U.S. House

Michigan
District 4

Election day: November 3, 2026

Three candidates are on Michigan's official candidate listing for U.S. House District 4.

Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up

Ratings checked October 1, 2026

Updated October 2, 2026

At a glance

A quick look at the candidates

One stated goal, one checked action and the top committee funding for each candidate. Read the detailed guide for the rest.

What the funding line covers

Funding shows up to the two largest listed committee categories, without individual-donor conduit entries.

Record checked Oct 2, 2026. Money dates are shown separately.

Sean McCann

Democratic

One stated goal Cut taxes for working families while corporations and the top 1% pay more.

One checked action Sep 3, 2013. As a state representative, voted for the Healthy Michigan Plan, Michigan's Medicaid expansion (House Bill 4714), on final House passage.

Campaign cash $1,686,240 on Jul 15, 2026, principal committee only.

Listed committee funding Leadership PACs: $129,000; Labor Organization PACs: $50,000.

Through July 15, 2026. Cash above has its own date.

Funding scope

Money from political committees in the 2025-26 cycle, through July 15, 2026 (FEC lines 11B, 11C and 12). The rows sum to 343,005.54 dollars. Donations from individuals, including through ActBlue or WinRed, are not counted here.

Bill Huizenga

Republican

One stated goal Rein in federal spending, which he ties to inflation.

One checked action Jan 5, 2021. Original cosponsor of the GLRI Act of 2019, which authorised the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative through 2026. He voted for it and it became law.

Campaign cash $2,268,747 on Jul 15, 2026, principal committee only.

Listed committee funding Transfers and contributions from joint fundraising committees: $844,138; Corporation PACs: $687,200.

Through July 15, 2026. Cash above has its own date.

Funding scope

Money from political committees in the 2025-26 cycle, through July 15, 2026 (FEC lines 11B, 11C and 12). The rows sum to 2,424,688.23 dollars. Donations from individuals, including through ActBlue or WinRed, are not counted here.

Shafina Che Barnett

Green

One stated goal Good-paying jobs, help for small business owners and lower everyday costs.

One checked action No official action is listed in this desk. The detailed guide explains the gap.

Campaign cash No campaign cash figure is included in this desk.

Listed committee funding No committee funding breakdown is included here.

Funding scope

She has no campaign committee with the FEC and has filed no reports, so there is no money to show.

Who is running?

Printed ballot candidates

Sean McCannDemocratic
Bill HuizengaRepublican
Shafina Che BarnettGreen

Source: Michigan Department of State official candidate listing

Checked October 1, 2026

Read the detailed guide, goals, actions and campaign funding

Voter guide

The candidates, side by side

Goals come from each campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.

How this guide is built

Background comes from government or official office records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so. Goals are summarized from each campaign's own platform page and stay attributed to the campaign. The record lines are official votes, sponsorships, and filings with the government source attached. Money is shown as filed, by the type the FEC records for the contributing committee, and is not evidence of why any position was taken. Money rows are itemized receipts from political committees; transfers from joint fundraising committees and the conduit entries for earmarked individual contributions sit on their own rows; other memo entries, reimbursements, and receipts from organizations that are not political committees are excluded; each candidate's note gives the filings it covers, and some notes also compare the rows with the campaign's own FEC summary.

Sean McCann

Background

A Michigan state senator for the Kalamazoo area, in his second Senate term, his caucus says.
Elected to the Michigan House in 2010, after five two-year terms on the Kalamazoo City Commission.
Ran the Vine Neighborhood Association in Kalamazoo after college at Western Michigan University.
Filed as a candidate with the FEC on July 14, 2025, and is the Democratic nominee.

What they say they want to do

Cut taxes for working families while corporations and the top 1% pay more.
Extend the ACA tax credits, cap insulin at 35 dollars a month and widen Medicare drug-price negotiation.
Ban stock trading by members of Congress and their families, and bar former members from lobbying.
Restore the clean energy tax credits and build more solar, wind and nuclear power in Michigan.
Pass a farm bill and a "Right to Repair" law for farm equipment.

What the official record shows

Sep 3, 2013 As a state representative, voted for the Healthy Michigan Plan, Michigan's Medicaid expansion (House Bill 4714), on final House passage.
Feb 16, 2023 Voted for the tax law that raised the state earned income tax credit from 6% to 30% and phased out the 2011 limits on the pension deduction (House Bill 4001).
Mar 8, 2023 Voted to repeal the 1931 law making abortion a crime (House Bill 4006). It passed the Senate 20-18.
Jun 27, 2024 Served as a Senate conferee on the 2023 and 2024 state budgets and voted for both. Each held 150 million dollars to help restart a closed nuclear plant.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Leadership PACs 34 committees	$129,000
Labor Organization PACs 10 committees	$50,000
Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified 8 committees	$38,000
PAC - Qualified 11 committees	$33,950
Transfers and contributions from joint fundraising committees 3 committees	$26,956
House 10 committees	$22,000
Committees the FEC records no type for 6 committees	$14,600
Membership Organization PACs 7 committees	$13,500
PAC - Nonqualified 1 committee	$10,000
Trade Association PACs 1 committee	$5,000

Source: Federal Election Commission

Bill Huizenga

Background

In the U.S. House since January 2011. He represented the 2nd District until 2023 and the 4th since then.
Vice chair of the House Financial Services Committee in this Congress, and chairman of its oversight subcommittee in the last one, his office says.
Co-chair of the House Great Lakes Task Force since 2017, his office says.
Co-owns Huizenga Gravel in Jenison and worked as a realtor. Political science degree from Calvin College.

What they say they want to do

Rein in federal spending, which he ties to inflation.
A balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
More American energy production, under what he calls an "all-of-the-above" approach.
Fewer regulations and more access to capital for small businesses.
Secure borders and support for police.

What the official record shows

Jan 5, 2021 Original cosponsor of the GLRI Act of 2019, which authorised the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative through 2026. He voted for it and it became law.
Dec 29, 2022 His bill exempting business-sale brokers from SEC registration passed the House 419-0 and became law inside the year-end spending act, which he voted against.
Mar 30, 2023 Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1), which passed the House 225-204.
May 11, 2023 Voted for the Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2), which passed the House 219-213.
Jul 3, 2025 Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on its final House vote, 218-214. It became law the next day.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Transfers and contributions from joint fundraising committees 6 committees	$844,138
Corporation PACs 126 committees	$687,200
Trade Association PACs 53 committees	$291,700
Leadership PACs 45 committees	$266,000
PAC - Qualified 27 committees	$143,800
Membership Organization PACs 14 committees	$79,000
Corporation w/o capital stock PACs 6 committees	$47,100
House 8 committees	$28,000
Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified 3 committees	$11,000
Committees the FEC records no type for 7 committees	$8,750
PAC - Nonqualified 3 committees	$7,000
Labor Organization PACs 2 committees	$6,000
Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Nonqualified 1 committee	$5,000

Source: Federal Election Commission

Shafina Che Barnett

Background

The Green Party's nominee, chosen by convention. Her nomination was filed with the state on August 3, 2026.
The FEC lists her as a Green Party candidate for the 4th District with an address in Sterling Heights, in Macomb County.
Her campaign site says she is running "to advocate for hard-working families, stronger local economies, and accessible opportunities". It gives no biography.
In a campaign Facebook post dated September 24 she describes herself as a UAW worker and a Realtor.

