $5,133,342.34PACs and other committees: $1,201,541.95Party committees: $21,500.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $2,404,468.13Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $34,122.51
  • Individual contributions$5,133,342.3458%
  • PACs and other committees$1,201,541.9514%
  • Party committees$21,500.000%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$2,404,468.1327%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$34,122.510%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$3,971,313.1854%
  • Contributions over $200$3,367,974.9246%
  • Itemized from inside Wisconsin$988,602.9618%
  • Itemized from other states$4,446,073.5782%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Texas $736,918.46 · Florida $715,109.06 · California $448,092.21 · Illinois $246,035.51 · New York $240,555.59. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$4.7M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $1,131,039.51APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $453,264.62JULY QUARTERLY: raised $1,253,227.54JULY QUARTERLY: spent $772,056.42OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $1,032,337.81OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $443,660.63YEAR-END: raised $931,453.00YEAR-END: spent $461,156.13APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $1,329,456.92APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $255,359.42JULY QUARTERLY: raised $1,611,631.33JULY QUARTERLY: spent $735,844.68PRE-PRIMARY: raised $236,906.11PRE-PRIMARY: spent $244,487.34OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $1,268,922.71OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $3,826,531.542025-032025-092026-032026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea482
Voted nay135
Voted present1
Did not vote56 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored30
Sponsored that became law2
Cosponsored414

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10067 Ride in Freedom Act
    Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 9942 House Our Heroes Act
    Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Latest action Jul 30, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • H.R. 9664 K–9 Hero Act of 2026
    Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Latest action Jul 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 9665 VA Police Security Enhancement Act
    Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Latest action Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
  • H.R. 8532 VA Home Loan Affordability Act
    Introduced Apr 27, 2026 · Latest action Apr 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • H.R. 6904 Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement and Accountability Act
    Introduced Dec 18, 2025 · Latest action May 20, 2026: Committee Hearings Held
  • H.R. 5866 To require the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest in certain land in the Black River State Forest in Millston, Wisconsin, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Oct 28, 2025 · Latest action Dec 2, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
  • H.R. 5789 Donald J. Trump Congressional Gold Medal Act
    Introduced Oct 17, 2025 · Latest action Oct 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.J.Res. 129 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect.
    Introduced Oct 3, 2025 · Latest action Oct 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 5352 To prohibit Federal funding for entities that employ individuals who condone and celebrate political violence and domestic terrorism, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Sep 15, 2025 · Latest action Sep 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

278 committees reported giving $1,078,807.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Derrick F. Van Orden$174,449.67
  • Independent expenditures opposing Derrick F. Van Orden$2,027,486.62

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Wisconsin U.S. House, District 3, 2026 · 9 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Derrick F. Van Orden (R)$8,794,974.93$2,119,420.212026-09-30
Rebecca Cooke (D)$11,959,646.34$901,408.412026-09-30
Emily Berge (D)$793,270.21$0.002026-10-17
Laura S Benjamin (D)$32,065.67$6,693.022025-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
FM3 Research (D)June 20–25, 2026535 (LV)± 4.4%Derrick Van Orden 46% · Rebecca Cooke 50%
Impact Research (D)May 26–31, 2026500 (LV)± 4.4%Derrick Van Orden 46% · Rebecca Cooke 50%
Impact Research (D)February 12–17, 2026500 (LV)± 4.4%Derrick Van Orden 48% · Rebecca Cooke 49%
Public Policy Polling (D)October 14–15, 2025609 (LV)–Derrick Van Orden 42% · Rebecca Cooke 44%
Impact Research (D)May 26–31, 2026500 (LV)± 4.4%Generic Republican 41% · Generic Democrat 44%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: VAN ORDEN FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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