Mark Pocan

Overview

Mark Pocan represents Wisconsin in the U.S. House as a progressive Democrat who has established himself on the left wing of his party. His voting patterns show a consistent preference for Democratic policy priorities, with particular engagement on healthcare legislation where he has cast the most recorded votes. Pocan's voting record shows strong opposition to Republican-led procedural motions, as evidenced by his consistent 'nay' votes on previous question motions and Republican-backed resolutions. He has supported Democratic alternatives through motions to recommit with instructions, which typically offer the minority party's preferred policy approach. His voting patterns across categories reveal selective support for legislation, with higher approval rates on defense-related measures (67% yea) and budget matters (56% yea), while showing more opposition on healthcare votes (46% yea) and banking/finance issues (0% yea). This suggests he applies progressive criteria when evaluating legislation across policy areas.

Key Positions

• •Consistently opposes Republican procedural motions and resolutions
• •Supports Democratic alternative proposals through motions to recommit
• •Takes progressive stances on banking and financial regulation
• •Shows selective support for defense-related legislation
• •Opposes many healthcare bills that come to the floor, suggesting preference for more progressive approaches