What they say they want to do

Good-paying jobs, help for small business owners and lower everyday costs.
Affordable prescription drugs and medical care.
Money for public schools, vocational training and affordable college.
Better roads and bridges, and protection for the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Economic opportunity, safer communities and affordable housing.

What the official record shows

She has held no public office that this desk found. The state listing, the FEC, the Green Party's page and her campaign site show none.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

She has no campaign committee with the FEC and has filed no reports, so there is no money to show.

Race outlook

How an approved rating source sees this race

Categories are ordered judgments, not win probabilities. A rating appears only when that publisher allows the use.

Sabato's Crystal BallToss-up
Sabato's Crystal Ball assessed this Sep 29, 2026; checked Oct 1, 2026.

Sabato's Crystal Ball allows this rating to be used with credit, so their name and date stay on the row. A Stated Record comparison is added only when two or more approved ratings are current. The rule is in Methodology.

What to know

The race in context

Sean McCann and Bill Huizenga won their party primaries in August and will meet in November for the 4th District seat, WWMT reported.
As of Oct 1, 2026.

Candidate records

The field, without the campaign gloss

Current public roles come from government sources. Campaign-finance IDs come from the FEC.

Democratic

Sean McCann

Michigan state senator; Democratic nominee.

FEC candidate: H6MI04204
Principal committee: C00911784

Public profiles

X @SeanAMcCannLinked from the campaign site.
Instagram @mccannforcongressLinked from the campaign site.
Facebook SeanMcCannforCongressLinked from the campaign site.

Republican

Bill Huizenga

U.S. Representative for Michigan's 4th District; Republican nominee.

FEC candidate: H0MI02094
Principal committee: C00459297

Public profiles

X @billhuizengaLinked from the campaign site.
Instagram @billhuizengaLinked from the campaign site.
Facebook BillHuizengaLinked from the campaign site.

Green

Shafina Che Barnett

Green Party nominee; holds no public office.

FEC candidate: H6MI04220

Public profiles

Facebook profile.php?id=61593105305814Her campaign page, linked from the Green Party's page for her. Public posts read October 1, 2026.
X: not foundNeither the party's page nor her campaign site links an X account.

Profile links show what is public now, not a complete archive. Each was confirmed through the campaign site unless a note says otherwise.

How social posts are used

Individual social posts enter the evidence record only with a post URL, date, context, and review note.

Issue comparison

What each campaign says

Each campaign's own positions, not promises The Stated Record has verified or endorsed.

Costs, taxes and jobs

McCann's campaign puts lower costs first, backing working-family tax cuts and higher taxes on corporations and the top 1%. Huizenga's campaign blames spending for inflation and backs fewer small business rules. Barnett's campaign backs good-paying jobs, small business help and lower costs. McCann voted for a 2023 state law raising the earned income tax credit and widening a pension deduction; Huizenga's small business broker bill became law in a 2022 spending act he voted against.

What each campaign says

Sean McCann

He says lowering everyday costs is his top priority. He wants tax cuts for working families, higher taxes on corporations and the top 1%, and limits on corporate buyers of homes. He blames tariffs for rising prices.

Bill Huizenga

He says spending drives inflation and he has pushed for fiscal discipline. He wants fewer regulations and more access to capital for small businesses.

Shafina Che Barnett

She says she wants good-paying jobs, help for small business owners and lower everyday costs for working families.

Federal spending and the debt

McCann's campaign says Washington should be getting costs down, not exploding the debt. Huizenga's campaign calls the debt unsustainable and backs a balanced budget amendment. Barnett's campaign lists no position on this topic on the pages checked. On the record, Huizenga's debt proposals have had no vote, and the balanced budget amendments he backed did not pass; he voted for a 2025 law the Congressional Budget Office estimates adds $3.4 trillion to deficits through 2034.

What each campaign says

Sean McCann

He says Washington should be getting costs down, not exploding the national debt, and opposes "huge tax breaks to special interests".

Bill Huizenga

He calls the national debt unsustainable, wants wasteful programs cut and entitlements reformed while protecting current beneficiaries, and supports a balanced budget amendment.

Shafina Che Barnett

No position found on her campaign site, the Green Party's page for her or the public Facebook posts read October 1, 2026. Michigan Advance's voter guide prints no answers from her.

Health care

McCann's campaign backs extending Affordable Care Act tax credits, a public option and a $35 insulin cap. Huizenga's campaign says Obamacare has failed and backs health savings accounts, more choice and protections for pre-existing conditions. Barnett's campaign backs affordable drugs and quality care for families and seniors. On the record, McCann voted in 2013 for Michigan's Medicaid expansion, which became law; Huizenga cosponsored pre-existing conditions bills in 2017 and 2019 that never left committee.

What each campaign says

Sean McCann

He wants the ACA tax credits extended, the cuts to the ACA and Medicaid reversed, a public option, insulin capped at 35 dollars a month and more Medicare drug-price negotiation.

Bill Huizenga

He says Obamacare has failed. He favours health savings accounts, limits on lawsuits and more choice of coverage, with protections for people with pre-existing conditions.

Shafina Che Barnett

She says she wants affordable prescription drugs and quality medical care for every family and senior.

Energy

McCann's campaign backs more solar, wind and nuclear power and restoring clean energy tax credits. Huizenga's campaign backs more American energy from all sources. Barnett's campaign lists no position on this topic on the pages checked. On the record, McCann voted for two state budgets that funded a nuclear plant restart, with no separate vote on it; Huizenga voted for 2023 and 2025 laws on permits and new oil, gas and coal leases.

What each campaign says

Sean McCann

He wants more solar, wind and nuclear power in Michigan, the clean energy tax credits restored, and limits on data centers passing their power costs to customers. He opposes keeping old coal plants open.

Bill Huizenga

He wants more American energy production and an "all-of-the-above" strategy that does not pick winners among energy sources.

Shafina Che Barnett

No position on energy found on her campaign site, the Green Party's page for her or the public Facebook posts read October 1, 2026. Michigan Advance's voter guide prints no answers from her.

The Great Lakes and drinking water

McCann's campaign calls the Great Lakes a national treasure and cites the Benton Harbor and Flint lead crises. Huizenga's campaign says that as a task force co-chair he works for the lakes' economy and ecology. Barnett's campaign backs safeguarding the Great Lakes and local drinking water. On the record, Huizenga cosponsored and voted for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative bills that became law; the latest record found naming him co-chair is from 2017.

What each campaign says

Sean McCann

He calls the Great Lakes a national treasure, cites the lead crises in Benton Harbor and Flint, and says no one should have to worry about their drinking water.

