Wisconsin U.S. House District 3

The count.

Checking the election sources…

Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• HMPHybrid PAC (super PAC account)All of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$1.8M against Derrick F. Van Orden
• LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR A SAFER AMERICA PACSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$154K for Derrick F. Van Orden
• PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC (super PAC account)98% of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$89K for Rebecca Cooke
• IN UNION USASuper PACAll of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$68K against Derrick F. Van Orden
• THE WISCO PROJECT PACSuper PACAll of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$67K against Derrick F. Van Orden
• BACK THE BOLDPAC with no sponsoring organizationAll of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$36K against Derrick F. Van Orden
• SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICASuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$20K for Derrick F. Van Orden
• WELCOMEPACHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries$13K for Rebecca Cooke
• DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERALDemocratic party committee$4,117 against Derrick F. Van Orden
• TURNING POINT PAC INC.Hybrid PAC (super PAC account)All of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats$569 for Derrick F. Van Orden

Each campaign.

• Rebecca CookeFEC filing: Rebecca Cooke · H4WI03169 ↗

  Raised

  $12M

  Spent

  $12M

  Cash on hand

  $447K

  • Individuals 93% $11M
  • PACs & other committees 7% $789K
  • Party committees <0.1% $5,625
  • Other receipts <0.1% $952

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $940K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $102K supporting · $0 opposing ($89K of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC (super PAC account)98% of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $89K
  2. WELCOMEPACHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries $13K
  3. GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTIONSuper PAC $162

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. JSTREETPACMembership group PAC · J Street $18K
  2. SWING LEFTHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $15K
  3. MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSUnion PAC · International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $10K

  Where the money went $6.7M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $6.7M of the $12M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 67% $4.5M
  • Consultants & strategy 17% $1.1M
  • Staff & payroll 6% $388K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 5% $360K
  • Polling, research & data 2% $138K
  • Travel, meals & events 1% $66K
  • Office, technology & overhead 0.9% $61K
  • Legal & compliance 0.8% $52K
  • Other or unclassified <0.1% $1,222

  Largest payees

  1. AL MEDIA LLC $3.6M
  2. WESTWEST DIGITAL $1.1M
  3. FDM CONNECTS $603K
  4. GUSTO $381K
  5. ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. $186K

  Paid to individuals: $32K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 6, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (1,099 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Derrick F. Van OrdenFEC filing: Derrick F. Van Orden · H0WI03175 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Derrick Van Orden

  In the U.S. House (WI-3) since 2023 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 22 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 3 committees: Agriculture, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs · 6 subcommittees
  • 282 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 8 committees reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H0WI03175) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $6.6M

  Spent

  $8.5M

  Cash on hand

  $1.2M

  Debts

  $107K

  • Individuals 80% $5.3M
  • PACs & other committees 19% $1.3M
  • Party committees 0.3% $22K
  • Other receipts 0.5% $34K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $2.5M moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $174K supporting · $2.0M opposing ($2.0M of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR A SAFER AMERICA PACSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $154K
  2. SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICASuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $20K
  3. TURNING POINT PAC INC.Hybrid PAC (super PAC account)All of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats $569

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. HMPHybrid PAC (super PAC account)All of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $1.8M
  2. IN UNION USASuper PACAll of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $68K
  3. THE WISCO PROJECT PACSuper PACAll of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $67K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. SMART TD PACUnion PAC · Smart Td $10K
  2. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)Trade association PAC · American Bankers Association (aba) $10K
  3. INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)Trade association PAC · Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers Of America, Inc. $10K

  Where the money went $3.2M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $3.2M of the $8.5M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 71% $2.3M
  • Consultants & strategy 9% $273K
  • Staff & payroll 2% $69K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 8% $271K
  • Polling, research & data 5% $147K
  • Travel, meals & events 3% $87K
  • Office, technology & overhead 0.5% $17K
  • Legal & compliance 2% $62K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds <0.1% $500
  • Other or unclassified 0.1% $3,666

  Largest payees

  1. TARGETED VICTORY LLC $2.1M
  2. RED BEACON STRATEGIES LLC $187K
  3. WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC $177K
  4. GRASSROOTS TARGETING $160K
  5. CMDI $77K

  Paid to individuals: $160K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (754 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Emily BergeFEC filing: Emily Berge · H6WI03172 ↗

  Raised

  $793K

  Spent

  $793K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  • Individuals 97% $771K
  • PACs & other committees 0.5% $4,200
  • Candidate's own money & loans 1% $11K
  • Other receipts 0.8% $6,633

  Campaign totals through Oct 17, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. WISCONSIN MEDICAL SOCIETY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC · Wisconsin Medical Society $100

  Where the money went $623K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $623K of the $793K the campaign reported spending through Oct 17, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Oct 17, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 57% $356K
  • Consultants & strategy 0.3% $1,650
  • Staff & payroll 17% $106K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 16% $97K
  • Travel, meals & events 0.3% $1,673
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $10K
  • Legal & compliance 6% $36K
  • Other or unclassified 2% $14K

  Largest payees

  1. FACEBOOK $245K
  2. PAYROLL DATA PROCESSING $106K
  3. MYCORRHIZA DIGITAL $46K
  4. STAGE LEFT STRATEGIES $36K
  5. CAMPAIGN COMPLIANCE INC. $36K

  Paid to individuals: $16K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Apr 30, 2025 to Oct 17, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (511 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Laura S BenjaminFEC filing: Laura S Benjamin · H6WI03180 ↗

  Raised

  $32K

  Spent

  $25K

  Cash on hand

  $6,693

  Debts

  $10K

  • Individuals 68% $22K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 31% $10K
  • Other receipts 0.5% $148

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2025.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $23K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 29% $6,595
  • Consultants & strategy 10% $2,360
  • Staff & payroll 22% $5,000
  • Fundraising & processing fees 23% $5,251
  • Travel, meals & events 4% $962
  • Office, technology & overhead 12% $2,709

  Largest payees

  1. WISDEMS - VAN $5,008
  2. RUN! WEBSITE BUILDER DESIGNED TO RUN NY $2,300
  3. META $2,289
  4. NEXT DAY FLYERS $1,717
  5. JOHNSON LITHO GRAPHICS OF EAU CLAIRE, LTD $663

  Paid to individuals: $8,386, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Apr 19, 2025 to Sep 29, 2025, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (83 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Rustin Levem Provance, Rodney Rave, Jayte Ryan Welch, Melvin Milivoj Marin Jr., Alexander Valiensi Kent.