Representative, United States House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 2, 2013-present

Senior Whip, House Democratic Caucus, present

Assembly Member, Wisconsin State Assembly, District 78, 1999-2013

Candidate, Wisconsin State Assembly, District 78, 2010

Supervisor, Dane County Board of Supervisors, 1991-1996

Member, Committee on Appropriations

Member, Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress

Member, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

Member, Animal Protection Caucus, present

Member, Cooperative Business Caucus, present

Member, Equality Caucus, present

Member, House Bike Caucus, present

Member, House Organic Caucus, present

Member, Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, present

Member, Native American Caucus, present

Member, Primary Care Caucus, present

Member, Pro-Choice Caucus, present

Member, Public Education Caucus, present

Member, Rural Broadband Caucus, present

Member, Safe Climate Caucus, present

Member, Small Business Caucus, present

Member, Victims’ Rights Caucus, present

Former Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Committee on Education and the Workforce, United States House of Representatives

Co-Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus

Former Member, House Committee on Education and Labor

Former Member, House Education Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development

Former Member, Oversight and Government Reform Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, United States House of Representatives

Owner, Budget Signs and Specialties, 1988-present

Member, Human Rights Campaign, present

Member, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin

Member, Action Wisconsin

Member, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Former Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters

Member, Clean Wisconsin

Member, Colombia Support Network/Apartadó Sister City Organization

Member, Fair Wisconsin

Member, Midwest Progressive Elected Officials Network

Member, Midwest States Center

Member, Painters and Allied Trades Union, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

Member, Sierra Club

Member, Southern Poverty Law Center

Former Board Member, Wisconsin Citizen Action

Member, Wisconsin Environmental Decade

Awards:

Congressional Progressive Caucus Newcomer of the Year award, 2014
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees' Roy Kubista Friend of Labor Award
Planned Parenthood Rebecca Young Leadership Award, 2009
2009 SEIU Legislator of the year
Fair Wisconsin Statewide Leader award, 2009

Other awards Pocan has received include the Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin Legislator of the year (2008), Wisconsin Library Association's Public Policy Award (2008), Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault Voices of Courage Public Policy Award (2008), Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Honor Roll (2008), Wisconsin Aids Fund award (2007), Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Conservation Champion (2006), Wisconsin Counties Association Outstanding Legislator Award (2006 & 2008), Clean Wisconsin Clean 16 Award (2004, 2002 & 2000), ACLU Special Recognition Award (2001) and the Wisconsin Federation of Teachers State Employees Council Representative of the Year (2003 & 2002).