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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Medicaid enrollees at risk under H.R. 1: ~30,000 constituents
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: SNAP recipient households in district: 78,000 Wisconsinites (WI-03)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: population: 739,573 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 69.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 39.5 years
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 11.7% (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $72,409 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Wisconsin Questions 1 and 2 — Limit Governor's Power to Spend Federal Funds (2024) — failed, margin 57.4% No – 42.6% Yes (Question 1); 56.0% No – 44.0% Yes (Question 2)
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Wisconsin Citizenship Requirement for Voting Constitutional Amendment (2024) — passed, margin 70.0% Yes – 30.0% No
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 - Accommodation and Food Services (share 0.082)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.132)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.154)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (share 0.158)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Wisconsin — Eau Claire and La Crosse (3900 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Menards (headquarters: Eau Claire) (5000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Mayo Clinic Health System (Eau Claire and La Crosse) (6800 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District covers most of the Driftless Area in southwestern and western Wisconsin, including the cities of Eau Claire, La Crosse, and Stevens Point, as well as exurbs of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The district has a population of approximately 739,573, is 89.3% White (Non-Hispanic), with a median age of 39.5. Median household income is $72,409 with an 11.7% poverty rate. Only 28.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 33.7% national average. Dominant industries by employment are Manufacturing (59,512 workers), Health Care & Social Assistance (58,065), and Retail Trade (49,523). The district is home to approximately 15,000 veterans from the Vietnam era and 8,800 from Gulf War (2001-) service. The district leans Republican (Cook PVI R+3) and was carried by Donald Trump in 2024. Van Orden won reelection in 2024 by just 51.3% to 48.6%, and the 2026 race is rated a toss-up.
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Voted nay on H.R. 5658 (Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Markup — Amendment to Repeal SNAP Cuts from Republican Tax Law) on 2026-03-05: Van Orden, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, voted against restoring SNAP cuts that were already harming families in his district. He also voted against $17 billion in additional farm relief and against funding for rural hospitals. As a member representing a district with 78,000 SNAP recipients and a significant agricultural economy, his committee votes directly contradicted constituent material interests while aligning with Republican leadership's fiscal priorities.
Date: 2026-03-05
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 4 (Rescissions Act of 2025) on 2025-06-12: Van Orden voted to rescind $9.4 billion in previously appropriated federal funding, including all federal support for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. His largely rural district has limited broadband access — many communities rely on public broadcasting for news and emergency alerts. The vote was a Club for Growth key vote priority, aligning with fiscal-conservative donor interests while reducing services disproportionately affecting rural constituents.
Date: 2025-06-12
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 22 (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act) on 2025-04-10: Van Orden voted for legislation requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration. While his district is 98.8% citizens and 2.62% foreign-born, the Hmong community (7,203 households speaking Hmong at home) and Hispanic residents (26,900 people) could face disproportionate barriers to registration. The vote aligned with party pressure (220-208 Republican majority) and represented a cross-pressure situation where donor-aligned election-integrity rhetoric clashed with the district's small but significant immigrant communities.
Date: 2025-04-10
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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Voted yea on H.Con.Res. 14 (Establishing the Congressional Budget for FY2025) on 2025-02-25: Van Orden supported a budget framework calling for $2 trillion in spending cuts while authorizing $4.5 trillion in tax cuts. He claimed the resolution 'did not include any cuts to specific programs,' but the framework explicitly instructed the Agriculture Committee (on which he serves) to find $230 billion in SNAP reductions. The district's median household income of $72,409 and 11.7% poverty rate suggest significant reliance on federal programs his vote threatened. Agribusiness donors ($34,889 sector) and Securities & Investment ($385,753 sector) stood to benefit from tax-cut provisions.
Date: 2025-02-25
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment) on 2025-07-03: Van Orden voted for a bill projected to cut $880 billion from Medicaid and $230 billion from SNAP over 10 years. His district has a poverty rate of 11.7% (approximately 87,000 residents), 78,000 SNAP recipients, and an estimated 30,000 constituents at risk of losing health coverage. Rural hospitals in his district faced closure risks. Van Orden then publicly claimed the bill 'strengthened and protected Medicaid' — a characterization directly contradicted by the nonpartisan CBO analysis.
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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[statement] In a September 2024 campaign ad, Van Orden denied ever being against abortion exceptions, directly contradicting his prior statements. His campaign stated he was only calling for exceptions in Wisconsin's abortion ban 'in order to compromise with radical Democrats.'
