Cooke has raised more than $5 million while challenging the Republican incumbent in the 3rd Congressional District.

Running her second campaign for Congress, Rebecca Cooke has raised more than $5.3 million through the final reporting period, which ended Oct. 16, before the election. She reported having more than $360,000 in the bank for the last three weeks of the campaign.
Her opponent, U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Prairie du Chien) has reported raising more than $6.6 million, with more than $1 million on hand for the final weeks of the campaign.
That combines for the most expensive race in the history of the 3rd Congressional District, breaking the record set in 2022.
Cooke, from Eau Claire, has received strong support from the political action committees of labor unions, as Democrats often do. Also, Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, and Kevin Conroy, CEO of Exact Sciences, each gave her $3,300.
Donations to candidates for federal offices from individuals are capped at $3,300 per election, so a person can give a candidate for Congress a max of $6,600 per election cycle, as it includes both a primary and a general. Political Action Committees that give to multiple candidates can donate up to $5,000 per election, for a total of $10,000 per election cycle.
DONORS NOTES AMOUNT Welcome PAC $7,500 KENT BENNETT
NEWTON HIGHLANDS, MAINVESTOR $6,600 LAURIE MURPHY
DE PERE, WI UNEMPLOYED $6,600 HILARY GABRIELI
BOSTON, MA UNEMPLOYED $6,600 WILLIAM CARY
RICHLAND CENTER, WI UNEMPLOYED $6,600 AGNES GUND
NEW YORK CITY, NY RETIRED $6,600 ANNA SINAIKO
NEWTON, MA HARVARD CHAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH/RESEARCH $6,600 DINAH LARSEN
TUALATIN, ORRETIRED $5,750 JILL BARLAND
EAU CLAIRE, WIUNEMPLOYED $5,600 DEMOCRATIC TURNOUT PROJECT PAC $5,000 INTL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES PAC $5,000 INTL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS PAC $5,000 PAC TO THE FUTURE PAC $5,000 RICHARD A. DART
MAIDEN ROCK, WIRESEARCH CLINICIAN $4,550 JOHN FRIEDMAN
RYE, NYVENTURE CAPITALIST $4,525 JSTREET PAC $4,326 CHRIS HOWARD
EAU CLAIRE, WIUNEMPLOYED $4,325 JOHN GRIMMER
FITCHBURG, WIMANAGER $4,300 SWING LEFT PAC $4,300 BUDWINSKI PAC $4,000 ROB STRIKER
MADISON, WIPHYSICIAN $3,850 BARRY BOOTHE
SAN FRANCISCO, CAUNEMPLOYED $3,800 KATHLEEN CUNZ
MAUSTON, WIUNEMPLOYED $3,651 THOMAS G. KRAJEWSKI ONALASKA, WI UNEMPLOYED $3,635 AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA PAC $3,500 PAMELA COX
OTTO WEST SALEM, WICEO AT INTERACT COMMUNICATIONS $3,309 KATHRYN NICOLE ROBINSON ASARCH
DENVER, COUNEMPLOYED $3,300 ROBERT BARR
HINESBURG, VTPRIVATE INVESTOR $3,300 CRAIG BICKNELL
SAN FRANCISCO, CAMUSICIAN $3,300 KEVIN CONROY
MADISON, WICEO AT EXACT SCIENCES CORP $3,300 BRUCE CORMICLE
BEVERLY HILLS, CAATTORNEY $3,300 MICHELLE DELONG
SCARSDALE, NYUNEMPLOYED $3,300 DAGMAR DOLBY
SAN FRANCISCO, CAUNEMPLOYED $3,300 JUDY FISKIN
LOS ANGELES, CAPROFESSOR $3,300 NEAL GOLDFARB
WELLSVILLE, PAUNEMPLOYED $3,300 CARL GRUNFELD
SAN FRANCISCO, CAPHYSICIAN & PROFESSOR $3,300 ANDREW GUNTHER
