Sean McCann
2023 - Present
2027
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Sean McCann (Democratic Party) is a member of the Michigan State Senate, representing District 19. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
McCann (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan State Senate to represent District 19. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
McCann is a former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 60 from 2011 to 2015. McCann served on the Kalamazoo City Commission from 1999 to 2008.
McCann was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 20 of the Michigan State Senate.[1]
Biography
Sean McCann earned a B.A. in political science from Western Michigan University in 1993.[2] McCann served as the executive director of Kalamazoo Friends of Recreation, the director of financial development of the American Red Cross, and the executive director of the Vine Neighborhood Association.[2][3]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
McCann was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee, Majority Vice Chair
- Energy and Technology Committee, Chair
- Finance Committee
- Senate Regulatory Reform Committee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
2021-2022
McCann was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Energy and Technology Committee, Minority vice-chair
- Natural Resources Committee, Minority vice-chair
2019-2020
McCann was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Energy and Technology Committee, Minority Vice Chair
- Natural Resources Committee
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, McCann served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
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| • Appropriations |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McCann served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Appropriations |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 19
Incumbent Sean McCann defeated Tamara Mitchell in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 19 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sean McCann (D) | 59.8 | 70,507 |
 | Tamara Mitchell (R)  | 40.2 | 47,427 | |
| Total votes: 117,934 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 19
Incumbent Sean McCann advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 19 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean McCann | 100.0 | 25,820 |
| Total votes: 25,820 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 19
Tamara Mitchell advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 19 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tamara Mitchell | 100.0 | 21,132 |
| Total votes: 21,132 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2018
General election
Sean McCann defeated incumbent Margaret O'Brien and Lorence Wenke in the general election for Michigan State Senate District 20 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Michigan State Senate District 20
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean McCann (D) | 53.1 | 60,528 |
 | Margaret O'Brien (R) | 42.3 | 48,195 | |
 | Lorence Wenke (L) | 4.6 | 5,274 | |
| Total votes: 113,997 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Sean McCann advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 20 on August 7, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan State Senate District 20
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean McCann | 100.0 | 29,026 |
| Total votes: 29,026 | |||
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Republican primary election
Incumbent Margaret O'Brien advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 20 on August 7, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan State Senate District 20
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Margaret O'Brien | 100.0 | 20,009 |
| Total votes: 20,009 | |||
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2014
- See also: Michigan State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Michigan State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Sean McCann was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Margaret O'Brien defeated Ron Zuiderveen in the Republican primary. O'Brien defeated McCann and Lorence Wenke (L) in the general election.[4][5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Margaret O'Brien |
45.5% | 36,630 | |
| Democratic | Sean McCann | 45.5% | 36,571 | |
| Libertarian | Lorence Wenke | 9% | 7,263 | |
| Total Votes | 80,464 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Margaret O'Brien |
77.4% | 11,342 |
| Ron Zuiderveen | 22.6% | 3,308 |
| Total Votes | 14,650 | |
2012
McCann won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 60. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Mike Perrin (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Sean McCann Incumbent |
74.2% | 27,378 | |
| Republican | Mike Perrin | 25.8% | 9,504 | |
| Total Votes | 36,882 | |||
2010
McCann won election to the District 60 seat in 2010. He defeated Dustin Harback and Chris Praedel in the August 3 Democratic primary. He defeated Jeff Fernandez (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[10][11]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 60 General election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Sean McCann (D)
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13,841 | |||
| Jeff Fernandez (R) | 8,024 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sean McCann did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sean McCann participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 29, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Sean McCann's responses follow below.[12]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Investing in public schools and making college more accessible. Expanding access to affordable health care. Fixing our ailing roads and bridges.[13][14] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Ensuring fair elections. We need to end the practice of politicians picking their voters. We must have independently drawn district lines that keep politicians accountable. There must also be an end to untraceable “dark money” being spent in politics, and work to make sure that politicians are not beholden to special interests or rich donors, but instead work to serve the people.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[14]
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2012
McCann's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[15]
Job creation & Michigan’s Economic Recovery
- Excerpt: "Investing in education, ensuring that we have a skilled, dedicated work force motivating employers to seek out and retain Michigan workers for decades to come."
Education
- Excerpt: "As a 23-year resident of Kalamazoo, I’ve seen the importance of good solid education and what impact programs like the Kalamazoo Promise can have on communities. In my time in Lansing, I have worked to expand the positive impact of education. The rest of Michigan must embrace educating our future generations with the same dedication as Kalamazoo."
Constituent Service
- Excerpt: "The State Representative for the 60th District has maintained a local, nonpartisan District Service Office (DSO) in downtown Kalamazoo for many decades. I will strongly continue this practice as part of my commitment to the constituents of the 60th District."
Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 14.
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2022
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In 2022, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
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Tea Party Scorecard
The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[16]
January 2011 - March 2012
Sean McCann received a 12% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[16]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Michigan State Senate District 19 |
Officeholder Michigan State Senate District 19 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, “2014 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing,” accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn, "Sean McCann," accessed May 5, 2023
- ↑ Michigan Senate Democrats, "Bio - Senator Sean McCann," accessed May 5, 2023
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Senator," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Election Results - Primary Election - August 07, 2012," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 06, 2012," accessed November 29, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Sean McCann's responses," August 29, 2018
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ seanamccann, accessed October 12, 2012
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by John Bizon (R) |
Michigan State Senate District 19 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Margaret O'Brien (R) |
Michigan State Senate District 20 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Aric Nesbitt (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Michigan House of Representatives District 60 2011-2015 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Kalamazoo City Commission 1999-2008 |
Succeeded by - |
