Wisconsin’s 2nd congressional district includes the counties of Dane, Iowa, Lafayette, Sauk, and Green, as well as portions of Richland and Rock. The largest municipalities include Madison, Beloit, Sun Prairie, Fitchburg, Middleton, Stoughton, Waunakee, Monroe and Verona.
U.S. House Representative
Mark Pocan
- Serving 2013–Present (House website)
- Member, Democratic Party
- Co-chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus
- Co-chair, Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus
Elections
Resources
- MyVote Wisconsin – Register and confirm registration, determine polling location, request an absentee ballot, details about voter identification requirements
- Wisconsin Election Commission – Voting requirements, election procedures, candidate filing requirements, appointed commissioners, election data and reports
2020 Dates
- Candidate filing deadline: June 1, 2020
- Partisan primary election: August 11, 2020
- Voter registration deadlines: varies by method (myvote.wi.gov)
- Absentee ballot request deadline: October 29, 2020
- General election: November 3, 2020
Candidates
- Mark Pocan, incumbent (Campaign website)
- Peter Theron, challenger (Campaign website)
Discourse
Newspapers accepting unsolicited letters or opinions:
- Beloit Daily News – Submit letter
- Cap Times – Submit letter
- Badger Herald – Submit letter
- Daily Cardinal – Submit letter
- Democratic Tribune – Email letter
- Fitchburg Star – Submit letter
- Isthmus – Submit letter
- Monroe Times – Submit letter
- Stoughton Courier Hub – Submit letter
- Waunakee Tribune – Submit letter
- Wisconsin State Journal – Submit letter
- Verona Press – Submit letter
Organizing
For learn more about nonpartisan organizing and activities in Madison and Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District, contact:
Robert Beets
Madison WI
beets@modernpopulace.org
@robertbeets / @sciencebeets
Nonpartisan
- Driftless Defenders
- Grassroots Citizens of Wisconsin
- League of Women Voters of Dane County
- RepresentUS, Madison Chapter
- Voters First Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
- Wisconsin United to Amend – Local groups
Neighborhood groups
- East Side Progressives, Madison’s east side
- Indivisible (registered groups)
- Madtown Os, Madison near west side progressives
- Oregon Area Progressives
- Our Wisconsin Revolution, Dane County
- Sister District Project, Wisconsin
- SouthWest Wisconsin Area Progressives
- Team Gold, West Madison Neighborhood Democrats
Social justice, service and rights
- ACLU Wisconsin
- Autonomous Solidarity Organization
- Freedom, Inc.
- Madison NOW
- MultiCultural Outreach Program
- Social Justice Center (members)
- Wisconsin Conservation Voters
- Wisconsin Green Muslims
Political parties
- Constitution Party of Wisconsin – Contact details
- Democratic Party of Wisconsin – County and district offices
- Democratic Socialists of America – Madison-Area chapter
- Green Party – Four Lakes local
- Libertarian Party of Wisconsin – Local affiliates
- Progressive Dane
- Republican Party of Wisconsin – County parties