Bio
Sean McCann serves as Policy Strategist for the ACLU of Ohio’s Policy and Advocacy team. Ever since Sean learned what the ACLU was and what it stood for, being a part of the organization’s work has been a personal goal of his. He is proud to stand with this historical institution in its relentless, unequivocal defense of individual rights and liberties.
Sean works with colleagues cross-departmentally, coalition partners, community organizations, and elected officials to enact the ACLU of Ohio’s policy agenda, with a focus on LGBTQ+ rights advocacy, fighting censorship in its various forms, and abolishing Ohio’s death penalty.
Prior to joining the ACLU of Ohio, Sean worked for three years at the Ohio House of Representatives, first as a Legislative Service Commission (LSC) Fellow and then as legislative aide to State Representative Thomas West. During that time, Sean worked on multiple state operating budgets. He also aided Rep. West in getting multiple bills signed into law, including House Bill 8 of the 134th General Assembly, criminal legal reform legislation that required the audiovisual recording of custodial interrogations.
Sean graduated from The Ohio State University in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. In his free time, he enjoys reading, fanatically rooting for Cleveland sports teams and the Buckeyes, playing rec sports, watching fantasy/sci-fi movies and TV, riding his bike, and being a craft beer snob.
