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

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Personal life and education

McCann graduated from

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in 1993 with a degree in political science.

Career

McCann served on the Kalamazoo, Michigan City Commission for ten years, starting in 1999. He was elected to the Michigan House in 2011. In 2013, he proposed the creation of an independent commission to draw legislative districts in the state, in order to help prevent

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. He worked for the Kalamazoo

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and the Vine Neighborhood Association. In 2014, he ran against Republican Party nominee

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and

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nominee

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for the 20th district seat in the Michigan Senate. He lost to O'Brien after a recount widened from 59 votes to 61 votes. In 2018, in a rematch, McCann defeated Margaret O'Brien with 60,523 votes to O'Brien's 48,197 votes.

References

External links

Official Senate ProfileCampaign websiteVote Smart page
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