Former Eau Claire Council President Emily Berge’s insurgent campaign in the 3rd CD

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 2,130

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Emily Berge, the former president of the Eau Claire city council and a candidate in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, was working the window of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau milkshake stand at the Trempealeau County fair on July 18 when a woman asked her if she knew the Farm Bureau was for Republicans.

To Berge, who had been at an event with the left-leaning Wisconsin Farmers Union the day before, the …

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