Derrick Van Orden

Wisconsin’s 3rd (WI - 03)

Updated: October 10, 2024

Overview

CANDIDATE CPP:
La Crosse: $113
Madison: $117
Minneapolis: $311
Wausau: $160

Derrick Van Orden looks down on Wisconsinites. He thinks he’s better than the people he’s supposed to serve and reportedly said, “I don’t give a fuck who you are. I’m a Congressman.” He also doesn’t care that his policies will make it harder for Wisconsinites to get by.

Summary

Voters need to see ads on broadcast TV, and digital including streaming district-wide that: 

• Van Orden thinks he’s better than everyone else, which he proved when he reportedly got physically aggressive with workers in the US Capitol and shouted, “I don’t give a f**k who you are. I’m a Congressman.”
• Van Orden doesn’t care who you are either—or what you and your family need to get by. That’s why he:
  • Supports changing the law to allow health insurance companies to deny people coverage if they have pre-existing conditions and drop their coverage if they are sick. 
  • Wants to give massive tax cuts to corporations and the wealthy and leave the rest of us to pay for it.
  • Is aligned with extremists who want to cut Social Security benefits, denying seniors the benefits they earned through a lifetime of hard work.

Additional Resources

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• Voters over the age of 50 particularly need to hear the above information. 
• Voters need to hear Van Orden in his own words talking offensively as context for why Van Orden is pushing policies that hurt people. 
• Voters refer to WI-03 as Western and Central Wisconsin.
• NBC News: “GOP lawmaker ‘screamed’ curse words inches from Senate pages’ faces and ‘shooed’ them, source says”
• Derrick Van Orden Research Book

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