Bill Huizenga

He says he works to strengthen the Great Lakes' economy and ecology, and backs the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

Shafina Che Barnett

She says she wants to safeguard the Great Lakes and local drinking water systems.

The border and immigration

McCann's campaign backs a secure border, a legal path for those who follow the law and an ICE overhaul. Huizenga's campaign says he has been a consistent voice for secure borders. Barnett's campaign lists no position on this topic on the pages checked. On the record, Huizenga voted for two 2025 laws on detention and the border wall and a 2023 border bill that is not law; his consistency over 15 years was not tested.

What each campaign says

Sean McCann

He wants a secure border and a legal path for those who follow the law, and says he will work to overhaul ICE and hold its agents accountable.

Bill Huizenga

He says he has been a consistent voice for secure borders and stands with law enforcement.

Shafina Che Barnett

No position found on her campaign site, the Green Party's page for her or the public Facebook posts read October 1, 2026. Michigan Advance's voter guide prints no answers from her.

Schools and education

McCann's campaign backs more money for public schools and technical education. Huizenga's campaign backs local control, fewer federal mandates and more school choice for parents. Barnett's campaign backs public school investment, vocational training and affordable higher education. On the record, McCann voted for the 2023-24 state school budget, which pays schools that opt in to serve free breakfast and lunch to every pupil; later budgets were not checked.

What each campaign says

Sean McCann

He supports more money for public schools and technical education, and says he will oppose billionaires who want to take funding from public schools.

Bill Huizenga

He wants local control of schools, fewer federal mandates and more choice for parents over which school their child attends.

Shafina Che Barnett

She says she wants investment in public schools, vocational training and affordable higher education.

Words and record

Where statements meet official action

Each card sets one thing a candidate says beside their own official record, with one label from a fixed list and its limit. No card says why someone did something.

How the cards work

The number of cards varies with what each candidate's official record supports, and every card carries the same required parts: what they say, what the official record shows, one label from the fixed list, and its limit. Each card is labeled narrowly, by rule. A single vote, sponsorship, or filing can match one claim without proving a candidate's whole record.

Sean McCann

Voting to expand Medicaid

Matches stated record claim

What they say

He says one of his proudest votes in the Legislature was to expand Medicaid to more than a million people in Michigan.

What the record shows · Sep 3, 2013

He voted for the Healthy Michigan Plan twice in 2013, and it became law covering adults with incomes up to 133% of the poverty level. The "over a million" figure was not checked.

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What they say

He says one of his proudest votes in the Legislature was to expand Medicaid to more than a million people in Michigan.

“one of my proudest votes in the Michigan Legislature was to expand access to Medicaid to over a million people in Michigan”

What the record shows · Sep 3, 2013

As a state representative he voted for House Bill 4714, the Healthy Michigan Plan, when it passed the House on June 13, 2013 (76-31), and again when the House approved the Senate's version on September 3, 2013 (75-32). It became Public Act 107 of 2013 and covers adults with incomes up to 133% of the poverty level.

Limit: The vote is on record. The figure of over a million people is enrollment over the years since, which this desk did not check.

Sean McCann

The working families tax credit and the retirement tax

Matches stated record claim

What they say

He says the Legislature expanded the working families tax cut and ended the retirement tax.

What the record shows · Feb 16, 2023

He voted for the 2023 law that raised the state earned income tax credit to 30% of the federal credit and, by 2026, let anyone deduct pension income up to a cap.

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What they say

He says the Legislature expanded the working families tax cut and ended the retirement tax.

“We expanded the working families tax cut, ended the retirement tax”

What the record shows · Feb 16, 2023

He voted for the final version of House Bill 4001 on February 16, 2023, when the Senate adopted it 20-17. As Public Act 4 of 2023, it raised Michigan's earned income tax credit from 6% to 30% of the federal credit from the 2023 tax year. By the 2026 tax year it phased out the 2011 limits that tied the pension deduction to a taxpayer's birth year. From 2026 anyone can deduct pension income up to a set cap.

Limit: He says "we": he was one of 20 senators voting for it, not its sponsor. The change phased in over four years, and pension income above the cap is still taxed.

Sean McCann

Repealing the 1931 abortion ban

Matches stated record claim

What they say

He says he was proud to vote in the Senate to repeal Michigan's 1931 abortion ban.

What the record shows · Mar 8, 2023

He voted for House Bill 4006 in March 2023, which passed the Senate 20-18 and removed the 1931 law as Public Act 11 of 2023.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

He says he was proud to vote in the Senate to repeal Michigan's 1931 abortion ban.

“In the Michigan Senate, I was proud to vote to repeal the 1931 abortion ban”

What the record shows · Mar 8, 2023

He voted for House Bill 4006 on March 8, 2023. It repealed sections 14 and 15 of the 1931 penal code and passed the Senate 20-18. It became Public Act 11 of 2023 on April 5, 2023.

Limit: The vote removed the 1931 law from the books. His Planned Parenthood board service, on the same page, was not checked.

Sean McCann

Money to reopen the Palisades nuclear plant

Matches stated record claim

What they say

He says he supported funding in the Senate to help reopen the Palisades nuclear plant.

What the record shows · Jun 27, 2024

He voted for the 2023 and 2024 state budgets, which each held $150 million to restart a closed nuclear plant that fits Palisades, but cast no separate Palisades vote.

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What they say

He says he supported funding in the Senate to help reopen the Palisades nuclear plant.

“In the Michigan Senate, I supported funding to help reopen the Palisades Nuclear Plant”

What the record shows · Jun 27, 2024

He was one of three Senate conferees on the 2023-24 state budget, House Bill 4437, and voted for the final version on June 28, 2023 (26-10). It holds 150 million dollars to help restart a Michigan nuclear plant of under 1,000 megawatts that was in service on January 1, 2022 and no longer producing power. It became Public Act 119 of 2023. He was again a Senate conferee on the 2024 budget bill, Senate Bill 747, which added another 150 million dollars for the same restart, and voted for it on June 27, 2024 (21-17). It became Public Act 121 of 2024.

Limit: The laws describe the plant without naming it; Palisades in Van Buren County is the plant that fits. The money depends on a federal Energy Department commitment. He voted for two whole budgets, not separate Palisades votes.

Sean McCann

Free school meals for every student

Matches stated record claim

What they say

He says he helped make free school breakfast and lunch available to every K-12 student.

What the record shows · Jun 28, 2023

He voted for the 2023-24 school aid budget, which pays schools that opt in to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to every pupil, pre-K to 12.

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What they say

He says he helped make free school breakfast and lunch available to every K-12 student.

“make free school breakfasts and lunch available to all K-12 students”

What the record shows · Jun 28, 2023

He voted for the final 2023-24 school aid budget, Senate Bill 173, on June 28, 2023 (29-8). As Public Act 103 of 2023, its section 30d pays schools to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to every pupil, pre-K to 12.

