Recent events
2026-03-27
Votes
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Voted nay on H.R. 7147 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (March 2026)) on 2026-03-27: Pocan voted nay on the DHS funding bill. As a senior Appropriations Committee member, his opposition carries…
2026-03-05
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Voted yea on H.Con.Res. 35 (Iran War Powers Resolution (March 2026)) on 2026-03-05: Pocan was among the most outspoken House members demanding Congress reassert war powers authority. He called Trump 'too unhinged…
2025-07-03
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — House passage, May and July 2025) on 2025-07-03: Pocan called the OBBBA the 'Big, Beautiful Bill for Billionaires,' highlighting it would 'rip healthcare away…
2025-05-01
Stated positions
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Pocan serves as Co-Chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Labor Caucus, Chair Emeritus of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (co-chair 2017-2021), and is a senior member of the House…
2025-05-01
Transactions
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[platform] Pocan is one of the most consistently progressive members of Congress, with a 98% AFL-CIO lifetime score, a 100% CWA score, and a 0% Heritage Action lifetime score. He served as CPC Co-Chair and endorsed…
2025-04-18
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OpenSecrets estimated Pocan's 2018 net worth at $200,002 to $569,998, ranking 239th in the House — among the lowest third of House members. QuiverQuant estimated 2025 net worth at $753,000, the 300th highest in…
2025-04-10
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Voted nay on H.R. 3843 (Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act (2025)) on 2025-04-10: Pocan voted nay on this legislation. As a progressive Democrat representing a district with strong home-rule and…
2025-01-07
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Voted nay on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act (119th Congress, January 2025)) on 2025-01-07: Pocan was one of 159 House Democrats to vote against mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes…
2024-12-31
Transactions
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Top career contributor: University of Wisconsin at $131,669 (all individuals). Other top contributors: Service Employees International Union ($83,044 — $23,044 individuals, $60,000 PAC), National Education Assn…
2024-12-31
Transactions
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Career total raised (2011-2024): $7,811,172. Top contributing industry: Retired ($527,566), followed by Health Professionals ($521,807), Public Sector Unions ($507,799), Building Trade Unions ($493,684), and Industrial…
2024-12-31
Transactions
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2024 cycle top PAC donors: ActBlue ($209,594 in 9,014 payments), JStreetPAC ($10,600), IBEW ($10,000), UNITE HERE ($10,000), Air Line Pilots Assn ($10,000), American Postal Workers Union ($10,000), American Crystal…
2024-12-31
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Vote Smart reports top contributing industries as Health ($112,922), Finance/Insurance/Real Estate ($63,164), Lawyers & Lobbyists ($44,488), and Agribusiness ($42,644) — with union PACs spread across multiple sectors.
2024-08-13
Transactions
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Pocan refuses AIPAC money and has been one of Congress's most vocal critics of the pro-Israel lobby, calling it a 'dark money' group. He is endorsed by JStreetPAC, which contributed $10,600 and supports a two-state…
2024-07-10
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Voted nay on H.R. 22 (SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, July 2024)) on 2024-07-10: Pocan voted nay on legislation requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote. Heritage Action…
2024-04-20
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[vote] Pocan voted yea on $61 billion in Ukraine military aid (April 2024) while voting nay on $26 billion in Israel military aid — a split that aligned him with the progressive anti-war movement on Israel while…
2024-04-20
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Voted nay on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($26 billion military aid)) on 2024-04-20: Pocan was one of only 58 House members — out of 431 voting — to vote against $26 billion in…
2024-04-20
Votes
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Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($61 billion military aid)) on 2024-04-20: Pocan voted yea on $61 billion in Ukraine military assistance, stating this 'much-needed funding…
2013-01-03
Other facts
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Pocan was born August 14, 1964, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He owned his own printing business and became an AFL-CIO member. He graduated from Mary D. Bradford High School and earned a B.A. from the University of…
