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FIRST ON FOX: Sean McCann, a Democratic campaigner for Congress successful Michigan’s 4th Congressional District, has taken astatine slightest $57,600 successful contributions from power groups while supporting Green New Deal policies that were projected to summation inferior costs, records show.
McCann’s grounds connected power is resurfacing arsenic he wages an uphill run to unseat Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., and raises questions astir his attack to national power policy. McCann first served arsenic nan Kalamazoo metropolis commissioner from 1999 to 2008. He would past spell connected to service successful nan Michigan House from 2011 to 2015 and successful nan Michigan Senate from 2019 to 2023. During his clip successful nan Senate, he served arsenic chair of nan Senate Energy and Environment Committee.
Since 2011, records show that McCann has accepted astatine slightest $57,600 from nan DTE Energy PAC, a Michigan-based power group, and CMS Energy Corporation Employees for Better Government. He besides accepted astatine slightest $560 successful nutrient and beverages from power lobbyists since 2021.
DTE, successful particular, provides power for millions of customers successful nan authorities and describes itself arsenic a politically progressive organization.
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The Michigan State Capitol building is seen connected October 8, 2020 successful Lansing, Michigan, pictured alongside Sean McCann, Democratic campaigner for Congress successful nan state's 4th district. (Rey Del Rio/Getty Images; Michigan Senate)
"DTE Energy is an progressive subordinate successful nan governmental process and encourages its labor to participate successful nan process. DTE Energy supports nationalist policies that beforehand its committedness to sustainable, reliable, affordable and safe energy," nan group states on its website.
Notably, according to FEC records, nan group has donated to candidates connected some sides of nan aisle, including Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, a apical Republican connected nan House Energy and Commerce Committee.
McCann has besides supported policies projected to summation inferior costs, specified arsenic SB 271 of 2023 — Michigan’s "Green New Deal," arsenic Republican critics called it.
The bill, which yet passed and was signed into rule by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer successful 2023, group cleanable power requirements successful bid to scope a 100% cleanable power modular by 2040.
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer looks connected earlier nan crippled betwixt nan Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles connected November 16, 2025 astatine Lincoln Financial Field successful Philadelphia, PA. (Kyle Ross/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Among its galore provisions, it required inferior companies to instrumentality astatine slightest a 50% renewable power portfolio by 2030, a alteration immoderate experts task will spike power costs for consumers.
"That scheme would costs Michiganders $386 cardinal by 2050, which amounts to an mean yearly costs summation of $2,746 per customer, aliases an further $228.83 connected monthly inferior rates," nan halfway said in a report connected nan plan.
"It would expose Michigan residents to a greater consequence of blackouts. The astir prolonged blackout based connected nan exemplary would past 61 continuous hours during wintertime erstwhile Michigan residents request reliable power nan most," nan study added.
The Mackinac Center is simply a argumentation nonprofit that champions nan principles of free markets and constricted government.
DTE did not respond to requests for remark connected whether nan institution had taken a position connected nan scheme aliases whether it stood to use from its implementation.
McCann praised nan bill’s transition arsenic a cardinal biology portion of legislation.
"These policies will safeguard nationalist wellness and amended protect our situation now and for early generations," McCann said in a statement pursuing its passage.
During that aforesaid time, McCann voted against an amendment for a abstracted bill, SB 502, that would person prevented inferior companies from raising electrical rates connected residential Michigan customers until 2040.
When asked astir nan contributions and his voting record, McCann’s run noted that his opponent, Huizenga, has besides taken sizeable amounts from DTE.
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Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga of Michigan speaks astatine a run rally for now-President Donald Trump, connected Nov. 1, 2024 successful Portage, Michigan (Bill Huizenga campaign)
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"Bill Huizenga cashed much than $250,000 from inferior companies and past voted to jack up our power prices – and for illustration nan emblematic leader Huizenga is, he’s now trying to screen up his ain corrupt grounds by lying astir Sean," Simon Archer-Krauss, a run spokesperson, said successful a statement.
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Huizenga has received 42 payments from DTE, totaling $80,500 since 2010, according to FEC records. DTE has besides contributed to his associated activity money and to his PAC to nan tune of $6,000 and $22,500, respectively.
McCann has yet to clinch nan Democratic nomination to officially situation Huizenga successful nan November wide election.
Michigan will clasp its primary elections connected Aug. 4.
Leo Briceno is simply a authorities newsman for nan legislature squad astatine Fox News Digital. He was antecedently a newsman pinch World Magazine.