OAKLAND, CASCIENTIST $3,300 FRONTLINE USA PAC $3,300 JEFF HORING
NEW YORK CITYMANAGING DIRECTOR AT INSIGHT PARTNERS $3,300 PATRICIA HORING
NEW YORK CITYUNEMPLOYED $3,300 MEGAN HULL
WASHINGTON, DCSELF EMPLOYED $3,300 NICHOLAS JOSEFOWITZ
SAN FRANCISCO, CAEXECUTIVE AT PERMIT POWER $3,300 SUSAN KAVULICH
MIDDLETON, WIRETIRED $3,300 DANA KIRCHMAN
STAATSBURG, NYCOACH $3,300 MAX LAGALLY
MADISON, WIRETIRED $3,300 BARRY LANG
LOS ANGELES, CAREAL ESTATE INVESTOR $3,300 JANET LANG
LOS ANGELES, CAUNEMPLOYED $3,300 LINDA ELING-LEE
NEW YORK CITYINVESTMENT RESEARCH $3,300 PETER LEONE
VILLANOVA, PAUNEMPLOYED $3,300 ELLYN LINDSAY
LOS ANGELES, CAUNEMPLOYED $3,300 LAWRENCE NEUBAUER
NEW YORK CITYPRIVATE INVESTOR $3,300 KEN OLUM
SHARON, MARESEARCH PROFESSOR $3,300 ROBERT PRICE
LA JOLLA, CA FOUNDER OF PRICE FAMILY FOUNDATION $3,300 MARY ELIZABETH
ROACH PLEASANTON, CAUNEMPLOYED $3,300 WILLIAM R. ROACH
PLEASANTON, CAUNEMPLOYED $3,300 DAN ROSSKAMM
CHICAGO, ILMANUFACTURING $3,300 CRYSTAL SACCA
LOS ALTOS, CAPRIVATE INVESTOR $3,300 JEREMY SAWICKI
MENLO PARK, CAUNEMPLOYED $3,300 DAVID SCHIFELING
EAU CLAIRE, WIPHYSICIAN $3,300 ERIC SCHMIDT
PALO ALTO, CAMANAGER AT HILLSPIRE LLC $3,300 BETH SHAW
NEW YORK CITY, NYFINANCIAL WRITER $3,300 DAVID SHAW
NEW YORK CITY, NYDE SHAW RESEARCH $3,300 MIRIAM SHEARING
WOODLAND HILLS, CARETIRED $3,300 LEO SMITH
CHICAGO, ILPOLICY DIRECTOR AT CHICAGO CRED $3,300 EILEEN STAUSS
FEDERAL WAY, WAATTORNEY $3,300 DEBORAH STONE
SHERBORN, MAPSYCHOLOGIST $3,300 MAX STONE
SHERBORN, MADE SHAW & CO $3,300 PAT TRACY
ST. LOUIS, MOEXECUTIVE AT LASC $3,300 CARYL MCALLISTER
DELAFIELD, WI 53018UNEMPLOYED $3,300 JENNY NILSSON
NEW YORK CITYUNEMPLOYED $3,300 PAT STRYKER
FORT COLLINS, COPHILANTHROPIST $3,300 JOHN STOCKS
MCFARLAND, WIRETIRED $3,300 JOSHUA STEIN
GREENBRAE, CAUNEMPLOYED $3,297 JOSEPH KRUPP
MIDDLETON, WIUNEMPLOYED $3,250 LEVI E WOOD
MADISON, WIRETIRED $3,200 EUGENE KROHN
BLACK RIVER FALLS, WIUNEMPLOYED $3,160 MICHARL ALECKSON
LA CROSSE, WI MANAGER AT NORTH AMERICA CREDIT & COLLECTION $3,000 CHRISTOPHER AVERY
SANTE FE, NMUNEMPLOYED $3,000 MAUREEN CULHANE
CHICAGO, ILUNEMPLOYED $3,000 JOHNATHAN M. DANA
WASHINGTON, DCATTORNEY $3,000 ARTHUR KROEBER
NEW YORK CITYCONSULTANT $3,000 HENRY LATIMER
EVANSTON, ILUNEMPLOYED $3,000 THOMAS NEUJAHR
MADISON, WIUNEMPLOYED $3,000 JAN SARNECKI
ST. PAUL, MNUNEMPLOYED $3,000 PORTAGE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY $2,949 ANN STRONG
LEXINGTON, MAUNEMPLOYED $2,833 JULIET TOMKINS
RIVER FALLS, WIUNEMPLOYED $2,750 VALLEY FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC $2,700 MATTHEW GLINE
NEW YORK CITY, NYCEO AT ROIVANT $2,500 VALERIE HOCH
MIDDLETON, WISURGEON $2,500 JESS HOLLENBACK
LA CROSSE, WIPROFESSOR $2,500 WILLIAM KISTLER
NEW YORK CITYINVESTMENT MANAGER $2,500 MARIE MCKELLAR
DOBBS FERRY, NYUNEMPLOYED $2,500 CHRISTOPHER SACCA
WILSON, WYUNEMPLOYED $2,500 JULIETTE SCHICK
MADISON, WIRETIRED $2,500 BLUE MAJORITY PAC $2,500 GINNY WICKMAN
VERONA, WIUNEMPLOYED $2,473 STEPHEN DIAMOND
RIVER FOREST, ILATTORNEY $2,460 CHARLES OWEN
RIVER FALLS, WIUNEMPLOYED $2,400
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