Photo: U.S. House of Representatives / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What grabs me about Van Orden is the sheer pivot in his life: a retired Navy SEAL who tried acting and then landed in Congress representing Wisconsin. That arc is unusual even by American political standards, and it tells me he is comfortable reinventing himself in front of an audience. Whatever one thinks of his politics, the discipline and nerve forged in special operations clearly carried over into a combative public career. I find people who refuse a single lane genuinely interesting, and his willingness to keep changing the stakes is, to me, the most revealing thing about him.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Derrick Van Orden
- Name (Japanese)
- デリック・バン・オーデン
- Reading
- でりっく・ばん・おーでん
- Born
- September 15, 1969 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rooster
- Origin
- Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- businessperson / actor / politician / military personnel
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Excelsior College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.vanordenforcongress.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/derrickvanorden/
- Xhttps://x.com/derrickvanorden
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick%20Van%20Orden
Frequently asked questions
When was Derrick Van Orden born?
Born September 15, 1969 (age 56).
Where is Derrick Van Orden from?
Derrick Van Orden is from Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.
What does Derrick Van Orden do?
Derrick Van Orden works as businessperson, actor, politician, military personnel.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-19
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.