• 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
04/29/2015 H.R.1421 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2015 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.649 Student Loan Refinancing Act 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.587 PRE-K Act 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
02/27/2015 H.R.967 Protecting America's Sovereignty Act 02/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
02/02/2015 H.J.Res.25 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote. 02/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
12/22/2014 H.R.5844 Protect Our Public Lands Act 12/22/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
11/17/2014 H.R.5533 PACE Act 11/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
09/17/2014 H.R.5508 Student Loan Interest Deduction Fairness Act 09/17/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/12/2014 H.R.5451 Next Generation Research Act 09/12/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
09/10/2014 H.R.5444 Corporate Fair Share Tax Act 09/10/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/10/2014 H.R.5443 Putting America First Corporate Tax Act 09/10/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/10/2014 H.R.5442 Corporate Transparency and Accountability Act 09/10/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
07/29/2014 H.R.5239 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness. 07/29/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/13/2014 H.R.4622 Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act 06/13/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
02/12/2014 H.R.3935 Dairy COOL Act of 2014 02/12/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.  (All Actions)
01/22/2014 H.R.3135 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013 01/22/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
09/13/2013 H.R.3047 To authorize borrowers of loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program to modify the interest rate of such loans to be equal to the interest rate for such loans at the time of modification. 09/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
08/29/2013 H.R.2839 Restore Honor to Service Members Act 08/29/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
06/14/2013 H.J.Res.44 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote. 06/14/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
Total: 1499
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.2895 To provide a requirement to improve data collection efforts.
06/13/2017 H.R.627 Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
06/12/2017 H.R.2878 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor.
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2853 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make qualified biogas property and qualified manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and to permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2827 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/18/2017 H.R.2526 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.
05/18/2017 H.Res.337 Expressing support for designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month.
05/18/2017 H.R.1872 Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.197 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.
05/18/2017 H.R.1477 No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
05/18/2017 H.R.1222 Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.2498 To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
05/17/2017 H.R.2493 To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require individuals nominated or appointed to Senate-confirmed positions or to positions of a confidential or policymaking character to disclose certain types of contributions made or solicited by, or on behalf of, the individuals.
05/17/2017 H.R.2491 To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2482 To extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
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