Limit: This checks the 2023 budget only; later budgets were not read. Schools must opt in and take part in the federal school lunch program. The other items in the same sentence (teachers, social workers, pre-K) were not checked.

Bill Huizenga

Writing and passing a small-business law

Matches stated record claim

What they say

His campaign says he authored and passed legislation to help the next generation of small business owners.

What the record shows · Dec 29, 2022

He sponsored a bill exempting brokers who help sell small businesses from SEC registration, and its text became law in a 2022 spending act he voted against.

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What they say

His campaign says he authored and passed legislation to help the next generation of small business owners.

“authored and passed legislation to help the next generation of small business entrepenuers”

What the record shows · Dec 29, 2022

He sponsored H.R. 935, which exempts brokers who help sell privately held small businesses from SEC broker registration. It passed the House 419-0 on May 11, 2022. The same text, under his bill's name, became law as Title V of Division AA of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, signed December 29, 2022.

Limit: The campaign does not name the bill; this is the one of his that became law and fits the claim. He voted against the spending act that carried it (roll 549, December 23, 2022). Whether it helped new owners buy businesses is not something the record shows.

Bill Huizenga

Leading on the Great Lakes

Matches stated direction

What they say

His campaign says that, as co-chair of the Great Lakes Task Force, he leads efforts to strengthen the Great Lakes' economy and ecology.

What the record shows · Jan 5, 2021

He cosponsored and voted for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative bills that became law. Rep. Marcy Kaptur's office named him a task force co-chair in 2017; no later list was found.

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What they say

His campaign says that, as co-chair of the Great Lakes Task Force, he leads efforts to strengthen the Great Lakes' economy and ecology.

“As Co-Chair of the Great Lakes Task Force and a founding member of the PFAS Task Force, Bill leads efforts to strengethen the economy & the ecology of the Great Lakes”

What the record shows · Jan 5, 2021

He was an original cosponsor of the GLRI Act of 2019, which funds the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and voted for it on February 5, 2020 (373-45). It became Public Law 116-294 on January 5, 2021. He also cosponsored the GLRI Act of 2016, whose text became law in the WIIN Act, which he voted for (roll 622, 360-61). He was an original cosponsor of the 2024 and 2025 renewals; the 2025 bill, H.R. 284, is still in House committee, and a Senate bill to renew the program, S. 528, passed the Senate on September 29, 2026.

Limit: A June 2017 statement from Rep. Marcy Kaptur's office names him a co-chair of the House Great Lakes Task Force; no later list was found. That he was a founding member of the PFAS Task Force rests on his own office's January 2019 release. David Joyce of Ohio sponsored the 2016, 2019 and 2025 House bills.

Bill Huizenga

More American energy production

Matches stated direction

What they say

His campaign says he has supported policies to expand American energy production.

What the record shows · Jul 3, 2025

He backed a permitting law, a House-passed energy bill that did not become law, and 2025 oil/gas/coal lease sales. His votes do not establish lower energy prices.

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What they say

His campaign says he has supported policies to expand American energy production.

“Bill has supported policies to expand American energy production and reduce dependence on foreign sources”

What the record shows · Jul 3, 2025

He voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1) on March 30, 2023. It passed the House 225-204 and the Senate did not take it up. A revised version of its permitting section, the BUILDER Act, became law in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which he voted for (roll 243, 314-117); that law also sped up the Mountain Valley gas pipeline. He also voted for the 2025 law (Public Law 119-21) that orders new oil, gas and coal lease sales.

Limit: Three floor votes, two of them on laws. The campaign's further claim that his policies brought down energy prices was not tested; no record ties prices to his votes.

Bill Huizenga

Secure borders

Matches stated direction

What they say

His campaign says he has been a consistent voice for secure borders.

What the record shows · Jul 3, 2025

He backed the Secure the Border bill, not law, the Laken Riley law and 2025 wall/detention funding, and filed a 2026 deportation bill. Consistency over 15 years was not tested.

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What they say

His campaign says he has been a consistent voice for secure borders.

“Bill has been a consistent voice for limited government, secure borders, and safe communities.”

What the record shows · Jul 3, 2025

He voted for the Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2) on May 11, 2023, which passed the House 219-213; the Senate did not take it up. He voted for the Laken Riley Act, which requires detention of immigrants who entered illegally or lack valid papers and are charged with theft and some other crimes; it passed the House 263-156 on January 22, 2025 and became law a week later. He also voted for the 2025 law (Public Law 119-21) that pays for the border wall and immigration detention. In June 2026 he introduced the Deport the Terrorists Act (H.R. 9096), now in committee.

Limit: Three floor votes, two of them on laws, and one bill of his own. "Consistent" across 15 years of votes was not tested.

Bill Huizenga

A balanced budget amendment

Matches stated direction

What they say

His House website says he strongly supports a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

What the record shows · Feb 7, 2024

He voted for balanced budget amendments in 2011 and 2018, both of which fell short, and cosponsored another in 2024 that never left committee.

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What they say

His House website says he strongly supports a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

“A balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution would help achieve this objective and is something Congressman Huizenga strongly supports.”

What the record shows · Feb 7, 2024

He voted for a balanced budget amendment on November 18, 2011 and again on April 12, 2018. Both fell short of the two-thirds needed. He was an original cosponsor of another, H.J.Res. 113, in February 2024; it never left committee.

Limit: None of these passed. This card tests support for the amendment, not his wider record on spending and deficits.

Bill Huizenga

Cutting the deficit

Matches stated direction

What they say

His House website calls the deficit and the national debt unsustainable.

What the record shows · Jan 7, 2026

He sponsored a 2025 fiscal commission bill and a 2026 deficit-target resolution, neither voted on, and voted for the 2025 law that CBO estimates adds $3.4 trillion to deficits through 2034.

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What they say

His House website calls the deficit and the national debt unsustainable.

“Our nation’s long-term deficit and current national debt level is both unfathomable and unsustainable.”

What the record shows · Jan 7, 2026

He sponsored the Fiscal Commission Act (H.R. 3289) on May 8, 2025. It would set up a commission to find ways to cut the debt and deficit and bring the public debt to no more than 100 percent of GDP by fiscal 2039. On January 7, 2026 he sponsored H.Res. 981, which says Congress should set a target of cutting the deficit to 3 percent of GDP or less by the end of fiscal 2030. Both are still in committee.

Limit: Neither has had a vote. He also voted for the 2025 tax and spending law (Public Law 119-21), which CBO estimates adds 3.4 trillion dollars to deficits over 2025-2034, relative to its January 2025 baseline.

Bill Huizenga

The Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act

Matches stated record claim

What they say

His House website says he helped introduce the Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act.

What the record shows · Feb 6, 2019

Greg Walden introduced it in 2017 and 2019, and Huizenga joined both as a cosponsor within weeks, but neither bill left committee.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

His House website says he helped introduce the Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act.

“That is why Congressman Huizenga helped introduce the Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act.”

