WISCONSIN: Openly Gay State Rep. Mark Pocan Wins U.S. House Primary Bid
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The primary winner is normally the heavy favorite to win the general election in the Democratic-leaning 2nd Congressional District. Pocan has been active in local and state politics since 1991, and he’s owned a small business in Madison since graduating from the University of Wisconsin in 1986. He married his longtime partner, Philip Frank, in Toronto in 2006.
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