McCann, Sean
Democratic · MI · Michigan State Senator
Sean McCann is a Democratic 2026 U.S. House candidate in Michigan District 4. His campaign site says he is running for Congress in MI-04 and describes him as a husband, father, and State Senator who has worked on issues for families in Southwest Michigan.
Where McCann, Sean stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (8 records), Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Efficiency (2 records),
Opposes
Labor Rights (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Mixed record
Corporate Accountability (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 8 support
Sean McCann chaired a Senate Energy and Environment Committee hearing on legislation to strengthen Michigan dam regulations and inspections.
May 22, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: senatedems.com · researched July 6, 2026
McCann issued a statement on the Eagle Creek Renewable Energy settlement with the State of Michigan over the Morrow Dam sediment release, crediting Attorney General Dana Nessel's work and citing the cleanup-response law he had passed after the disaster.
May 4, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: senatedems.com · researched July 30, 2026
The Michigan Senate passed a polluter-accountability package of Senate Bills 605, 606, 607, 609 and 611 sponsored by McCann and four Democratic colleagues, tightening cleanup obligations and transparency for contaminated sites.
December 16, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: senatedems.com · researched July 30, 2026
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed McCann's 2023 Senate Bill 398 into law as 2024 Public Act 102, authorizing EGLE to issue emergency orders over unlawful structures or fill on inland lake and stream bottomlands after the Morrow Dam sediment release.
July 23, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed McCann's 2023 Senate Bill 133 into law as Public Act 313, creating the Overdose Fatality Review Act so counties can form overdose fatality review teams.
December 14, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed McCann's 2023 Senate Bill 105 into law as Public Act 222, giving the Natural Resources Commission exclusive authority to regulate sport fishing and setting requirements for fishing and hunting guides.
November 22, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed McCann's 2023 Senate Bill 14 into law as Public Act 104, repealing the statutory ban on Michigan agencies adopting rules more stringent than federal regulations.
July 27, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed McCann's 2021 Senate Bill 686 into law as Public Act 107, extending through 2025 the fees that fund training for municipal water system operators.
November 4, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 oppose
McCann cast the lone Democratic yes vote on Sen. Thomas Albert's amendment to 2023 Senate Bill 185, which created a student cause of action for up to $10,000 in damages against a graduate research assistants' bargaining representative over a strike; the amendment failed 18-19.
April 26, 2023Opposes Labor Rights
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
McCann and Rep. Betsy Coffia introduced Michigan legislation modeled on Montana's Transparent Election Initiative to regulate corporate spending in state elections in response to Citizens United v. FEC.
July 6, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: senatedems.com · researched July 30, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed McCann's 2023 Senate Bill 162 into law as Public Act 111, expanding licensure reciprocity for school counselors credentialed in other states and countries.
July 27, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed McCann's 2022 Senate Bill 1047 into law as Public Act 277, adding one judge to the 9th judicial circuit in Kalamazoo County and one to the 48th circuit in Allegan County.
December 29, 2022Supports Government Efficiency
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Wrote a law adjusting how much Michigan's public universities pay toward the school employees' pension debt after the state added $200 million to the fund (Senate Bill 511, Public Act 198 of 2023). It passed the Senate 24-14 and the House 65-45.
November 7, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
McCann sponsored Senate Bill 312, updating child care licensing rules and removing barriers for child care centers. The Michigan Senate passed it in May 2026 as part of a four-bill package aimed at cutting child care costs, and sent the package to the House.
May 20, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: senatedems.com · researched July 6, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support · 1 oppose
McCann voted yes on 2025 House Bill 4002, the rewrite of Michigan's earned sick time requirements for employers, which passed the Senate 26-10; he was one of only eight Democrats voting yes while ten Democrats voted no.
February 20, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed McCann's 2023 Senate Bill 366 into law as 2024 Public Act 131, raising the administrative fines the Public Service Commission imposes for natural gas safety violations.
October 8, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Gov. Rick Snyder signed McCann's 2011 House Bill 4367 into law as Public Act 123, permitting more than one public transportation authority in Kalamazoo County; McCann was the bill's sole introducer as a state representative.
July 20, 2011Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Sponsored a law naming a stretch of US-131 in Kalamazoo County the Master Sergeant Gregory T. Kuhse Memorial Highway, for an airman from the district killed in a 2015 helicopter crash in Afghanistan. It passed the Senate 36-0 and the House 104-0 and was signed as 2026 Public Act 8.
April 14, 2026
Source: senatedems.com · researched July 6, 2026
McCann voted no on 2024 Senate Bill 1198, which changed the definition of gift in Michigan's public officers and employees ethics law; the bill passed the Senate 23-10 and McCann was one of seven Democrats voting against it.
December 13, 2024
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed McCann's 2023 Senate Bill 247 into law as Public Act 96, letting the Liquor Control Commission issue on-premises liquor licenses to sporting venues owned by public university governing boards.
July 19, 2023
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
McCann cast the lone Democratic yes vote on Sen. Thomas Albert's amendment to 2023 Senate Bill 185, which created a student cause of action for up to $10,000 in damages against a graduate research assistants' bargaining representative over a strike; the amendment failed 18-19.
April 26, 2023
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
Track record — Other records
Other records · 2 records
The Michigan Senate passed bipartisan Senate Bills 216 and 217 from McCann and Sen. Thomas Albert, increasing penalties for moving violations committed against vulnerable roadway users such as pedestrians, bicyclists and wheelchair users.
June 24, 2025
Source: senatedems.com · researched July 30, 2026
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed McCann's 2019 Senate Bill 438 into law as Public Act 68, extending the sunset on increased fees for business corporation annual report filings.
September 30, 2019
Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 30, 2026
Past race McCann, Sean ran in:
- Representative in Congress District 4 · August 4, 2026 · Congressional District 4 (119th Congress), Michigan
Profile last researched July 6, 2026.