Rebecca Cooke
Democrat
Small business owner; Founder, Red Letter Grant
Non-Incumbent · Public Record R2B
PIP Political Integrity Pledge · Political Integrity PAC
- No Corporate PAC Money
- Stock Trading Ban
- Lobbying Ban for Former Members
- Overturn Citizens United
T Transparency
63.2%
+0.5 from Political Integrity Pledge
Top positive drivers
- T3 ECU Unrig Washington pledge: Ban Congressional Stock Trading. 3.75/4
- T4 $0 corporate PAC (FEC verified); ECU endorsed; Unrig Washington pledge; crack down on dark money; fix FEC. 3.75/4
- T19 Supports Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis VRA; protect right to vote; end dark money; Defend the Vote endorsed. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- T2 No proactive financial disclosure beyond FEC requirements. No tax returns released. 0/4
- T15 No AI transparency positions found. 0/4
- T23 No whistleblower protection positions found. 0/4
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- T1 Roundtables across district; downtown discussions in Eau Claire/La Crosse/Stevens Point; HQ on Water Street. 3.50/4
- T2 No proactive financial disclosure beyond FEC requirements. No tax returns released. 0/4
- T3 ECU Unrig Washington pledge: Ban Congressional Stock Trading. 3.75/4
- T4 $0 corporate PAC (FEC verified); ECU endorsed; Unrig Washington pledge; crack down on dark money; fix FEC. 3.75/4
- T5 FEC-verified; $2.4M Q1 2026 with $1.67M individual. No proactive dashboard beyond FEC. 2.88/4
- T6 Issues page; La Crosse Tribune, Pierce County Journal, PBS Wisconsin, WPR, Spectrum News interviews. 2.88/4
- T7 PBS Wisconsin, WPR, Spectrum News, La Crosse Tribune, Eau Claire Chamber forum. Backed out of 2024 primary debate. 2.88/4
- T8 AFL-CIO, EMILY's List, ECU, NRDC, Blue Dog, New Dems, Social Security Works, Giffords, Moms Demand, Defend the Vote. 2.88/4
- T9 Active on X and Instagram; campaign website; YouTube channel. 2.88/4
- T10 Pocketbook issues; gas at the pump, groceries, rent; dairy farm framing; waitress background grounds discussion. 3.50/4
- T11 Taking on drug companies; Medicare drug negotiation; antitrust in healthcare. 2.88/4
- T12 Discusses housing costs. No transparency mechanisms (beneficial ownership, zoning transparency). 1/4
- T13 Discusses grocery/gas/healthcare costs. Calls for corporate accountability. No disclosure mechanisms. 2.25/4
- T14 Ending culture of corruption; attacks Van Orden for debt. General spending accountability stance. 2.88/4
- T15 No AI transparency positions found. 0/4
- T16 Universal background checks, red flag laws, assault weapons ban, safe storage. Giffords/Moms Demand endorsed. 2.88/4
- T17 More border agents; DACA; American Dream Act. No system transparency mechanisms. 2.25/4
- T18 Education positions focus on funding, not transparency mechanisms. 1/4
- T19 Supports Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis VRA; protect right to vote; end dark money; Defend the Vote endorsed. 3.75/4
- T20 Unrig Washington pledge; stock ban; no corporate PAC; dark money reform; fix FEC. 2.88/4
- T21 Multiple media interviews. One incident refusing ICE questions from confrontational reporter. 2.88/4
- T22 PolitiFact flagged one overstatement (Van Orden and Jan 6). No other false claims. 2.88/4
- T23 No whistleblower protection positions found. 0/4
- T24 No FOIA reform or open data positions found. 0/4
- T25 No corporate PAC verified across 3 cycles; Red Letter Grant matches community service rhetoric; 0 contradictions. 3.75/4
E Efficiency
68.4%
Top positive drivers
- E6 3 campaign cycles; $6.36M in 2024; $4.4M COH; overperformed Harris by 5 pts; grew retail to 4 locations; Red Letter Grant. 4/4
- E9 Red Letter Grant: 50+ businesses, 200+ jobs, 18-county region (verified by Leader-Telegram, Volume One). Retail 4 locations. 4/4
- E4 Red Letter Grant: 50+ businesses, 200+ jobs, 18-county region, 8 years. District-based Chief of Staff commitment. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- E23 No positions on GAO/IG recommendations or audit findings. 0/4
- E3 General anti-corruption stance. No specific evaluation proposals. 1/4
- E20 No documented cost-effectiveness of security approaches. 1/4
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- E1 Property tax deferral (measurable); $15 minimum wage with rolling implementation; childcare incubators. 2.88/4
- E2 Cost data in messaging; dairy farm background; WEDC board experience. No CBO/GAO references. 2.88/4
- E3 General anti-corruption stance. No specific evaluation proposals. 1/4
- E4 Red Letter Grant: 50+ businesses, 200+ jobs, 18-county region, 8 years. District-based Chief of Staff commitment. 3.75/4
- E5 Rural broadband expansion. No broader IT modernization proposals. 2.25/4
- E6 3 campaign cycles; $6.36M in 2024; $4.4M COH; overperformed Harris by 5 pts; grew retail to 4 locations; Red Letter Grant. 4/4
- E7 Blue Dog + Sanders + AFL-CIO + NRDC + EMILY's List + J Street + Giffords. Self-described progressive Blue Dog. 3.75/4
- E8 Childcare incubators with training; property tax deferral with 5-year timeline; community block grants. 2.88/4
- E9 Red Letter Grant: 50+ businesses, 200+ jobs, 18-county region (verified by Leader-Telegram, Volume One). Retail 4 locations. 4/4
- E10 Freedom to Vote Act; Unrig Washington; stock trading ban. 2.88/4
