As a small business owner and nonprofit leader, Rebecca Cooke has focused her career on building community and serving others. She learned to show up for people because it’s the right thing to do, not because of what was in it for her. Now, Cooke is running for Congress to better serve communities across Wisconsin, put people first, and address the issues that matter to everyday families across her district—including our nation’s gun violence epidemic. 

Cooke understands Wisconsin’s rich heritage of hunting and sport shooting—and while she respects that tradition and has spent time at a deer camp or two, she also knows that we have a responsibility to enact commonsense gun safety reforms to keep our children and communities safe from senseless shootings. In Congress, she’ll work to close the Charleston Loophole, enact red flag laws that allow law enforcement and families to disarm those who pose a risk to themselves or others, and expand background checks to all gun sales. She’ll also be a champion for strong safe storage requirements, because she wants people to be able to responsibly own guns while ensuring they don’t fall into the hands of an innocent child or someone who shouldn’t have access.

Next fall, Wisconsinites have a clear choice on their ballot—reelect one of the most extreme members of Congress who has proven that he will do the gun lobby’s bidding time and time again, or start a new chapter by electing a committed champion like Cooke, who will always fight for both their safety and their Second Amendment rights. It’s simple: With Rebecca Cooke helping lead the way on this issue in a new gun safety majority, real progress towards building a better future for the next generation is possible.

We are proud to endorse Rebecca Cooke for the US House of Representatives.