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Derrick Van Orden: “The first 20 meetings I did after I got elected were with…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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E1: Rep. Derrick Van Orden, (WI-03) | Retired Navy SEAL

Published | Video Starts at 04:31

So I won by 3.8%. So 750,000 people didn't send me here. Let's be honest. That's who I'm representing. Yeah, but you still represent everyone. Listen, man, The first 20 meetings I did after I got elected were with all the people that tried to get me not elected. I went to every single Democrat town board chairman, mayors, councilmen and women, political figures, and I spoke to him and I said, look, I brought my staff with me … (04:31–04:38)

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