What the record shows · Feb 6, 2019

Greg Walden of Oregon introduced the Act in 2017 (H.R. 1121) and again in 2019 (H.R. 692). Huizenga cosponsored both, joining five days after the first was introduced and nineteen days after the second. Neither left committee.

Limit: He was a cosponsor, not an original one, which this site counts as helping introduce. He was an original cosponsor of a 2018 resolution and two later bills to keep these protections.

Campaign finance

FEC snapshot through Jul 15, 2026

Principal campaign committees only. Receipts and disbursements are the election-cycle-to-date figures, Column B on each filing's summary page; cash on hand and debt are period-end figures. All are carried by reports covering the same period. Money is not a score of candidate quality or voter support.

Candidate	Cycle receipts	Cycle disbursements	Cash on hand	Debt owed
Sean McCannC00911784	$111,408	$83,104	$1,686,240	$0
Bill HuizengaC00459297	$90,160	$427,474	$2,268,747	$0

Read the filing details

Sean McCann: Pre-Primary 2026, coverage Jul 1, 2026 to Jul 15, 2026, received Jul 23, 2026, file 2001621, image 202607239894440571.

Bill Huizenga: Pre-Primary 2026 (amended), coverage Jul 1, 2026 to Jul 15, 2026, received Aug 3, 2026, file 2003741, image 202608039899316561.

Retrieved from OpenFEC on Oct 1, 2026. FEC amendments can revise these committee-reported figures.

Chronology

How the field took shape

Jul 14, 2025
McCann files with the FEC
Sean McCann registered as a candidate, with Sean McCann for Congress as his campaign committee.
Apr 14, 2026
McCann files for the ballot
McCann filed nominating petitions with the state.
Apr 20, 2026
Huizenga files for the ballot
Huizenga filed nominating petitions with the state.
Jul 15, 2026
Last report before the primary
The pre-primary reports close. McCann reported 1,686,239.57 dollars in cash and Huizenga 2,268,746.60 dollars.
Aug 3, 2026
Barnett nominated
The Green Party filed Shafina Che Barnett's nomination, made at its convention.
Aug 4, 2026
Primary election
McCann and Huizenga won their parties' nominations and appear on the November listing.
Sep 4, 2026
Official candidate listing
The state's official listing named three candidates for the November 3 ballot: McCann, Huizenga and Barnett. Kalamazoo County's list of September 14 matches.

The details

Election facts. Original sources.

Election date: November 3, 2026
Added: October 2026
Ballot source updated: Official candidate listing dated September 4, 2026; reviewed October 1, 2026.
Candidate field: Printed candidates checked against official election records.

Coverage

What this page includes, and what is not yet included.

As of Oct 17, 2026. Only what passed a source check is listed. How coverage works.

BallotIncluded
3 printed candidates, checked October 1, 2026 against the official election record.
Race outlookIncluded
1 of 1 specialist rating is current as of Oct 17, 2026.
Reported contextIncluded
1 dated development with original reporting attached.
Words and recordIncluded
12 statement-to-action comparisons across 3 candidate records, each with a stated limitation.
Campaign financeIncluded
FEC filing snapshots for 2 principal campaign committees, with a common coverage cutoff.
PollingNot yet
No published poll has been reviewed for this race yet.

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Sources83 source records

Snapshot as of Oct 17, 2026. The live page may have changed: https://statedrecord.com/races/michigan-us-house-04-2026

