Derrick Van Orden Puts New Extreme Speaker and Fellow Election Denier Over Wisconsinites

Derrick Van Orden gave a ringing endorsement of House Republicans’ new Speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson. After churning through a slew of other candidates, Van Orden went all in for Johnson and his extremism:

In case you haven’t heard of him, here’s a bit about Johnson:

• Johnson pushed for a total abortion ban without exceptions and voted for legislation to punish doctors for providing essential reproductive care.

• Johnson served as the chair of the Republican Study Committee, leading their efforts to slash Social Security and Medicare.

• Johnson was instrumental in the plan to overturn the 2020 election – the New York Times named him “the most important architect of the Electoral College objections.”

• Johnson voted against the CHIPS and Science Act, which is creating good-paying manufacturing jobs in Wisconsin.

Derrick Van Orden has completely abandoned working families in Wisconsin, siding with fellow election deniers, anti-abortion extremists, and relentless attacks on Social Security and Medicare.

DCCC Spokesperson Mallory Payne:
“Mike Johnson is Jim Jordan with a sports coat. And he has a new best friend: Derrick Van Orden. Van Orden has enabled extremism every step of the way, and we’ll make sure that voters know that he again put the far-right before Colorado workers and families.”

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