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: 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%; Write a Review

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 Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Oppose In times of peace, it is totally not needed to expand the military. We can improve instruction of our country by other ways.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Oppose The only "gun right" is self-defense against violence. The government should reinforce registration rules and keep guns away from children.
14. Expand ObamaCare	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

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
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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