How we use sources

Michigan Department of State official candidate listinghttps://mi-boe.entellitrak.com/etk-mi-boe-prod/page.request.do?electionType=GEN&electionYear=2026&page=page.miboePublicReport
Official Candidate Listing, General Election, November 3, 2026
Michigan Department of State · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The state's listing for every state and federal office, headed official and stamped as of September 4, 2026. Lists three candidates for the 4th District: McCann (Democratic Party), Huizenga (Republican Party) and Barnett (Green Party), with filing date and method. It marks no incumbent for this seat.
official election record
For: Election facts, ratings and race context; Candidate roles and profiles; Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money; Shafina Che Barnett: background, goals, record and money; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
How these races were chosenhttps://statedrecord.com/methodology#race-selection
For: Election facts, ratings and race context
Sabato's Crystal Ball ratingshttps://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2026-house/
For: Election facts, ratings and race context
WWMThttps://wwmt.com/news/local/bill-huizenga-sean-mccann-us-house-4th-district-seat-incumbent-affordability-michigan-elections-politics-november-representatives-congress-state-legislature-wwmt
For: Election facts, ratings and race context
Senator Sean McCann, biographyhttps://senatedems.com/mccann/bio/
Michigan Senate Democrats · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
His Senate caucus biography: Vine Neighborhood Association, five terms on the Kalamazoo City Commission, elected to the state House in 2010, now in his second Senate term.
official office record
For: Candidate roles and profiles; Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money
Meet Seanhttps://seanmccannforcongress.com/about/
Sean McCann for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign-controlled source, "Paid for by Sean McCann for Congress". The FEC lists this site for his committee. Biography and reasons for running.
candidate statement
For: Candidate roles and profiles; Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money; Federal spending and the debt
Representative Bill Huizenga, member recordhttps://www.congress.gov/member/bill-huizenga/H001058
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Member H001058, resolved from the 119th Congress listing for Michigan. House terms: 2nd District from 2011 to 2023, 4th District from 2023.
official legislative record
For: Candidate roles and profiles; Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money
Huizenga for Congress, home pagehttps://huizengaformichigan.com/
Huizenga for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign-controlled source, "Paid for by Huizenga for Congress". The website the FEC lists for his committee, huizengaforcongress.com, forwards here.
candidate statement
For: Candidate roles and profiles
Shafina Che’ Barnett for Congress, Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61593105305814
Shafina Barnett for Congress · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
Her campaign page, linked from the Green Party's page for her. Public posts were read without signing in on October 1, 2026. Posts show a month and day but no year.
social profile
For: Candidate roles and profiles; Shafina Che Barnett: background, goals, record and money; Federal spending and the debt; Energy; The border and immigration
Shafina Che Barnett, 4th District U.S. Representative in Congresshttps://migreenparty.org/shafina-che-barnett-4th-district-u-s-representative-in-congress/
Green Party of Michigan · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The party's candidate page: an email address, a Facebook link and a campaign website. No platform or biography.
endorsement
For: Candidate roles and profiles; Shafina Che Barnett: background, goals, record and money; Federal spending and the debt; Energy; The border and immigration
MCCANN, SEAN, candidate H6MI04204https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MI04204/
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Candidate record: first filed July 14, 2025, Democratic, House, Michigan 4th, 2026 cycle. Principal committee Sean McCann for Congress (C00911784).
fec filing
For: Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
Sean McCann releases plan to cut taxes and lower costs for Michigan familieshttps://seanmccannforcongress.com/sean-mccann-releases-plan-to-cut-taxes-and-lower-costs-for-michigan-families/
Sean McCann for Congress · Published Jul 27, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign press release with his cost-of-living plan.
candidate statement
For: Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money; Costs, taxes and jobs; Health care; Energy
Sean's Plan for Michiganhttps://seanmccannforcongress.com/issues/
Sean McCann for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign-controlled source. His issue positions and the claims about his own legislative record that the cards test. The page carries no date.
candidate statement
For: Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money; Costs, taxes and jobs; Health care; Energy; The Great Lakes and drinking water; The border and immigration; Schools and education; Sean McCann: Voting to expand Medicaid; Sean McCann: The working families tax credit and the retirement tax; Sean McCann: Repealing the 1931 abortion ban; Sean McCann: Money to reopen the Palisades nuclear plant; Sean McCann: Free school meals for every student
Sean McCann releases plan to restore trust in governmenthttps://seanmccannforcongress.com/sean-mccann-releases-plan-to-restore-trust-in-government-and-prevent-powerful-politicians-from-getting-rich-at-michigans-expense/
Sean McCann for Congress · Published Aug 28, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign press release with his ethics plan. Its lines about his opponent are not used.
candidate statement
For: Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money
Journal of the House, September 3, 2013 (No. 69) (document)
Michigan House of Representatives · Published Sep 3, 2013 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Roll call 265, concurring in the Senate substitute for House Bill 4714.
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money; Sean McCann: Voting to expand Medicaid
House Bill 4714 of 2013 (Public Act 107 of 2013)https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2013-HB-4714
Michigan Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Bill history: House passage June 13, 2013 (roll call 241, 76-31); House concurred in the Senate substitute September 3, 2013 (roll call 265, 75-32); signed September 16, 2013.
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money; Sean McCann: Voting to expand Medicaid
Journal of the Senate, February 16, 2023 (No. 17) (document)
Michigan Senate · Published Feb 16, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Roll call 22, adopting the conference report on House Bill 4001.
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money; Sean McCann: The working families tax credit and the retirement tax
Public Act 4 of 2023 (document)
Michigan Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The enacted text: the state earned income tax credit rises from 6% to 30% of the federal credit from 2023. Sec. 30(10) phases out the 2011 birth-year limits on the pension deduction over 2023-2025; from the 2026 tax year anyone may deduct pension income, but public and private pensions alike are capped at the subsection (1)(f)(iv) maximum (42,240 dollars single, 84,480 joint, indexed from 2007).
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money; Sean McCann: The working families tax credit and the retirement tax
Journal of the Senate, March 8, 2023 (No. 24) (document)
Michigan Senate · Published Mar 8, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Roll call 47 on House Bill 4006, which repeals sections 14 and 15 of the 1931 penal code. The "Huizenga" voting no in this journal is state Senator Mark Huizenga, not Bill Huizenga.
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money; Sean McCann: Repealing the 1931 abortion ban
House Bill 4006 of 2023 (Public Act 11 of 2023)https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4006
Michigan Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Bill history: Senate passage March 8, 2023 (roll call 47, 20-18); signed April 5, 2023 as Public Act 11 of 2023.
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money; Sean McCann: Repealing the 1931 abortion ban
Journal of the Senate, June 28, 2023 (No. 63) (document)
Michigan Senate · Published Jun 28, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Conference reports on House Bill 4437 (roll call 445) and Senate Bill 173 (roll call 446). McCann signs the House Bill 4437 report as a Senate conferee; the third named conferee, Bumstead, did not sign.
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money; Sean McCann: Money to reopen the Palisades nuclear plant; Sean McCann: Free school meals for every student
Public Act 119 of 2023 (document)
Michigan Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The enacted 2023-24 budget. Section 616 directs the 150 million dollar "targeted energy investment" to restarting a Michigan nuclear plant of under 1,000 megawatts that was in service on January 1, 2022 and is not producing power. It does not name Palisades.
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money; Sean McCann: Money to reopen the Palisades nuclear plant
Journal of the Senate, June 27, 2024 (No. 64) (document)
Michigan Senate · Published Jun 27, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Conference report on Senate Bill 747, signed by McCann as a Senate conferee, and roll call 330 adopting it, 21-17. The "Huizenga" voting no is state Senator Mark Huizenga, not Bill Huizenga.
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money; Sean McCann: Money to reopen the Palisades nuclear plant
Public Act 121 of 2024 (document)
Michigan Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The enacted 2024 budget bill. Article 16, supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2023-24, holds another 150 million dollar "targeted energy investment"; its section 811 ties it to restarting a Michigan nuclear reactor of under 1,000 megawatts that was in service on January 1, 2022. The governor's line-item vetoes do not touch it.
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money; Sean McCann: Money to reopen the Palisades nuclear plant
SEAN MCCANN FOR CONGRESS, receipts from political committeeshttps://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00911784&two_year_transaction_period=2026&line_number=F3-11C
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Read with tools/fec-money/money.py on October 1, 2026: lines 11B (none), 11C (123 rows, 4 memo rows not counted) and 12 (30 rows, 27 memo rows not counted), through July 15, 2026. Each line reconciles to the filed total: 316,050.00 dollars on 11C and 26,955.54 dollars on 12.
fec filing
For: Sean McCann: background, goals, record and money
Meet Bill (biography)https://huizenga.house.gov/meet-bill/
Office of Rep. Bill Huizenga · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
His official House biography: committee and caucus roles, business and education. Roles in informal caucuses are his office's account.
official office record
For: Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money; The Great Lakes and drinking water
