Monday, October 26, 2026 Vol. I · No. 6 · Late Edition Print size
Election Day 8 days to Nov. 3 Make your plan → The GOP Files Receipts on the Republican-run Washington · Sourced · Dated · On the record On Instagram 223K plays and counting @thegopfiles →
The Wire
Vance announces $57 million in USDA meatpacking grants at Kansas campaign rally Raskin warns oil industry that importing Russian diesel could bring criminal penalties On tape: Schiff: Trump's Justice Department is now "complicit" in trying to subvert the elections Trump brings Manziel, McCoy and Amendola to Texas as Senate race stays tight Philadelphia lost an estimated $811 million in sales to ICE arrest fears, Penn study finds Texas early vote tops 4.5 million, up 74%, as Talarico and Paxton run neck and neck Judge extends block on Trump's plan to remake East Potomac public golf course Justice Department moves to charge James Comey a third time, days before midterms Illinois man charged over four white-powder letters to Congress; FBI says it was salt On tape: El-Sayed: "My name and my faith are not the reason you can't afford gas." Vance announces $57 million in USDA meatpacking grants at Kansas campaign rally Raskin warns oil industry that importing Russian diesel could bring criminal penalties On tape: Schiff: Trump's Justice Department is now "complicit" in trying to subvert the elections Trump brings Manziel, McCoy and Amendola to Texas as Senate race stays tight Philadelphia lost an estimated $811 million in sales to ICE arrest fears, Penn study finds Texas early vote tops 4.5 million, up 74%, as Talarico and Paxton run neck and neck Judge extends block on Trump's plan to remake East Potomac public golf course Justice Department moves to charge James Comey a third time, days before midterms Illinois man charged over four white-powder letters to Congress; FBI says it was salt On tape: El-Sayed: "My name and my faith are not the reason you can't afford gas."
Sean McCann U.S. House — Michigan's 4th District Toss-up First run
MI-4nominee

U.S. House — Michigan's 4th District · First run

Sean McCann

Sean McCann is a Democratic state senator from Kalamazoo and a former Kalamazoo city commissioner. He is challenging Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga, and Cook Political Report moved the race to toss-up, though Huizenga won the district by nearly 12 points in 2024.

On the ballot against Bill Huizenga (R)

Why it matters: Democrats are trying to flip a seat Republicans have held for decades, and a McCann win would be the first Democratic hold of the office in more than 90 years, according to Michigan Public.

Give to Sean directly Volunteer Campaign site Your voting plan

Direct gifts go 100% to the campaign through its own official page. We never see or handle them.

The race at a glance

Race ratingToss-upCook Political Report, Oct 26 source

In Sean's own words

I haven't had 16 years in Congress to try to stop stock trading — the practice of Congress doing that.
Sean McCann, To reporters in Kalamazoo, responding to Huizenga's ads on congressional stock trading, Oct 14 source
It's people who are struggling no matter where you go or what you see.
Sean McCann, At a campaign event with Pete Buttigieg in Kalamazoo, Oct 14 source

Where Sean stands

Health care
McCann says he would protect health care and Medicaid from cuts. source
Costs and taxes
He says he would lower costs, avoid raising the national debt, and expand tax relief for working families. source
Housing
He says he would crack down on slumlords. source
Jobs
He says he would attract new jobs and businesses to Michigan. source

The record

  • Michigan state senator from Kalamazoo, first elected in 2018, after serving in the Michigan House (60th District) from 2011 to 2014
  • Served ten years on the Kalamazoo city commission, starting in 1999
  • Graduated from Western Michigan University in 1993; worked as executive director of the Vine Neighborhood Association and for the Kalamazoo Red Cross
ConfidentialThe GOP File

The file on Bill Huizenga

  • In December 2020, Huizenga was one of 126 House Republicans who signed an amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania, a suit challenging the 2020 presidential election results; the Supreme Court declined to hear the case. source
  • Huizenga voted in 2017 to repeal the Affordable Care Act and in 2026 voted not to extend the enhanced ACA tax credits. source
  • Huizenga sits on the House Financial Services Committee and chairs its Oversight and Investigations subcommittee. source

Endorsed by

Gov. Gretchen WhitmerSecretary of State Jocelyn BensonU.S. Sen. Elissa SlotkinRep. Hillary ScholtenMichigan AFL-CIO

Profile sources: 1, 2, 3

Race data checked Monday, October 26, 2026. Quotes on this page were matched word for word against their sources.