Mark Pocan
Progressive
Democrat
House Representative
Wisconsin - District 2
Current Position: US House Representative WI-2
Running For: House Representative - District 2
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For reducing U.S. military spending; co-sponsored motion to reduce the $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
- For strengthening social safety net programs including unemployment compensation, Medicare, Social Security, and healthcare for vulnerable populations
- For closing tax loopholes that allow large corporations to avoid paying U.S. taxes and ship jobs overseas
Business & Labor
- For raising the minimum wage
- For moratorium on mergers and acquisitions in the food and agricultural sector; authored legislation to impose such a moratorium in 2022
- For reforming federal agricultural commodity checkoff programs, including requiring published budgets, audits, and prohibiting contracting with lobbyists or engaging in anti-competitive practices
- For strong worker rights, union protections, and pension protections; AFL-CIO member and co-founder/co-chair of the Labor Caucus
Health Care
- For Medicare for All; member of the Medicare for All Caucus
Environment
- For investing in clean energy
Civil Rights
- For same-sex marriage; co-chairs the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, and supported the Respect for Marriage Act
- For the Equal Rights Amendment; member of the Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For banning special government employees, particularly Elon Musk, from obtaining federal contracts; introduced the ELON MUSK Act in February 2025
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- Against U.S. military involvement in the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen; supported legislation invoking the War Powers Resolution to end U.S. participation and urged Trump to sign resolution withdrawing American support
- Against the resolution opposing the global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement targeting Israel; voted against it when it passed 398–17
- Against U.S. arms sales to Israel; co-drafted resolution to block sale of precision-guided weapons to Israel in 2021 and signed open letter urging Biden to reconsider arms shipments in 2024
- For removing U.S. troops from Syria; voted in favor of H.Con.Res. 21 directing President Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days
- For abolishing ICE; introduced legislation to dismantle U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and establish a commission to create a 'humane immigration enforcement system'