Mark Pocan
Mark William Pocan is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district since 2013. The district is based in the state capital, Madison. A member of the Democratic Party, Pocan is co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and chair emeritus of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. From 1999 to 2013 he served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 78th district, succeeding Tammy Baldwin there, whom he also replaced in the House when Baldwin was elected to the U.S. Senate.
Some of the key events about Mark Pocan
- 1998Elected to the Dane County Board of Supervisors
- 2002Won election to the Wisconsin State Assembly
- 2009Co-founded the LGBT Equality Caucus in the Wisconsin Legislature
- 2011Led opposition to controversial budget repair bill as member of the "Fab 14"
- 2012Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district
- 2012Voted against a bill to increase penalties for human trafficking
- 2013Introduced the "Restore Democracy" resolution to overturn Citizens United
- 2013Opposed a measure to expand school choice options in Wisconsin
- 2015Co-founded the Congressional Progressive Caucus's Medicare for All Caucus
- 2015Voted against the Keystone XL Pipeline Act
- 2016Criticized for using taxpayer funds to purchase Chinese-made office furniture
- 2017Introduced legislation to abolish ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
- 2017Voted against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
- 2018Opposed the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal
- 2019Became co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
- 2019Voted against funding for border wall construction
- 2020Criticized for supporting the defunding of police departments
- 2021Introduced the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act to address income inequality
- 2021Voted against the National Defense Authorization Act
- 2022Opposed measures to increase domestic oil and gas production
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