Rebecca Cooke
Centrist
Democrat
N/A
Wisconsin
Current Position: Former Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Board Member
Running For: House Representative - District 3
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For repealing the tax on Social Security benefits for seniors and scrapping the Social Security earnings cap so higher earners pay more into the program
- Against Trump administration tariffs, criticizing them for causing family farm bankruptcies
Business & Labor
- For increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour
- For stronger antitrust enforcement against corporations in healthcare, agriculture, and other sectors
- For passing the PRO Act to expand workers' rights and union organizing protections
Health Care
- For expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing; annually lowering the Medicare eligibility age; increasing Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates for hospitals; and allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices
- For improving and expanding the Affordable Care Act through additional tax credits, more exchange options, and simplified enrollment
Education
- For increased federal investment in early childhood education, doubling Pell Grant values, and treating student loans like mortgages with refinancing options
Environment
- For investment in clean energy including wind, solar, hydro, and small modular nuclear power
- For PFAS water contamination remediation, regulation of corporate polluters, and investment in mass transit including high-speed rail
Civil Rights
- For abortion rights; supports upholding Roe v. Wade, ending the Hyde Amendment to allow abortion coverage for Medicaid/Medicare recipients, ensuring Planned Parenthood remains open and federally funded, and believes reproductive decisions should be free from political or governmental interference
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- Against abolishing ICE
- For opposing foreign ownership of American farmland
- For the 2026 U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and ousting of President Nicolás Maduro, though criticized the Trump administration for lacking a concrete stability plan
Public Safety
- For gun rights and Second Amendment protections, while also supporting universal background checks and stronger enforcement of red flag laws
- Against defunding the police