Sean McCann

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.

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 Kalamazoo City Commission for ten years. He was elected to the Michigan House in 2010, defeating Republican Jeff Fernandez. He worked for the Kalamazoo Red Cross and the Vine Neighborhood Association. 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.