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McCann, Sean (D)

Office: 6600 Binsfeld Building Term: First Phone: (517) 373-5100 Email: sensmccann@senate.michigan.gov Home Address: 3025 Morgan Street, Kalamazoo MI 49001 Website: https://senatedems.com/mccann/ Seat Number: 16 Standing Committees: Energy and Technology(VC), Natural Resources, Appropriations Subcommittees: Agriculture and Rural Development(VC), Natural Resources and Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy(VC), Joint Capital Outlay (C) = Chair, (VC) = Vice Chair

POLITICAL CAREER

Sen. McCann was elected to the Senate in 2018 after defeating incumbent Sen. Margaret O'Brien by securing 53 percent of the vote. 

McCann served the 60th House district for two terms from 2011 to 2015. 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Former director of Financial Development for the Kalamazoo Area Red Cross.

To read MIRS biography of Sen. McCann, click here.

EDUCATION

The Kalamazoo resident graduated from Western Michigan University in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in political science.

PERSONAL

McCann has lived in Kalamazoo for 24 years, where he currently resides with his wife, Priscilla, and their son, Alexander.

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 SB 0068  - EDUCATION, Attendance, Revise compulsory attendance requirements, and reporting of suspensions, expulsion, truancy, and absenteeism.
(Status: 02/02/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND CAREER READINESS )

 SB 0069  - EDUCATION, Other, Create certain advisory committee within the department of education.
(Status: 02/02/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND CAREER READINESS )

 SB 0147  - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE, Rules, Eliminate prohibition on adoption of rules by state agencies from being more stringent than federal regulations.
(Status: 02/18/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT )

 SB 0161  - WORKERS COMPENSATION, Benefits, This bill states that for essential workers, a personal injury includes injury or illness resulting from exposure to an infectious disease during a declared emergency.
(Status: 02/23/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT )

 SB 0167  - TRADE, Containers, Expand and revise beverages and beverage containers subject to bottle deposit and distribution of revenue.
(Status: 02/24/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM )

 SB 0436  - HEALTH, Controlled Substances, This bill allows county medical examiners and county health officers to establish drug fatality review teams that will review deaths believed to be the result of a drug overdose that are referred to the teams by county medical examiners.
(Status: 05/12/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES )

 SB 0510  - ANIMALS, Dangerous, This bill adds “potentially dangerous dogs” and dangerous dogs” to the Dangerous Animals Act. The bill creates a system for determining if a dog is dangerous or potentially dangerous, establishes duties an owner of a dangerous or potentially dangerous dog must comply with, and penalties for not complying with the duties or any death or injury that results from the dangerous dog.
(Status: 06/03/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE)

 SB 0511  - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, Sentencing Guidelines, Create sentencing guidelines for crimes involving the ownership of potentially dangerous or dangerous dogs. TIE BAR SB 0510
(Status: 06/03/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE)

 SB 0580  - TRAFFIC CONTROL, Violations, Add definition for "vulnerable roadway user."
(Status: 06/30/2021 - SENATE - REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE)

 SR 0054  - United States Congress and the President of the United States, A resolution to urge the United States Congress and the President of the United States to pass H.R. 1 or a similar policy measure to protect democracy, access, integrity, and security in this country's electoral system.
(Status: 05/19/2021 - SENATE - RULES SUSPENDED TO REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS )

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