Difference between revisions of "Mark Pocan"
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pocan, Mark}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Pocan, Mark}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Democratic Party]][[Category:111th United States Congress]][[Category:112th United States Congress]][[Category:113th United States Congress]][[Category:114th United States Congress]][[Category:115th United States Congress]][[Category:116th United States Congress]][[Category:Democratic Party]][[Category:Progressivism]][[Category:Totalitarianism]] | + | [[Category:Democratic Party]][[Category:111th United States Congress]][[Category:112th United States Congress]][[Category:113th United States Congress]][[Category:114th United States Congress]][[Category:115th United States Congress]][[Category:116th United States Congress]][[Category:Democratic Party]][[Category:Progressivism]][[Category:Congressional Progressive Caucus]][[Category:Totalitarianism]] |
Revision as of 21:39, February 17, 2019
Mark Pocan is the far left Democratic party representative from Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House. He ran unopposed in [the 2018 midterm elections to be re-elected to his fourth term in the office. Pocan was first elected to the office in 2012. Pocan is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, introduced legislation to Abolish ICE, and is a sponsor of the Green New Deal.
Pocan serves on the House Budget Committee, the Education and the Workforce Committee, and the House Appropriations Committee.
Abolish ICE
On July 12, 2018 Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) introduced H.R. 6361, in the House to abolish ICE. Eight House Democrats signed on as cosponsors: Pramila Jayapal and D. Adam Smith of Washington; Adriano Espaillat, José Serrano, Nydia Velázquez, and Yvette Clarke, all from New York; Earl Blumenauer of Oregon; and James McGovern of Massachusetts. Sens.[1] Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and other Democrats all rallied behind the “Abolish ICE” banner.