HAGER CITY, WI (WSAU) — After a narrow defeat to incumbent Ron Kind in 2020, retired Navy SEAL Derek Van Orden has announced he will take another run at Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District seat in ’22
Van Orden made the official announcement in a Tweet Thursday morning which included a video of him riding a motorcycle:
I'm running to bring Wisconsin values back to Washington DC, stand up for our Constitution, and truly represent the people of the 3rd District. Now is the time for a change in leadership in Western Wisconsin, and I will defeat Ron Kind in 2022. pic.twitter.com/xQPNPYDfPK
— Derrick Van Orden (@derrickvanorden) April 8, 2021
Kind won the 2020 race by just two points. Since the election, Van Orden has remained in the spotlight making his thoughts and opinions on what’s happening in Washington known.
He was also in Washington on January 6th as part of the protests against the certification of the Electoral College. However, he has made it clear that he did not participate in the violent insurrection at the Capitol building through a message posted on his personal Twitter account.
“The violence that took place at the capital today (January 6th) disgraces [my military] service. I cannot express how deeply disgusted I am with this. I grieve for our Nation,” he said. “Any and all persons who commit these crimes should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
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