• POCAN, MARK
Experience: House: District 2, 2013-Present
Home State: Wisconsin
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $767,474Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Mark Pocan
    Gender:Male
    Family: Partner: Phil
    Birth Date: 08/14/1964
    Birth Place: Kenosha, WI
    Home City: Madison, WI

Education

    BA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1986

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present
    Assembly Member, Wisconsin State Assembly, 1998-2012
    Supervisor, Dane County Board of Supervisors, 1991-1996

Current Legislative Committees

    Budget, Member
    Education and the Workforce, Member
    Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member
    Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Professional Experience

    Owner, Budget Signs and Specialties, 1988-present

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin
    Member, Action Wisconsin
    Member, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
    Former Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters
    Member, Clean Wisconsin
    Member, Colombia Support Network/Apartadó Sister City Organization
    Member, Fair Wisconsin
    Member, Midwest Progressive Elected Officials Network
    Member, Midwest States Center
    Member, Painters and Allied Trades Union, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
    Member, Sierra Club
    Member, Southern Poverty Law Center
    Former Board Member, Wisconsin Citizen Action
    Member, Wisconsin Environmental Decade

Additional Information

Awards:

    In his seven terms in the State Assembly, Pocan earned numerous legislative awards, most recently with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees' Roy Kubista Friend of Labor Award for his dedication to public employees. In 2009, he was honored with the Planned Parenthood Rebecca Young Leadership Award for his successful efforts to pass the Compassionate Care for Rape Victims Act. He was named the 2009 SEIU Legislator of the year for his efforts to create the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Commission. Also that year, he was also awarded the Fair Wisconsin Statewide Leader award for his role in creating a Domestic Partner Registry and to provide domestic partners with 43 legal protections currently afforded to married couples.
    Other awards Pocan has received include the Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin Legislator of the year (2008), Wisconsin Library Association's Public Policy Award (2008), Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault Voices of Courage Public Policy Award (2008), Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Honor Roll (2008), Wisconsin Aids Fund award (2007), Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Conservation Champion (2006), Wisconsin Counties Association Outstanding Legislator Award (2006 & 2008), Clean Wisconsin Clean 16 Award (2004, 2002 & 2000), ACLU Special Recognition Award (2001) and the Wisconsin Federation of Teachers State Employees Council Representative of the Year (2003 & 2002).
Total: 1
Pocan Says Equality Act will Protect Individuals from Discrimination in All Areas of Society

Washington, D.C - U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), a Co-Chair of the Equality Caucus, released the following statement after helping introduce the Equality Act, legislation to ban discrimination against LGBT individuals in public accommodations, housing, employment, and other core areas of daily life.

07/23/2015
Wis Politics
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

No Opinion
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

No Opinion
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 39
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/26/2017 H.R.2151 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2017 04/26/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
04/25/2017 H.R.1562 SAFE Act 04/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.R.2057 Tax Fairness and Transparency Act 04/06/2017 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.R.1614 Student Loan Refinancing Act 03/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
03/09/2017 H.J.Res.74 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote. 03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
12/09/2016 H.R.6336 B-CROP Act of 2016 12/09/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.  (All Actions)
09/22/2016 H.R.6126 Corporate Transparency and Accountability Act 09/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.5756 Degrees Not Debt Act 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.5635 LEARNS Act 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
07/01/2016 H.R.5617 Underwater Student Borrowers Act 07/01/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/04/2016 H.R.5014 Tribal Marijuana Sovereignty Act of 2016 05/04/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.R.3817 Improving School Nutrition Training Act 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.R.3690 Workplace Democracy Act 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
09/11/2015 H.R.3466 Next Generation Researchers Act 09/11/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.1466 Surveillance State Repeal Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
11/05/2015 H.R.3935 Putting America First Corporate Tax Act 11/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
11/05/2015 H.R.3934 Corporate Fair Share Tax Act 11/05/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/02/2015 H.R.3637 HIV Clinical Services Improvement Act 10/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
08/13/2015 H.R.3068 Restore Honor to Service Members Act 08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
05/19/2015 H.R.1902 Protect Our Public Lands Act 05/19/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
Total: 1499
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
02/13/2017 H.R.1022 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017
02/13/2017 H.R.1013 Pre-K Teacher Parity Act
02/10/2017 H.R.975 Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017
02/10/2017 H.R.959 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017
02/10/2017 H.R.939 Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2017
02/10/2017 H.R.880 MISSION ZERO Act
02/10/2017 H.Res.90 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 115th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime.
02/10/2017 H.R.807 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017
02/10/2017 H.R.771 Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017
02/10/2017 H.R.676 Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act
02/10/2017 H.R.502 To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
02/10/2017 H.R.179 Miners Protection Act of 2017
02/09/2017 H.R.1000 Jobs for All Act
02/08/2017 H.R.932 MOVE Act
02/08/2017 H.Res.75 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the United States.
02/08/2017 H.J.Res.53 Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
02/08/2017 H.J.Res.48 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.
02/08/2017 H.R.530 SECURE Our Democracy Act
02/07/2017 H.R.915 Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2017
02/07/2017 H.R.914 Protecting America's Workers Act
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