# Derrick Van Orden

Derrick Van Orden is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Wisconsin’s 3rd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Wisconsin’s 3rd district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: V000135
- FEC candidate IDs: H0WI03175

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/V000135 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

12% of Orden’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Wisconsin, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans.

## What Orden says (119th Congress (2025–27))

702 classified statements: 616 posts on X, 74 press releases, 12 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Orden | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.6% | 2.1% | 90 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 9.4% | 15.1% | 178 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 66.1% | 67.7% | 137 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.7% | 8.9% | 140 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 40.5% | 37.4% | 87 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 3.0% | 121 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 26% (House Republicans 24%); Agriculture and Food 24% (House Republicans 9.0%); Health 20% (House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (House Republicans 19%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.03 (standard error 0.01), from 11,227 donors and 1,814 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 91.6% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 96.6% (97.1%). 23 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 414. 13.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 103 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10067: Ride in Freedom Act (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10067
- H.R. 9942: House Our Heroes Act (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9942
- H.R. 9664: K–9 Hero Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9664
- H.R. 9665: VA Police Security Enhancement Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9665
- H.R. 8532: VA Home Loan Affordability Act (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8532
- H.R. 6904: Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement and Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6904
- H.R. 5866: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest in certain land in the Black River State Forest in Millston, Wisconsin, and for… (in committee, 2025-12-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5866
- H.R. 5789: Donald J. Trump Congressional Gold Medal Act (in committee, 2025-10-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5789
- H.J.Res. 129: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation for any period during which a… (in committee, 2025-10-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/129
- H.R. 5352: To prohibit Federal funding for entities that employ individuals who condone and celebrate political violence and domestic terrorism, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2025-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5352

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $9.1M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 37% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 12% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepVanOrden/status/2114825712460861560
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepVanOrden/status/2111502647111135319
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepVanOrden/status/2110561875058368596
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepVanOrden/status/2110761748911247691
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepVanOrden/status/2110783623645565062
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepVanOrden/status/2110505431109927114
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepVanOrden/status/2109670287809839230
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepVanOrden/status/2109027946237173989
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepVanOrden/status/2108595710711005242
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepVanOrden/status/2107861723415724284

## Links

- Official site: https://vanorden.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepVanOrden
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepVanOrden
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepVanOrden
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/V000135

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/V000135