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The 2026 race
Laura S Benjamin is one of nine candidates listed in the contested 2026 general election for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. The election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
The field includes five Democrats, one Republican, two independents and one candidate listed with the label NNE. Republican Derrick F. Van Orden is the incumbent. The candidate roster does not list biographies for any of the nine contenders.
Campaign finance amounts also are not on file for any candidate. That includes money raised, money spent and cash on hand. Those categories describe different parts of a campaign’s finances: contributions received, campaign expenditures and money remaining at the time of a filing.
Candidates in the contest
- Laura S Benjamin, Democrat: No biography is on file. No amounts are listed for money raised, spending or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are on file.
- Emily Berge, Democrat: No biography is on file. No amounts are listed for money raised, spending or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are on file.
- Rebecca Cooke, Democrat: No biography is on file. No amounts are listed for money raised, spending or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are on file.
- Alexander Valiensi Kent, Independent: No biography is on file. No amounts are listed for money raised, spending or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are on file.
- Melvin Milivoj Mr. Jr. Marin, Democrat: No biography is on file. No amounts are listed for money raised, spending or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are on file.
- Rustin Levem Provance, NNE: No biography is on file. No amounts are listed for money raised, spending or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are on file.
- Rodney Rave, Democrat: No biography is on file. No amounts are listed for money raised, spending or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are on file.
- Derrick F. Mr. Van Orden, Republican: Van Orden is the incumbent. No biography, campaign finance amounts or documented policy positions are on file.
- Jayte Ryan Mr. Welch, Independent: No biography is on file. No amounts are listed for money raised, spending or cash on hand, and no documented policy positions are on file.
Policy positions
There are no documented policy positions on file for Benjamin or any of the other eight candidates. Their party or candidate labels identify how they are listed in the contest, but those labels do not establish a detailed position on a specific issue.
That means the official record does not establish where any contender stands on legislation or policy areas. Positions should be attributed to a candidate only after that candidate has stated or documented them.
What voters can track
The candidate roster, campaign finance filings and documented issue positions may change as the Nov. 3 general election approaches. Updates in those areas would allow voters to compare the contenders’ backgrounds, campaign activity and stated priorities.
The central process questions are whether the candidate field changes, when financial figures are filed and whether candidates formally document positions on issues before Election Day.
