Mark Pocan
US Representative for Wisconsin who joined the July 2026 congressional delegation to Havana.
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Cuba Dispatch: House Democrats move to curb Cuba powersBackground
Mark Pocan has represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, based in Madison, since 2013, following 14 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He chaired the Congressional Progressive Caucus from 2017 to 2021 alongside Pramila Jayapal and remains chair emeritus, and he co-chairs the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus. A small business owner before entering politics, he has built a career centred on progressive economic and social policy.
On 21 July 2026 Pocan returned from a 9-13 July visit to Havana with three other House Democrats, joining calls for President Trump to lift Cuba sanctions .
As the most senior member of the delegation and a former Progressive Caucus chair, his presence lent institutional weight to a trip framed by fellow delegates Maxine Dexter and Delia Ramirez around amendments to curb unilateral executive Cuba-sanctions authority, testing how FAR Democratic opposition to the 2026 campaign extends beyond the four members who made the trip.
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