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, MA | INVESTOR | $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, OR | RETIRED | $5,750 |
| JILL BARLAND EAU CLAIRE, WI | UNEMPLOYED | $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, WI | RESEARCH CLINICIAN | $4,550 |
| JOHN FRIEDMAN RYE, NY | VENTURE CAPITALIST | $4,525 |
| JSTREET PAC | $4,326 | |
| CHRIS HOWARD EAU CLAIRE, WI | UNEMPLOYED | $4,325 |
| JOHN GRIMMER FITCHBURG, WI | MANAGER | $4,300 |
| SWING LEFT PAC | $4,300 | |
| BUDWINSKI PAC | $4,000 | |
| ROB STRIKER MADISON, WI | PHYSICIAN | $3,850 |
| BARRY BOOTHE SAN FRANCISCO, CA | UNEMPLOYED | $3,800 |
| KATHLEEN CUNZ MAUSTON, WI | UNEMPLOYED | $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, WI | CEO AT INTERACT COMMUNICATIONS | $3,309 |
| KATHRYN NICOLE ROBINSON ASARCH DENVER, CO | UNEMPLOYED | $3,300 |
| ROBERT BARR HINESBURG, VT | PRIVATE INVESTOR | $3,300 |
| CRAIG BICKNELL SAN FRANCISCO, CA | MUSICIAN | $3,300 |
| KEVIN CONROY MADISON, WI | CEO AT EXACT SCIENCES CORP | $3,300 |
| BRUCE CORMICLE BEVERLY HILLS, CA | ATTORNEY | $3,300 |
| MICHELLE DELONG SCARSDALE, NY | UNEMPLOYED | $3,300 |
| DAGMAR DOLBY SAN FRANCISCO, CA | UNEMPLOYED | $3,300 |
| JUDY FISKIN LOS ANGELES, CA | PROFESSOR | $3,300 |
| NEAL GOLDFARB WELLSVILLE, PA | UNEMPLOYED | $3,300 |
| CARL GRUNFELD SAN FRANCISCO, CA | PHYSICIAN & PROFESSOR | $3,300 |
| ANDREW GUNTHER OAKLAND, CA | SCIENTIST | $3,300 |
| FRONTLINE USA | PAC | $3,300 |
| JEFF HORING NEW YORK CITY | MANAGING DIRECTOR AT INSIGHT PARTNERS | $3,300 |
| PATRICIA HORING NEW YORK CITY | UNEMPLOYED | $3,300 |
| MEGAN HULL WASHINGTON, DC | SELF EMPLOYED | $3,300 |
| NICHOLAS JOSEFOWITZ SAN FRANCISCO, CA | EXECUTIVE AT PERMIT POWER | $3,300 |
| SUSAN KAVULICH MIDDLETON, WI | RETIRED | $3,300 |
| DANA KIRCHMAN STAATSBURG, NY | COACH | $3,300 |
| MAX LAGALLY MADISON, WI | RETIRED | $3,300 |
| BARRY LANG LOS ANGELES, CA | REAL ESTATE INVESTOR | $3,300 |
| JANET LANG LOS ANGELES, CA | UNEMPLOYED | $3,300 |
| LINDA ELING-LEE NEW YORK CITY | INVESTMENT RESEARCH | $3,300 |
| PETER LEONE VILLANOVA, PA | UNEMPLOYED | $3,300 |
| ELLYN LINDSAY LOS ANGELES, CA | UNEMPLOYED | $3,300 |
| LAWRENCE NEUBAUER NEW YORK CITY | PRIVATE INVESTOR | $3,300 |
| KEN OLUM SHARON, MA | RESEARCH PROFESSOR | $3,300 |
| ROBERT PRICE LA JOLLA, CA | FOUNDER OF PRICE FAMILY FOUNDATION | $3,300 |
| MARY ELIZABETH ROACH PLEASANTON, CA | UNEMPLOYED | $3,300 |
| WILLIAM R. ROACH PLEASANTON, CA | UNEMPLOYED | $3,300 |
| DAN ROSSKAMM CHICAGO, IL | MANUFACTURING | $3,300 |
