A Wisconsin legislator says she’s running to try to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden in next year’s election.
State Rep. Katrina Shankland, a Stevens Point Democrat, announced Tuesday, October 3, she’s running for the seat representing western Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District in 2024. The district includes Dunn County and parts of Chippewa County. Shankland joins a crowded Democratic field that already includes former La Crosse County Board Chair Tara Johnson, small-business owner Rebecca Cooke and Harvard Law School student Aaron Nytes. Van Orden, a former Navy SEAL, narrowly defeated Democratic state Sen. Brad Pfaff [paff] to flip the seat for the GOP last year. Pfaff has decided not to challenge Van Orden in 2024.