Bernie Sanders headed to Wisconsin to campaign for Rebecca Cooke
MOLLY BECK Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
MADISON - Bernie Sanders will visit Wisconsin's Driftless Area next week as part of a tour of the Midwest aimed at boosting Democratic congressional candidates ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The Vermont senator who won the Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary in 2016 will hold "an intimate town hall" event with Rebecca Cooke, who is challenging Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden in the 3rd Congressional District.
Sanders' visit comes five months after he last appeared in Wisconsin, when he attracted thousands to events ahead of the state Supreme Court election in the 1st and 3rd congressional districts as part of his tour of GOP-held areas.
Sanders' tour will make stops in Republican-held congressional districts in Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin, according to his campaign. He is scheduled to hold rallies in Davenport, Iowa and Kalamazoo, Michigan and also will appear at an event in Chicago with U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez, who is seeking re-election, and state Sen. Robert Peters, who is running in Illinois' 2nd Congressional District, which is represents the city's south side and is currently held by a Democrat.
In a statement, Sanders said candidates like Cooke "understand the need for decent paying jobs, health care for all, and the end of a corrupt campaign finance system in which the ultra-wealthy buy politicians."
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