| CRYSTAL SACCA LOS ALTOS, CA | PRIVATE INVESTOR | $3,300 |
| JEREMY SAWICKI MENLO PARK, CA | UNEMPLOYED | $3,300 |
| DAVID SCHIFELING EAU CLAIRE, WI | PHYSICIAN | $3,300 |
| ERIC SCHMIDT PALO ALTO, CA | MANAGER AT HILLSPIRE LLC | $3,300 |
| BETH SHAW NEW YORK CITY, NY | FINANCIAL WRITER | $3,300 |
| DAVID SHAW NEW YORK CITY, NY | DE SHAW RESEARCH | $3,300 |
| MIRIAM SHEARING WOODLAND HILLS, CA | RETIRED | $3,300 |
| LEO SMITH CHICAGO, IL | POLICY DIRECTOR AT CHICAGO CRED | $3,300 |
| EILEEN STAUSS FEDERAL WAY, WA | ATTORNEY | $3,300 |
| DEBORAH STONE SHERBORN, MA | PSYCHOLOGIST | $3,300 |
| MAX STONE SHERBORN, MA | DE SHAW & CO | $3,300 |
| PAT TRACY ST. LOUIS, MO | EXECUTIVE AT LASC | $3,300 |
| CARYL MCALLISTER DELAFIELD, WI 53018 | UNEMPLOYED | $3,300 |
| JENNY NILSSON NEW YORK CITY | UNEMPLOYED | $3,300 |
| PAT STRYKER FORT COLLINS, CO | PHILANTHROPIST | $3,300 |
| JOHN STOCKS MCFARLAND, WI | RETIRED | $3,300 |
| JOSHUA STEIN GREENBRAE, CA | UNEMPLOYED | $3,297 |
| JOSEPH KRUPP MIDDLETON, WI | UNEMPLOYED | $3,250 |
| LEVI E WOOD MADISON, WI | RETIRED | $3,200 |
| EUGENE KROHN BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI | UNEMPLOYED | $3,160 |
| MICHARL ALECKSON LA CROSSE, WI | MANAGER AT NORTH AMERICA CREDIT & COLLECTION | $3,000 |
| CHRISTOPHER AVERY SANTE FE, NM | UNEMPLOYED | $3,000 |
| MAUREEN CULHANE CHICAGO, IL | UNEMPLOYED | $3,000 |
| JOHNATHAN M. DANA WASHINGTON, DC | ATTORNEY | $3,000 |
| ARTHUR KROEBER NEW YORK CITY | CONSULTANT | $3,000 |
| HENRY LATIMER EVANSTON, IL | UNEMPLOYED | $3,000 |
| THOMAS NEUJAHR MADISON, WI | UNEMPLOYED | $3,000 |
| JAN SARNECKI ST. PAUL, MN | UNEMPLOYED | $3,000 |
| PORTAGE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY | $2,949 | |
| ANN STRONG LEXINGTON, MA | UNEMPLOYED | $2,833 |
| JULIET TOMKINS RIVER FALLS, WI | UNEMPLOYED | $2,750 |
| VALLEY FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC | $2,700 | |
| MATTHEW GLINE NEW YORK CITY, NY | CEO AT ROIVANT | $2,500 |
| VALERIE HOCH MIDDLETON, WI | SURGEON | $2,500 |
| JESS HOLLENBACK LA CROSSE, WI | PROFESSOR | $2,500 |
| WILLIAM KISTLER NEW YORK CITY | INVESTMENT MANAGER | $2,500 |
| MARIE MCKELLAR DOBBS FERRY, NY | UNEMPLOYED | $2,500 |
| CHRISTOPHER SACCA WILSON, WY | UNEMPLOYED | $2,500 |
| JULIETTE SCHICK MADISON, WI | RETIRED | $2,500 |
| BLUE MAJORITY PAC | $2,500 | |
| GINNY WICKMAN VERONA, WI | UNEMPLOYED | $2,473 |
| STEPHEN DIAMOND RIVER FOREST, IL | ATTORNEY | $2,460 |
| CHARLES OWEN RIVER FALLS, WI | UNEMPLOYED | $2,400 |
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