
Both parties are using a well-worn loophole – that the Legislature could close – to boost their candidate, creating a tsunami of advertising in the relatively small race.
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The first-term Republican congressman has raised a whopping $6.6 million as he tries to hold his swing district in western Wisconsin.
Cooke has raised more than $5 million while challenging the Republican incumbent in the 3rd Congressional District.
GOP incumbent Derrick Van Orden and Democratic challenger Rebecca Cooke have raised a record $12 million as they run neck and neck in the race for the 3rd House District.
Rep. Tom Tiffany, the incumbent Republican, has raised about $1.2 million. Right-wing billionaires like the Uihleins, Diane Hendricks of ABC Supply and the Kwik Trip co-founder all made big donations.
While illegal voting is very rare, the state still takes it very seriously, experts say.
State law doesn’t prohibit a person from running in a district where they don’t live, but they must move there before assuming office. Behnke says he will rent something in…