Pocan was first elected to the U.S. House in 2012 after serving 14 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
He sits on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, which oversees government spending, and has subcommittee assignments to Financial Services and General Government; Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. He also has a leadership position in the Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of left-wing politicians in the House.
Pocan had an estimated net worth of $385,000 in 2018, according to the most recent analysis from Open Secrets.
