Derrick Van Orden is committed to working on behalf of farmers.

Derrick is committed to working on behalf of farmers

General commitment to advocate for farmers.

Issues | Derrick Van Orden for Congress
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Under "Rebuilding our Economy," the campaign page says: "Derrick is committed to working on behalf of farmers and is the first Wisconsin member in more than a decade to serve on the House Agriculture Committee." It also says he "continues to deliver major wins for Wisconsin farmers in Congress, including passing the Dairy Business Innovation Act" and that he "championed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act."

Campaign material explicitly made the farmers commitment and tied it to congressional work.

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Issues | Derrick Van Orden for Congress
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The Clerk's member profile lists Van Orden as serving on the House Agriculture Committee, including the Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry and Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture subcommittees.

He held the agriculture committee post that would directly support farmer-related work.

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Derrick Van Orden | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 1230 was sponsored by Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3], introduced on 02/12/2025, referred to the House Agriculture and Veterans' Affairs Committees, and as of the latest action remained in introduced/referred status.

He introduced a concrete agriculture-related bill to expand farming and ranching opportunities for veterans, showing active legislative work on behalf of farmers.

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H.R.1230 - AG VETS Act | Congress.gov
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Congress.gov lists S. 222 as having become Public Law No. 119-69 on 01/14/2026. The law allows whole and reduced-fat milk in federally funded school lunches and updates milk policy affecting dairy producers and schools.

A dairy-policy bill Van Orden publicly championed became law, providing strong evidence of follow-through on a farmer-facing issue.

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S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 | Congress.gov
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The Clerk's roll call page for H.R. 1147 shows the House passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act on Dec. 13, 2023; Van Orden is listed among the yeas.

He voted for a measure that directly benefited dairy producers and advanced the broader farmers-related agenda.

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Roll Call 718 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Van Orden said he "will always fight for our farmers" and announced USDA had resumed paused Dairy Business Innovation Initiative funding, which he described as crucial to Wisconsin's dairy industry.

This shows direct advocacy on an agriculture funding issue, with a concrete program outcome following his intervention.

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Van Orden Statement on Release of DBI Initiative Program Funds | Representative Derrick Van Orden
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