Swing Wisconsin District Weighs Lawmaker’s Unique Jan. 6 Role

Oct. 22, 2024, 9:30 AM UTC

Sitting in an Onalaska bar festooned with Green Bay Packers paraphernalia, House Democratic candidate Rebecca Cooke swigged Miller Lite and promised union leaders to push for their priorities if she wins the race for a rural Wisconsin seat.

Over her shoulder, a television blared a super PAC ad bashing her opponent, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), for attending the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in Washington, D.C.

Both candidates talk about economic and national security issues in this competitive House race that could decide which party controls that chamber next year. But the specter of the Capitol insurrection looms over the ...

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