Sean Andrew McCann (born September 21, 1971) is the senator for the Michigan Senate's 19th district. He formerly represented the 20th senate district. He is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives, who represented the 60th district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. McCann is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election in Michigan's 4th congressional district.
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Personal life and education
McCann graduated from Western Michigan University in 1993 with a degree in political science. He's a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
Career
Following McCann's graduation, he became executive director of the Vine Neighborhood Association. While working with Vine, McCann was elected to the Kalamazoo, Michigan, city commission in 1999. McCann served on the commission for ten years. He was elected to the Michigan House in 2010, defeating Republican Jeff Fernandez.
In 2013, he proposed the creation of an independent commission to draw legislative districts in the state, in order to help prevent gerrymandering. He also worked for the Kalamazoo Red Cross.
In 2014, he ran against Republican Party nominee Margaret O'Brien and Libertarian Party nominee Lorence Wenke for the 20th district seat in the Michigan Senate. He lost to O'Brien after a recount widened her margin of victory from 59 votes to 61 votes.
In 2018, in a rematch, McCann defeated O'Brien with 60,523 votes to O'Brien's 48,197 votes.