Here & Now

Know Your District: Wisconsin's 2nd Cong. Dist.

Frederica Freyberg:
We continue our look at Wisconsin’s Congressional districts this week with the state’s 2nd. Wisconsin 2nd Congressional District surrounds Madison in south central Wisconsin and spans into Rock County. State government and the University of Wisconsin largely influence the makeup of the second district’s workforce with Madison being home to the State Capitol and UW-Madison. The district also boasts a robust tech sector spurred by software companies such as Epic. The district’s incumbent Democrat Mark Pocan is running unopposed and will keep his seat. This will mark nearly two decades since a Republican has last held the seat with Democrats Pocan and Tammy Baldwin having held it since 1999.