“I’m about as straightforward as you can get,” Derrick Van Orden said at a family farm in Fall Creek. “I’m a retired Navy SEAL senior chief,” he continued. “I’m a father, I’m a Christian, I’m husband, I am a grandfather.”
At an office in Eau Claire, Rebecca Cooke shared her story.
“I have a background that people connect with and resonate with,” she said. “I grew up on the north side of town on a dairy farm. I run a small business here in downtown Eau Claire. I’m a waitress at a local restaurant up the street.”
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