Rebecca Cooke

ON THE ISSUES

• Committed to building new clean infrastructure and drawing federal funds for investment in green energy projects
• Will work to protect Wisconsin’s water from PFAS and other forever chemicals
• Advocate for regulating corporate polluters
• Endorsed by LCV Action Fund

WHY THIS RACE MATTERS

• In 2024, Rebecca Cooke lost by just under 3% of the vote
• Flipping this seat in Wisconsin will help win a pro-environmental majority in the House, making it easier to pass climate legislation at the federal level

CANDIDATE BACKGROUND

Rebecca Cooke is running to represent Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is a waitress, small business owner, and nonprofit leader who has focused her career on building community and serving others. Born and raised on an Eau Claire dairy farm and appointed by Governor Tony Evers to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Rebecca understands the challenges facing the small towns and rural communities for which she has fiercely advocated throughout her life. 

A sixth-generation Wisconsinite, Cooke comes from a long tradition of dairy farming and knows too well the challenges facing farming families. Like a lot of Wisconsin farmers, her family had to sell their cows because of the price of milk and competition with larger dairies. After working her way through college, Cooke moved home to open her own small business and nonprofit that provides start-up capital and hands-on education for women-owned businesses throughout 18 counties in northwestern Wisconsin. In addition, she now runs a hospitality business and waitresses three nights a week.

In Congress, she is committed to building new clean infrastructure and drawing federal funds for investment in green energy projects that harness our natural resources like wind, solar and hydro energy. She also is committed to working with regional stakeholders and policy makers to rapidly address the PFAS issue in Wisconsin’s waters. If elected, she will work alongside  Wisconsin farmers to address issues with run-off that directly impacts waterways and is committed to regulating corporate polluters.