HUIZENGA, WILLIAM P, candidate H0MI02094https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0MI02094/
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Candidate record: Republican, House, Michigan, incumbent, election years 2010 to 2026. Principal committee Huizenga for Congress (C00459297); Team Huizenga (C00580043) is a joint fundraising committee.
fec filing
For: Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money
Meet Billhttps://huizengaformichigan.com/about/
Huizenga for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign-controlled source: biography and the claims about his record that the cards test. The page carries no date.
candidate statement
For: Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money; The Great Lakes and drinking water; Bill Huizenga: Writing and passing a small-business law; Bill Huizenga: Leading on the Great Lakes
Issueshttps://huizengaformichigan.com/issues/
Huizenga for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign-controlled source: five issue sections. The page carries no date.
candidate statement
For: Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money; Costs, taxes and jobs; Federal spending and the debt; Energy; The border and immigration; Bill Huizenga: More American energy production; Bill Huizenga: Secure borders
Issues: Budget and spendinghttps://huizenga.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=23459
Office of Rep. Bill Huizenga · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
His official House website's statement on the budget. Undated; it gives the national debt as more than 31 trillion dollars, a level passed in January 2023, so it was written no earlier than that.
candidate statement
For: Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money; Federal spending and the debt; Bill Huizenga: A balanced budget amendment; Bill Huizenga: Cutting the deficit
Issues: Energyhttps://huizenga.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=23825
Office of Rep. Bill Huizenga · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
His official House website's statement on energy. Undated.
candidate statement
For: Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money; Energy
H.R. 4031 (116th): GLRI Act of 2019https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4031
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: David Joyce. Huizenga an original cosponsor, July 25, 2019. Became Public Law 116-294 on January 5, 2021.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money; Bill Huizenga: Leading on the Great Lakes
House roll call 36 of 2020, H.R. 4031https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202036
Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Motion to suspend the rules and pass, February 5, 2020: 373-45. Huizenga: Yea.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money; Bill Huizenga: Leading on the Great Lakes
H.R. 935 (117th): Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/935
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Huizenga. Passed the House May 11, 2022, 419-0 (roll 158); referred to the Senate Banking Committee, where it stopped. He had introduced versions of it since 2013.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money; Bill Huizenga: Writing and passing a small-business law
House roll call 158 of 2022, H.R. 935https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022158
Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended, May 11, 2022: 419-0. Huizenga: Yea.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money; Bill Huizenga: Writing and passing a small-business law
Public Law 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-117publ328/html/PLAW-117publ328.htm
U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Enacted December 29, 2022. Division AA, Title V carries the name of his bill and, in section 501, the same new paragraph (13) of section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act, in the same words as the House-passed H.R. 935.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money; Bill Huizenga: Writing and passing a small-business law
House roll call 549 of 2022, H.R. 2617https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022549
Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Final House vote on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, December 23, 2022: 225-201. Huizenga: Nay.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money; Bill Huizenga: Writing and passing a small-business law
House roll call 182 of 2023, H.R. 1 (118th)https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023182
Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Passage of the Lower Energy Costs Act, March 30, 2023: 225-204. Huizenga: Yea. The Senate did not take it up.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money; Bill Huizenga: More American energy production
House roll call 209 of 2023, H.R. 2 (118th)https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023209
Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Passage of the Secure the Border Act of 2023, May 11, 2023: 219-213. Huizenga: Yea. The Senate did not take it up.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money; Bill Huizenga: Secure borders
House roll call 190 of 2025, H.R. 1 (119th)https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025190
Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Final House vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, concurring in the Senate amendment, July 3, 2025: 218-214. Huizenga: Aye. It became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money; Bill Huizenga: More American energy production; Bill Huizenga: Secure borders; Bill Huizenga: Cutting the deficit
HUIZENGA FOR CONGRESS, receipts from political committeeshttps://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00459297&two_year_transaction_period=2026&line_number=F3-11C
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Read with tools/fec-money/money.py on October 1, 2026: lines 11B (none), 11C (547 rows, 7 memo rows not counted) and 12 (551 rows, 524 memo rows not counted), through July 15, 2026. Each line reconciles to the filed total: 1,580,550.00 dollars on 11C and 844,138.23 dollars on 12. Seven committees, 8,750 dollars, carried no committee type and are left in their own row.
fec filing
For: Bill Huizenga: background, goals, record and money
BARNETT, SHAFINA CHE, candidate H6MI04220https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MI04220/
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Candidate record: Green Party, House, Michigan 4th, 2026, address in Sterling Heights. No principal committee and no filings on October 1, 2026.
fec filing
For: Shafina Che Barnett: background, goals, record and money
Shafina Barnett for Congress 4th District, home pagehttps://www.shafinabarnettforcongress4thdistrict.com/
Shafina Barnett for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Her campaign site, linked from the Green Party's page for her. It lists four priorities. It carries no paid-for line, its other pages are empty or hold website-template text, and it names places in Macomb County, outside the 4th District.
candidate statement
For: Shafina Che Barnett: background, goals, record and money; Costs, taxes and jobs; Federal spending and the debt; Health care; Energy; The Great Lakes and drinking water; The border and immigration; Schools and education
Candidates for Michigan Federal Legislative Office, 2026https://migreenparty.org/candidates-for-federal-offices-2026/
Green Party of Michigan · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The party's list of its 2026 congressional candidates.
endorsement
For: Shafina Che Barnett: background, goals, record and money; Comparisons, reporting, support and chronology
Voter Guide: U.S. House, 4th Districthttps://michiganadvance.com/voter-guides/contests/4th-district-representative-in-congress/
Michigan Advance · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
Read October 1, 2026. It names her as on the ballot for the Green Party; its candidate sections cover only Huizenga and McCann. No date is shown.
original reporting
For: Federal spending and the debt; Energy; The border and immigration
Issues: Health carehttps://huizenga.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=24023
Office of Rep. Bill Huizenga · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
His official House website's statement on health care. Undated.
candidate statement
For: Health care; Bill Huizenga: The Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act
Issues: Educationhttps://huizenga.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=24024
Office of Rep. Bill Huizenga · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
His official House website's statement on education. Undated.
candidate statement
For: Schools and education
Journal of the House, June 13, 2013 (No. 59) (document)
Michigan House of Representatives · Published Jun 13, 2013 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Roll call 241 on House Bill 4714.
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: Voting to expand Medicaid
Public Act 107 of 2013 (document)
Michigan Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The enacted text: medical assistance for adults with incomes up to 133% of the federal poverty level, the Healthy Michigan Plan.
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: Voting to expand Medicaid
House Bill 4001 of 2023 (Public Act 4 of 2023)https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4001
Michigan Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Bill history: the Senate adopted the conference report February 16, 2023 (roll call 22, 20-17); signed March 7, 2023.
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: The working families tax credit and the retirement tax
House Bill 4437 of 2023 (Public Act 119 of 2023)https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4437
Michigan Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Bill history: Senate conferees named June 27, 2023 (Anthony, McCann, Bumstead); the Senate adopted the conference report June 28, 2023 (roll call 445, 26-10); signed with line-item vetoes July 31, 2023.
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: Money to reopen the Palisades nuclear plant
Senate Bill 747 of 2024 (Public Act 121 of 2024)https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-SB-0747
Michigan Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Bill history: Senate conferees named June 20, 2024 (Anthony, McCann, Bumstead); the Senate adopted the conference report June 27, 2024 (roll call 330, 21-17); signed with line-item vetoes July 24, 2024; assigned Public Act 121 of 2024.
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: Money to reopen the Palisades nuclear plant
Senate Bill 173 of 2023 (Public Act 103 of 2023)https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0173
Michigan Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Bill history: the Senate adopted the conference report June 28, 2023 (roll call 446, 29-8); signed July 20, 2023.
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: Free school meals for every student
Public Act 103 of 2023 (document)
Michigan Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The enacted 2023-24 school aid budget. Section 30d pays schools that serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all students, pre-K to 12.
official legislative record
For: Sean McCann: Free school meals for every student
