Representative · Wisconsin's 2nd district

Mark Pocan

Mark Pocan is a Democratic representative for Wisconsin's 2nd district, in Congress since 2013. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 8, and cast 468 of 469 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Democrat
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 3, 2013
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	1.2%8 of 675 · rank 294 of 439	100%468 of 469 · rank 20 of 439	260 became law	18%106 of 576
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	4.4%54 of 1,222 · rank 113 of 442	100%812 of 816 · rank 24 of 442	190 became law	15%86 of 582
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	1.4%14 of 997 · rank 177 of 443	99%569 of 572 · rank 76 of 443	291 became law	5%39 of 763

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.52+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Yea
May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
H.R. 4639: Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale ActYea
Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–153· Against party
H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 212–212· Against party
H.R. 277: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023Nay
Jun 14, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 151–285· Against party
H.J.Res. 100: To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.Nay
Nov 30, 2022· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 290–137· Against party
H.R. 3617: Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement ActNay
Apr 1, 2022· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 234–189· Against party
H.R. 3617: Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement ActNay
Apr 1, 2022· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 243–172· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72· Against party
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Wisconsin's 2nd district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $313.9M
Per resident: $413
Rank in Wisconsin: 5 of 8
Contract actions: 2,895; New awards: 1,814

By fiscal year

560MFY2017
666MFY2018
495.5MFY2019
657.4MFY2020
717.8MFY2021
807.4MFY2022
498MFY2023
424.4MFY2024
485.9MFY2025
313.9MFY2026

Top buyers

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$60.5M19%
Department of Health and Human Services
Defense Health Agency$51.8M17%
Department of Defense
Department of the Army$41.1M13%
Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs$39.1M12%
Defense Logistics Agency$21.1M6.7%
Department of Defense
Federal Acquisition Service$17.6M5.6%
General Services Administration
Department of the Navy$14.3M4.5%
Department of Defense
Departmental Offices$10.6M3.4%
Department of the Interior

Top recipients

WISCONSIN PHYSICIANS SERVICE INSURANCE CORP.$156.8M50%
3 awards
AMTEC CORPORATION$30.6M9.8%
8 awards
FLEXION INC$30M9.5%
7 awards
FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLC$21.3M6.8%
81 awards
STATZ CORP$11.5M3.7%
292 awards
PROGRESSIVE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC$10M3.2%
5 awards
CAMECA INSTRUMENTS, INC$4.6M1.5%
5 awards
BAIRD-STANTEC JOINT VENTURE$4.6M1.5%
11 awards
ORIN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC.$4M1.3%
1 award
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC.$3.6M1.2%
102 awards

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised: $814.9K; through Jul 22, 2026
Cash on hand: $884K
From committees: $478.8K; 108 committees
From contractor PACs: $63.5K; 10 PACs · 13% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
american dental associationamerican dental association political action committee	$10K	AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 98% · the same organization	$78.5K
international union of painters and allied tradesinternational union of painters and allied trades political action together political committee	$10K	INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESAI match · 99% · the same organization	—
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)	$10K	AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac	$10K	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization	$5,280
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee	$5,000	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
american college of emergency physiciansnational emergency medicine political action committee / american college of emergency physicians	$4,500	AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANSAI match · 100% · the same organization	$92K
dairy farmers of america, inc.dairy farmers of america, inc. political action committee; aka dfa-pac	$4,000	DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$3.3M
american psychiatric associationamerican psychiatric association political action committee	$4,000	AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	$645K
american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac	$3,000	AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization	$1.2M
ocean spray cranberries, incocean spray cranberries inc. political action committee	$3,000	OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES INCAI match · 100% · the same organization	—

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$814.9K	$478.8K	$63.5K10 PACs · 13% of committee money
2024	$1.1M	$561.8K	$50.5K10 PACs · 9% of committee money
2022	$1.1M	$552K	$45K10 PACs · 8% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · Wisconsin's 2nd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Wisconsin's 2nd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Wisconsin's 2nd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · Wisconsin's 2nd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · Wisconsin's 2nd districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
House · Wisconsin's 2nd districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
House · Wisconsin's 2nd districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: pocan.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-2906
Office: 1026 Longworth House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.