- E11 Expand Medicare (dental/vision/hearing); lower eligibility age; drug negotiation; defend/improve ACA. 3.13/4
- E12 Federal community block grants for rural housing; tax credits for mixed-income; first-time homebuyer tax deferral; farmstead purchases. 3.50/4
- E13 Clean infrastructure; wind/solar/hydro; small modular nuclear; NRDC endorsed. 2.88/4
- E14 More border agents; DACA; broken system needs fixing. No USCIS modernization. 2.25/4
- E15 Teacher pay increases and signing bonuses; Head Start/preschool; 4-H/FFA; childcare incubators. 2.88/4
- E16 Background checks; red flag laws; assault weapons ban; safe storage; Giffords/Moms Demand. 2.88/4
- E17 $15 minimum wage with rolling implementation; PRO Act; Davis-Bacon; project labor agreements; Red Letter Grant model. 3.75/4
- E18 Criticizes Van Orden for debt. No specific audits, IG funding, or procurement reform. 2.25/4
- E19 Rural broadband; safe roads and bridges. No permitting reform or delivery targets. 2.88/4
- E20 No documented cost-effectiveness of security approaches. 1/4
- E21 Committed to responsive constituent office. No specific processing targets. 2.25/4
- E22 Blue Dog fiscal moderation; attacks Van Orden on deficit/debt; lower taxes for working families. 2.88/4
- E23 No positions on GAO/IG recommendations or audit findings. 0/4
- E24 Broken immigration system; Farm Bill restructuring; healthcare antitrust reform. 2.88/4
- E25 No specific agency oversight positions. 1/4
A Affordability
80.1%
Top positive drivers
- A1 Campaign centered on affordability; roundtables; number one issue is cost of living; gas/groceries/rent/healthcare. 3.75/4
- A3 Red Letter Grant provides startup capital for women entrepreneurs across 18-county region. Caseworker commitment. 3.75/4
- A9 Pocketbook issues; everyday people struggling; waitress-while-running; dairy farm background. 3.75/4
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- A1 Campaign centered on affordability; roundtables; number one issue is cost of living; gas/groceries/rent/healthcare. 3.75/4
- A2 Cost pressures from farm background; WEDC board; Act 10/right-to-work impacts on wages. 2.88/4
- A3 Red Letter Grant provides startup capital for women entrepreneurs across 18-county region. Caseworker commitment. 3.75/4
- A4 Enforce antitrust; corporate grocery accountability; protect small farmers against conglomerates. 2.88/4
- A5 Pocketbook terms; waitress framing; mortgage/rent alongside essentials. No specific dollar estimates. 2.88/4
- A6 Campaign responds to cost pressures; gas/grocery/rent/healthcare spikes; Eau Claire Chamber forum on hospital closings. 2.88/4
- A7 Lower taxes for working families; attacks Van Orden for debt. No specific redirections. 2.25/4
- A8 Corporate grocery stores accountable for runaway prices; gas pump price gouging; antitrust enforcement. 2.88/4
- A9 Pocketbook issues; everyday people struggling; waitress-while-running; dairy farm background. 3.75/4
- A10 Affordability explicitly central across 3 cycles; DCCC Red to Blue; number one issue is cost of living. 3.75/4
- A11 Expand Medicare dental/vision/hearing; lower eligibility age; drug negotiation; defend ACA; insulin caps. 3.75/4
- A12 Federal community block grants; tax credits for mixed-income; first-time homebuyer deferral; farmstead purchases. 3.50/4
- A13 Head Start/preschool funding; childcare incubators; teacher pay; Pell Grant background. 2.88/4
- A14 Lower taxes for working families. No specific EITC/CTC/capital gains provisions. 2.25/4
- A15 Antitrust enforcement; corporate grocery accountability; price gouging. 2.88/4
- A16 $15 minimum wage with rolling implementation; PRO Act; Davis-Bacon prevailing wage; project labor agreements. 3.75/4
- A17 Corporate grocery accountability; Farm Bill restructuring; incentivize rural cooperatives; dairy farm background. 2.88/4
- A18 Clean energy investment (wind/solar/hydro); small modular nuclear; green energy projects. 2.88/4
- A19 Rural broadband and infrastructure. No transit, gas relief, EV, or commuter benefit mechanisms. 2.25/4
- A20 Coherent strategy connecting healthcare + housing + wages + education + agriculture + energy through affordability lens. 3.75/4
- A21 No corporate PAC across 3 cycles; Red Letter Grant matches empowerment rhetoric; consistent platform. 2.88/4
- A22 Defend ACA; protect Social Security and Medicare (SSW/NCPSSM endorsed); expand BadgerCare; protect Planned Parenthood. 3.75/4
- A23 Rural communities prioritized; first-time homebuyers; seniors (Medicare); women entrepreneurs (Red Letter Grant). 3.50/4
- A24 Workers ($15/PRO Act); families; seniors (Medicare/SS); farmers; women entrepreneurs; students; rural communities. 3.50/4
- A25 AFL-CIO; IBEW/SMART/UFCW/IUPAT; Social Security Works; NCPSSM; EMILY's List; Blue Dog; NRDC. 3.13/4
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Non-Incumbent · Public Record
Scored on publicly available information only — platform statements, prior office, news coverage. Same criteria as the Questionnaire pathway, without direct candidate input.
Scoring Summary
| Axis | Base | Pledge Bonus | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transparency | 63.2% | +0.5 | 63.7% |
| Efficiency | 68.4% | — | 68.4% |
| Affordability | 80.1% | — | 80.1% |
| Overall TEA | Average of the three axes | 70.6% | |
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