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Mark Pocan: “Not many people on their resume put they beat a Republican…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez Discusses Healthcare, Housing, and Political Challenges with Congressman Mark Pocan

Published | Video Starts at 09:45

But having that microphone, particularly having the healthcare background and being able to talk about things on the statewide level was. Was really appealing to me and being able to serve in that way. Yeah. And Not many people on their resume put they beat a Republican incumbent. Yeah, that's true. We were. There's really two right then for that particular cycle. And with those gerrymandered maps, there were only three that we were able to flip and mine was one of them. (09:45–09:50)

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