Derrick Van Orden

RepublicanDistrict R+3119th CongressOn the ballot 2026

Typical swing score68#38 of 431 representatives across tracked bills

Contact Derrick Van Orden’s office

Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators dataset

Call office 202-225-5506 Contact via website

Washington, D.C. office

1513 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4903

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

Signals to watch

What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.

Could pull them toward Democrats · 5 signals

Strong
Backs 9 Democratic-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 9 of the 890 tracked bills that were introduced by Democrats: H.R. 1266, H.R. 1948, H.R. 1993, H.R. 2034, H.R. 2550 and 4 more.
Medium
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive district (R+3)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. WI-3 has a partisan lean of R+3. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
Weak
Competitive district: WI-3 is R+3WI-3 has a partisan lean of R+3 (25% 2020 / 75% 2024 presidential two-party vote vs. the nation). That is within 5 points of even.
Weak
43rd most moderate of 219 House RepublicansDW-NOMINATE +0.379 vs. the House Republican median of +0.530: 0.151 toward the Democrats (rank 43 of 219 by distance toward the Democrats).

Term and election

From the congress-legislators dataset

On the ballot 2026

Current term: January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
Next election: November 3, 2026
Years in office: 3.8 years

Committees

Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3

House Committee on Agriculture
Majority · 22nd in seniority
- Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and PoultryVice Chair
House Committee on Armed Services
Majority · 24th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations
- Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Voting ideology

first dimension, from Voteview

R median

D median

Orden

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Their score of +0.379 is 0.15 to the left of the House Republican median (+0.530).

Advocacy scorecards

Their rating vs. the House Republican average

119th Congress73
House Republican average: 86 (n=217)

Swing score by bill

swing-v2 · a bill marks a member as committed to it

Swing score for Derrick Van Orden on each tracked bill
Bill	Their role	Swing score ·
H.R. 1An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.Summary on Congress.gov	No position yet	68	Middle
H.R. 2283Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery ActSummary on Congress.gov