Mark Pocan
- Previous profession
- Small business owner, 1986 to 2025
- First public office
- 1991Member, Dane County Board of Supervisors, 1991 to 1996
- Years in public office
- 32of 40 years since 1986, the first year the biography gives for any work
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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The saved record holds 729 recorded votes by Mark Pocan, from 2013 to 2026.
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114th Congress, 2015 and 2016
68 Yes · 9 No · 2 Did not vote on 79 laws of this Congress.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 1 law.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
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1 excerpt
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJuly 7, 2025
Pocan Corrects the Record on Van Orden’s Billion-Dollar Claims
“The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) freezes certain provider tax rates, singling out Wisconsin and a few other states that had very low rates compared to the rest of the country. In response, the state rushed to increase that tax rate to ensure that they could be grandfathered into the reconciliation bill at the maximum level, thus enabling the”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 14 spending items this member requested, $10,759,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Middleton | Public Law 119-37 | Greenway EstablishmentNatural Resources Conservation Service · Conservation Operations | WI | $525,000 |
| Reedsburg Area Medical Center | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | WI | $400,000 |
| Madison Area Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., d.b.a. MARC, Inc | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | WI | $1,000,000 |
| Sauk Prairie Healthcare, Inc | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | WI | $1,000,000 |
| City of Dodgeville | Public Law 119-37 | Fire and Rescue Training Tower ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | WI | $572,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | State WI City of Minera Lead Service ReplacementEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| University of Wisconsin-- Madison | Public Law 119-74 | UW-Madison Entrepreneurship Science Lab's Statistical Analysis for Rapid Commercialization of University Ideas and Research (STARCUIR) InitiativeDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Dane County | Public Law 119-74 | Youth Crime Prevention, Education, and Awareness ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| University of Wisconsin-- Madison | Public Law 119-74 | UW-Madison Criminal Justice Forensic Assistance ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Innovation Center Stoughton, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Innovation Center Stoughton Youth and Young Adult STEM Education projectNASA · SSMS | None printed | $500,000 |
Show all 14
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI | Public Law 119-75 | Great Sauk State Trail Bicycle Rail Trail ConnectionDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | WI | $1,200,000 |
| City of Madison | Public Law 119-75 | City of Madison Metro Transit Safety InitiativeDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | WI | $850,000 |
| City of Edgerton, Wisconsin | Public Law 119-75 | City of Edgerton Veterans Park Site Improvement ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WI | $400,000 |
| Village of Loganville, WI | Public Law 119-75 | Village of Loganville Street and Utility ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | WI | $250,000 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Campaign promises
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