Sean McCann
Candidate for U.S. House, Michigan District 4 (2026)
Sean McCann is a Democratic state senator from Kalamazoo, Michigan, serving his second term, who previously served in the Michigan House and on the Kalamazoo City Commission. He is the Democratic nominee for Michigan's 4th Congressional District in 2026 after winning the August 4, 2026 primary, and faces Republican incumbent Bill Huizenga on November 3.
Biography
Sean McCann attended Western Michigan University, according to his Michigan Senate Democrats biography, and his first job after college was executive director of the Vine Neighborhood Association in Kalamazoo. He served five two-year terms on the Kalamazoo City Commission and was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2010, where he served on the Appropriations Committee. He is now in his second term in the Michigan Senate; WLNS identifies him as a state senator from Kalamazoo. In 2026 he ran for Michigan's 4th Congressional District, a southwest Michigan seat held by Republican Bill Huizenga of Holland. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee added him to its Red to Blue program, and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten endorsed him, per WLNS. In the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary he defeated Diop Harris, a Battle Creek community activist, according to ABC57. Huizenga won the Republican primary over Holland Mayor Phil Tanis. The two meet on November 3, 2026.
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