Date: 2024-09-25
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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[statement] Van Orden said he is 'unreservedly, unabashedly, and proudly pro life' and called exceptions for rape and incest 'evil,' comparing abortion to genocide. He was endorsed by Wisconsin Right to Life.
Date: 2022-06-01
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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[disclosure] A Facebook image from January 6 shows Van Orden standing on a wall on the Capitol grounds inside a restricted area. The Daily Beast recreated the photo and confirmed Van Orden would have had to cross police barricades to reach that area. He used approximately $4,000 in campaign funds for the trip.
Date: 2021-06-27
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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[statement] Van Orden repeatedly claimed he never entered the Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021, only attended the 'Stop the Steal' rally, and wrote that he made the trip 'for meetings and to stand for the integrity of our electoral system.'
Date: 2021-01-12
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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[statement] During a May 2025 Veterans Affairs Committee hearing, Van Orden asked VA Secretary Doug Collins: 'So when we are going to cut the VA? And I hope you do, sir.' He also threatened a disabled veteran and fired VA employee with referral to DOGE after the veteran criticized mass firings of federal workers.
Date: 2025-05-19
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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[statement] As a candidate and member of Congress, Van Orden positions himself as a veterans' champion: a retired Navy SEAL with 26 years of service, Chairman of the House VA Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, and self-described advocate for improving veterans' services.
Date: 2023-01-03
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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[disclosure] As of September 2025, Van Orden has refused to cosponsor the U.S. Term Limits amendment, prompting U.S. Term Limits to place billboard ads in his district calling him out for breaking his pledge.
Date: 2025-09-01
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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[platform] During his 2022 congressional campaign, Van Orden signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge, promising to 'support and cosponsor only the U.S. Term Limits amendment limiting U.S. Representatives to three terms and U.S. Senators to two terms.'
Date: 2022-09-15
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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[vote] On May 14, 2025, Van Orden voted to advance the Agriculture Committee reconciliation bill, which included the largest SNAP cut in the program's history — an estimated $230 billion reduction.
Date: 2025-05-14
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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[platform] When running for Congress in 2022, Van Orden talked about growing up 'in abject rural poverty,' raised by a single mom who relied on food stamps. He pledged to protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Date: 2022-10-15
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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[vote] Nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office analysis found the budget framework Van Orden voted for called for $2 trillion in cuts including as much as $880 billion from Medicaid. Van Orden subsequently voted yea on H.R. 1, which CBO projected would cut approximately $880 billion from Medicaid and $230 billion from SNAP over 10 years.
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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[statement] In his February 2025 statement on the House Budget Resolution, Van Orden stated: 'To be explicitly clear: today's budget resolution did not include any cuts to specific programs. Anyone saying otherwise is lying... I will have no part in cutting these programs for the folks that are legally entitled to them.'
Date: 2025-02-25
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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Van Orden's top PAC donor is Marquis Energy with $5,000 in PAC contributions. The American Israel Public Affairs Cmte contributed $40,400 total ($35,400 individuals + $5,000 PAC).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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In the 2025-2026 cycle, Van Orden's campaign committee raised $784,900 in Q2 2025, ranking 53rd among all Q2 reports from politicians. His 2026 challenger Rebecca Cooke outraised him for two consecutive quarters.
Date: 2026-04-16
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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Van Orden was one of 33 members of Congress named to End Citizens United's 2026 'Most Corrupt Politicians' list, citing a record of taking money from corporate special interests and advancing policies that raised costs on families.
Date: 2026-04-09
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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Van Orden's leadership PAC, Frogman PAC (C00809012), is a qualified PAC registered with the FEC. It raised and spent funds to support fellow Republican candidates.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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Van Orden used approximately $4,000 in leftover campaign funds to travel to Washington, D.C. with his wife and a campaign staffer for the January 6, 2021 rally. The Daily Beast reported campaign finance watchdog CREW questioned the legitimacy of these expenses since Van Orden had already lost his 2020 election and had not yet declared his 2022 candidacy.
Date: 2021-01-06
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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Top industries funding Van Orden's 2024 cycle: Retired ($3,196,127), Leadership PACs ($450,950), Securities & Investment ($385,753), Real Estate ($316,636), and Republican/Conservative ($292,254).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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Van Orden's 2023-2024 campaign committee raised $7,458,951 total, of which only 29.63% came from small individual donors (<$200). PAC contributions accounted for 13.69% ($1,021,185). Retired individuals dominated contributions at $3,196,127 — 42.8% of total receipts.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 29 Apr 2026
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