Mark Pocan
DemocratU.S. Representative, WI-2| Age | 61 (b. 1964-08-14) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2013-01-03 (~13 yrs) |
| Religion | Non-religious / no religious affiliation (member of Congressional Freethought Caucus) |
| Education | Graduated Mary D. Bradford High School, Kenosha (1982); B.A. in Journalism, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1986) |
| Prior occupation | Small business owner; founded and ran Budget Signs & Specialties, a union printing/sign company, for roughly 37 years |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Kenosha, Wisconsin |
| Marital status | Married — Philip Frank |
| Residence | Town of Vermont, Wisconsin |
| Notable relatives | Brother William S. Pocan, a Milwaukee County circuit court judge |
| Openly LGBTQ | yes |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · languages · children.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2012 |
| Previous offices | Dane County Board of Supervisors (1991-1996) · Wisconsin State Assembly, 78th District (1999-2013) |
| Committees | House Committee on Appropriations · Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies · Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government |
| Caucuses | Congressional Progressive Caucus · Congressional Equality Caucus (LGBT Equality Caucus) · Congressional Freethought Caucus · Congressional Labor Caucus · Medicare for All Caucus · Defense Spending Reduction Caucus · Blue Collar Caucus · Congressional Coalition on Adoption |
| Leadership | Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus (2017-2021) · Chair Emeritus, Congressional Progressive Caucus · Co-Chair, Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus / Chair, Congressional Equality Caucus · Co-Chair, Congressional Labor Caucus |
| Ideology | Progressive Democrat; former chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus |
| Signature legislation | Establishing a Humane Immigration Enforcement System Act (2018, to abolish ICE) · ELON MUSK Act (2025, barring special government employees from federal contracts) |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
| U.S. Treasury I Bonds (two, via joint trust) | other · $20,000–$20,000 · 2022 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.