Business owner Rebecca Cook has won the Wisconsin Democratic primary for Rep. Derrick Van Alden’s (R-Wis.) first-time House seat, according to projections from Decision Desk HQ.
Cook has the support of moderates, including members of Congress.Jared Golden(Democrat, Maine)Blue Dog PACdefeated Wisconsin Representative Katrina Shankland (Democrat) in the 3rd Congressional District. Shankland had the backing of more progressive groups and labor unions.move onandWisconsin ALF-CIO.
Eric Wilson, a political newcomer,Campaign websiteHe has experience working in the health insurance and real estate industries and was also running in Tuesday’s Democratic election, the people said.
Cook ran for this seat in the midterm elections two years ago.I came in second place.in the party’s primary elections.
She will now face incumbent Van Alden, a Trump ally, in the popular vote.Participants in the rally on January 6, 2021The incident occurred before the storming of the U.S. Capitol. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.
Van Alden, who is backed by Trump, won his western Wisconsin seat in the midterm elections, replacing former Rep. Ron Kind, a moderate Democrat.RepresentedI’ve lived in this area for almost 30 years.
Both DDHQ and Cook Political Report rate the Wisconsin House seat as leaning Republican.
