Meet State Senator Sean McCann, Fighting Hard To Turn MI-04 BlueMeet another one of our strong House recruits this cycle, and consider donating before the filing period closes Tuesday night!
Greetings everyone. Excited to bring another another one of our top 2026 House recruits to you today - meet State Senator Sean McCann running to flip MI-04 blue this November. A video recording and Substack transcript of our conversation from earlier this afternoon are above. Senator McCann is an experienced legislator who as both a State House and Senate member has been part of an era of Democratic Party-led reform and progress in Michigan. As someone who has been working for years to help every day people get ahead I thought his description of how his opponent and Trump have let us all down in the last fourteen months was a very powerful part of our conversation today. Think about it - tax cuts for billionaires, and what do we get? Tariffs and higher prices, a tougher job market, more expensive and weakened health care, higher gas and utility prices, and struggling small businesses and farmers. No wonder we are seeing record-breaking retirements from House Republicans - they know they’ve got nothing to sell to the American people this November. I also thought Senator McCann’s description of the energy on the ground, and the power of No Kings, was very encouraging and similar to what we are hearing from other candidates across the country. Experienced politicians who’ve run races in other years keep talking to us about how this year feels different, how much energy there is, how willing people are to go to work to remove the MAGAs from power - how despite it all, there is an optimism that we can win and make things better for our communities and the American people, and people are ready to go to work. Like many of the districts we have to win this time this is not an easy one - Trump won MI-04 by 6 points (Downballot); the Cook Partisan Voter Index (PVI) is +3 R; and the incumbent, Bill Huizenga, won by 12 points in 2024. But given the national shift from 2024 that is today at least 7 points we can wins in districts like this one; we have a very good and experienced candidate; and the MAGA R temporarily in the seat has voted for the tariffs, for the war, for health care cuts, for cuts in clean energy subsidies, for larger deficits for years to come, and so much more. As we like to say at Hopium it is going to be very, very hard for Bill Huizenga to defend the indefensible this fall.
We are throwing a lot at you in these final hours of the first quarter - so apologize in advance. But I do hope you will consider supporting Sen. McCann directly or giving to our Winning The House campaign that is supporting twelve of the candidates most likely to flip red House seats blue this November. We are within striking distance of our new $450,000 goal - do what you can to help us get there today! I am excited to introduce these intrepid candidates on the front lines of the battle for our democracy. Watch these videos. Get to know them, their districts, their arguments. Share these discussions with others, and ask them to join our fight. Keep working hard everyone. We have a country to save and an election to win, together! - Simon Bio - Michigan State Senator Sean McCann, US House Candidate Running in MI-04Sean McCann has dedicated his career to making life better for people in Southwest Michigan. From cracking down on slumlords, to leading disaster relief with the Red Cross, helping attract new jobs and businesses to Michigan and expanding tax relief for working families as State Senator, Sean believes when you work hard, put politics aside and focus on what matters, you can get things done. Now, Sean is running for Congress because he knows Washington needs to focus on what matters to regular people – like protecting health care and Medicaid, not cutting it; getting costs down, not exploding the national debt; helping small businesses grow, not giving huge tax breaks to special interests; and letting women make their own health care decisions, instead of politicians making it for them. Born and raised in Michigan, Sean attended Western Michigan University, became a Kalamazoo City Commissioner, State Representative and now serves as a State Senator in Southwest Michigan. He has built a reputation among Democrats and Republicans alike as a serious problem-solver and a strong voice for families trying to make ends meet. As a husband and father helping raise his family, Sean will fight hard for everyone and is exactly the kind of leader we need right now in Washington. Learn more and volunteer for Senator Sean McCann here.
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