- POCAN, MARK
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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%
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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.
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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
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
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
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