EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden paid a visit to Eau Claire Friday.
The Republican Congressman stopped at the Menards Distribution Center, highlighting no tax on overtime and tips.
Those tax cuts were signed into law as part of the working families tax cut and jobs act, also known as Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.
Van Orden was joined by Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan, marking yet another high-profile visit to Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District.
The seat currently held by Van Orden is up for grabs in November.
“The third congressional district of the state of Wisconsin is the greatest representation of rural America, of any congressional district in the entire country. So, we work with our hands here and we produce products that feed the world. We also produce products that make your life better through our small to medium manufacturers. So that’s why everyone from the executive branch is coming here, because we truly represent a cross-section of America,” said Van Orden.
Democrats Rebecca Cooke and Emily Berge are looking to unseat Van Orden.
We reached out to both candidates for reaction to Friday’s event. Berge sent us the following statement.
I have traveled across the 19 counties of the 3rd and spoken with thousands of folks who have been harmed by the One Big Billionaire Bill that Representatives Van Orden and Jordan voted for. Every person that I have heard from has seen their health care costs rise significantly more than the no tax on overtime or tips has saved them. For Derrick Van Orden to campaign with pedophile protector Jim Jordan, who has taken voters to mat his entire career, is a disgusting political stunt that people are tired of. I promise to deliver real economic relief, fight for Medicare for All, and always put people over party bosses and the ultra-wealthy.
We have not heard back from Cooke.
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