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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
03/13/2013	H.Res.90	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Committee on Agriculture should not propose any reduction in the availability or amount of benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) in effect under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and that the House of Representatives should reject any proposed legislation that includes any provisions that reduce the availability or amount of benefits provided under SNAP.
03/13/2013	H.R.749	Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act
03/12/2013	H.R.1015	Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2013
03/12/2013	H.R.962	Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2013
03/08/2013	H.R.963	Coordination of Pro Bono Medically Recommended Dental Care Act
03/08/2013	H.R.942	Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2013
03/07/2013	H.R.1029	No Loopholes in Social Security Taxes Act
03/06/2013	H.R.949	Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013
03/06/2013	H.R.900	Cancel the Sequester Act of 2013
03/06/2013	H.R.741	Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act
03/05/2013	H.R.961	United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013
03/04/2013	H.R.846	Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2013
03/01/2013	H.R.920	National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2013
03/01/2013	H.R.855	Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act
03/01/2013	H.R.765	Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2013
03/01/2013	H.R.699	Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act
02/28/2013	H.R.924	Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act
02/28/2013	H.R.918	Peace Stamp for the Peace Corps Act
02/28/2013	H.R.880	Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act
02/28/2013	H.J.Res.29	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.

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