EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. – Today, the campaign to elect Rebecca Cooke in Wisconsin’s competitive Third Congressional District announced the endorsement of UFCW Local 1473.
“As a working class candidate and a proud daughter of dairy farmers, I am thrilled to have the endorsement of UFCW Local 1473,” said Cooke. “UFCW members power and feed our communities. I am incredibly grateful for the work they do, and I will never stop fighting for their rights, dignity, and well-being.”
“Rebecca has been a strong voice for working families in the Third District and throughout Wisconsin. We know she will continue to stand up for working people and ensure our members have a champion in Washington,” said UFCW Local 1473 President Jake Bailey. “We’ve got her back in this race, and know that she’ll always have ours.”
This announcement comes after it was announced that the campaign to elect Rebecca Cooke raised $1 million in the first twenty days of the campaign. Momentum continues to build behind Cooke’s campaign as she has also earned support from organizations, including the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART) Union, EMILYs List, Elect Democratic Women, farmers, small business owners, and working people across WI-03.
