Erin Houchin
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Erin Houchin | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Secretary of the House Republican Conference | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Leader | Mike Johnson |
| Preceded by | Lisa McClain |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 9th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Trey Hollingsworth |
| Member of the Indiana Senate from the 47th district | |
| In office November 18, 2014 – February 4, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Richard D. Young |
| Succeeded by | Gary Byrne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Erin Suzanne Mount September 24, 1976 Salem, Indiana, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Dustin Houchin |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
Erin Suzanne Houchin (/ˈhaʊtʃɪn/ HOW-chin; née Mount; born September 24, 1976)[1] is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district since 2023.[2] A member of the Republican Party, she represented the 47th district in the Indiana Senate from 2014 to 2022.[3]
Houchin was born in Indiana on September 24, 1976, and attended Scottsburg Senior High School.[4] She earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Indiana University Bloomington and a Master of Arts in political management from George Washington University.[5][6]
Houchin worked as a field manager for U.S. Senator Dan Coats.[7] She was first elected to the Indiana Senate in 2014, defeating incumbent Richard D. Young.[8] Her seat had once been held by Governor Frank O'Bannon.
She ran for the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's 9th congressional district in 2016,[9] losing the Republican primary election to Trey Hollingsworth.[10][11]
U.S House of Representatives
2022 election
On January 13, 2022, a day after Hollingsworth announced he would not run for reelection, Houchin announced that she was running to succeed him in the 2022 elections.[12] On January 29, 2022, Houchin announced that she was resigning from the state senate on February 4 to focus on her bid for Congress. She won the Republican primary[13][14] and the November 8 general election.[15]
Committee assignments
For the 118th Congress:[16]
Caucus memberships
- Republican Main Street Partnership[17]
- Congressional Western Caucus[18]
- Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth (co-chair)[19]
Following the November 2024 elections, Houchin won the internal House Republican Conference elections for secretary (the sixth-highest ranking post in the conference), defeating Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa.[20]
Political positions
Ukraine
In 2023, Houchin voted to halt all U.S. military aid to Ukraine, in support of its defense against the Russian invasion.[21][22] The amendment failed on a vote of 358–70, with all Democrats and a majority of Republicans voting no.[21]
Houchin later voted for a ban on a Center of Excellence in Ukraine which enhances NATO activities.[23] That same year, Houchin was among 98 Republicans to vote for a ban on providing U.S. cluster munitions to Ukraine.[24][25]