H.R. 223 (114th): Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/223
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: David Joyce, introduced January 8, 2015. Huizenga a cosponsor from January 21, 2015 (not original). Passed the House by voice vote April 26, 2016.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: Leading on the Great Lakes
Public Law 114-322, Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Acthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-114publ322/html/PLAW-114publ322.htm
U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Enacted December 16, 2016 (S. 612). Section 5005 amends 33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(7) in the words of the House-passed H.R. 223, apart from spelling and committee names.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: Leading on the Great Lakes
House roll call 622 of 2016, S. 612https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016622
Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Passage of the WIIN Act (the House amendment to S. 612), December 8, 2016: 360-61. Huizenga: Aye.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: Leading on the Great Lakes
H.R. 7257 (118th): GLRI Act of 2024https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7257
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Huizenga an original cosponsor, February 6, 2024. Never left committee.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: Leading on the Great Lakes
H.R. 284 (119th): GLRI Act of 2025https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/284
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: David Joyce. Huizenga an original cosponsor, January 9, 2025. In committee on October 1, 2026.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: Leading on the Great Lakes
S. 528 (119th): GLRI Act of 2026https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/528
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Gary Peters. Passed the Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent on September 29, 2026.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: Leading on the Great Lakes
House Great Lakes Task Force joint statement on Asian carp found nine miles from Lake Michiganhttps://kaptur.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/house-great-lakes-task-force-joint-statement-asian-carp-found-nine
Office of Rep. Marcy Kaptur · Published Jun 23, 2017 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
Names Kaptur, Huizenga, Sean Duffy and Louise Slaughter as the task force's co-chairs.
official office record
For: Bill Huizenga: Leading on the Great Lakes
Huizenga Joins Bipartisan PFAS Task Force, Calls on Congress to Acthttps://huizenga.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398803
Office of Rep. Bill Huizenga · Published Jan 23, 2019 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
His office's release saying he became a founding member of the PFAS Task Force led by Dan Kildee and Brian Fitzpatrick.
candidate statement
For: Bill Huizenga: Leading on the Great Lakes
H.R. 1 (118th) as passed by the House: Lower Energy Costs Acthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr1eh/html/BILLS-118hr1eh.htm
U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Engrossed text. Title II, Permitting Streamlining, includes section 20202, the BUILDER Act, amending section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: More American energy production
Public Law 118-5, Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-118publ5/html/PLAW-118publ5.htm
U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Enacted June 3, 2023. Title III, Permitting Reform: section 321 is a revised BUILDER Act (same name, same NEPA section, the same 150-page limit; it drops H.R. 1's limits on lawsuits). Section 324 expedites completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: More American energy production
House roll call 243 of 2023, H.R. 3746https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023243
Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, May 31, 2023: 314-117. Huizenga: Aye.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: More American energy production
Public Law 119-21 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm
U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Enacted July 4, 2025. Sections 50101 and 50102 order onshore and offshore oil and gas lease sales; section 50201 covers coal leasing; section 90001 funds the border wall and section 90003 immigration detention.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: More American energy production; Bill Huizenga: Secure borders
House roll call 23 of 2025, S. 5 (Laken Riley Act)https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202523
Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Passage, January 22, 2025: 263-156. Huizenga: Yea.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: Secure borders
Public Law 119-1, Laken Riley Acthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ1/html/PLAW-119publ1.htm
U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Enacted January 29, 2025 (S. 5). Section 2 requires detention of immigrants who are inadmissible and are charged with, arrested for or convicted of theft and some other crimes.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: Secure borders
H.R. 9096 (119th): Deport the Terrorists Act of 2026https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9096
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Huizenga. Introduced June 2, 2026; referred to the Judiciary Committee.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: Secure borders
House roll call 858 of 2011, H.J.Res. 2 (112th)https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011858
Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Balanced budget amendment, November 18, 2011: 261-165, short of the two-thirds needed. Huizenga: Yea.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: A balanced budget amendment
House roll call 138 of 2018, H.J.Res. 2 (115th)https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2018138
Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Balanced budget amendment, April 12, 2018: 233-184, short of the two-thirds needed. Huizenga: Yea.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: A balanced budget amendment
H.J.Res. 113 (118th): Proposing a balanced budget amendmenthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/113
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Jodey Arrington. Huizenga an original cosponsor, February 7, 2024. Never left the Judiciary Committee.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: A balanced budget amendment
H.R. 3289 (119th): Fiscal Commission Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3289
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Huizenga. Introduced May 8, 2025, with 42 cosponsors by October 2026; referred to the Budget and Rules Committees, no action since. Text: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3289ih/html/BILLS-119hr3289ih.htm (section 3(a)(2)(A) sets the 100 percent of GDP by fiscal 2039 goal).
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: Cutting the deficit
H.Res. 981 (119th): A 3 percent of GDP deficit targethttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/981
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Huizenga. Submitted January 7, 2026; referred to the Budget, Ways and Means and Rules Committees, no action since. Text: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hres981ih/html/BILLS-119hres981ih.htm (resolving clause 1 sets the target no later than the end of fiscal 2030).
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: Cutting the deficit
Estimated Budgetary Effects of Public Law 119-21, Relative to CBO's January 2025 Baselinehttps://www.cbo.gov/publication/61570
Congressional Budget Office · Published Jul 21, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
CBO's cost estimate for the law as enacted: a 3.4 trillion dollar net increase in the deficit over 2025-2034, relative to its January 2025 baseline.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: Cutting the deficit
H.R. 1121 (115th): Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1121
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Greg Walden, introduced February 16, 2017. Huizenga a cosponsor from February 21, 2017. Never left committee.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: The Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act
H.R. 692 (116th): Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2019https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/692
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Greg Walden, introduced January 18, 2019. Huizenga a cosponsor from February 6, 2019. Never left committee.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: The Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act
H.Res. 1066 (115th): protections for pre-existing conditionshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/1066
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: David Young. A resolution that protections for people with pre-existing conditions should stay in law. Huizenga an original cosponsor, September 13, 2018. Never left committee.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: The Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act
H.R. 6898 (115th): Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6898
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Stephen Knight. Huizenga an original cosponsor, September 26, 2018. Never left committee.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: The Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act
H.R. 4159 (116th): Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4159
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Denver Riggleman. Huizenga an original cosponsor, August 2, 2019. Never left committee.
official legislative record
For: Bill Huizenga: The Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act
SEAN MCCANN FOR CONGRESS, Pre-Primary 2026 (document)
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Principal campaign committee, covering July 1 to July 15, 2026, received July 23, 2026 (file 2001621). Read from OpenFEC on October 1, 2026 as the latest report both campaigns have filed; not amended. Committee C00911784; Pre-Primary 2026; coverage 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-15; received 2026-07-23; file 2001621; image 202607239894440571.
fec filing
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HUIZENGA FOR CONGRESS, Pre-Primary 2026 (amended) (document)
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Principal campaign committee, covering July 1 to July 15, 2026. The amended report received August 3, 2026 (file 2003741) replaces the July 23 original; the totals are the same. Committee C00459297; Pre-Primary 2026 (amended); coverage 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-15; received 2026-08-03; file 2003741; image 202608039899316561.
fec filing
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Official Candidate List, Kalamazoo County, November 3, 2026 General Election (document)
Kalamazoo County Clerk · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
County list headed "Official Candidate List" and updated September 14, 2026; its web address still says unofficial. Same three 4th District candidates, same order, as the state listing.
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