Erin Houchin
Sourced recordU.S. House - IN District 09 · Congressional District 9
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Erin Suzanne Houchin is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she represented the 47th district in the Indiana Senate from 2014 to 2022. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Office sought
U.S. House - IN District 09
District
Congressional District 9
Party
REPUBLICAN
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Constitutional Government
20%The public record on individual rights, limited government, federalism, and constitutional checks and balances.
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Constitutional Government
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Freedom of Speech
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Religious Liberty
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Second Amendment
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Due Process
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Separation of Powers
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Limited Government
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Federalism / States' Rights
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Judicial Philosophy
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Protection of Individual Rights
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Life, Family & Human Dignity
20%The public record on life, family stability, parental authority, child protection, and human dignity.
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Life, Family & Human Dignity
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Sanctity of Life
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Marriage
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Gender & Biological Reality
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Parental Rights
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School Choice
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Child Protection
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Human Trafficking
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Adoption & Foster Care
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Family Stability
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Integrity & Public Leadership
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Integrity & Public Leadership
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Honesty
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Transparency
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Ethics
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Corruption Record
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Financial Accountability
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Consistency
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Leadership Character
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National Security, Law & Elections
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National Security, Law & Elections
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Immigration Policy
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National Defense
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Veterans
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Law & Order
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Election Integrity
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Public Safety
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Foreign Policy
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Economic Stewardship
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Economic Stewardship
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Fiscal Responsibility
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Balanced Budget
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National Debt
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Tax Policy
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Inflation
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Government Spending
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Regulatory Reform
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Energy Independence
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Economic Growth
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Small Business
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Ratings & Endorsements
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Evidence & Sources
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- PartialErin Houchin is a candidate for U.S. House - IN District 09profile identity· OpenFEC
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Yea on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Aye on On Agreeing to the Amendment
- VerifiedVoted Nay on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
- VerifiedVoted Yea on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Sunshine Protection Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Improving Travel for American Families Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 8800, H.R. 8595, and H.R. 8884; and providing for consideration of the resolution H. Res. 1383
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment
- VerifiedVoted Aye on Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 8800, H.R. 8595, and H.R. 8884; and providing for consideration of the resolution H. Res. 1383
- VerifiedVoted Yea on TRIA Program Reauthorization Act
- VerifiedRaised $1,856,572.42 in the 2026 cycle
- VerifiedNews coverage: Press Release: Erin Houchin Reacts to House Passage of Sunshine Protection Act - Quiver Quantitative
- VerifiedNews coverage: News - Rep. Erin Houchin, Indiana National Guard Open New Modernized Bloomington Armory - DVIDS
- VerifiedNews coverage: Press Release: Congresswoman Erin Houchin Secures Over $3.1 Million for Indiana Infrastructure Projects in House Appropriations Act - Quiver Quantitative
- VerifiedNews coverage: Press Release: Congresswoman Erin Houchin Announces Approval of Over $7.8 Million in Community Project Funding for Indiana's Ninth District - Quiver Quantitative
- VerifiedNews coverage: U.S. Representative Erin Houchin Completes NFIB Small Business Challenge - NFIB
- VerifiedNews coverage: Rep. Erin Houchin Hails House Approval of Year-Round E15 Sales as Win for Indiana Corn Farmers - Hoosier Ag Today
- VerifiedNews coverage: Four Democrats are running to unseat Congresswoman Erin Houchin for Indiana's 9th District race - WFYI
- VerifiedNews coverage: While Erin Houchin performs in D.C., Hoosier hospitals suffer | Letters - IndyStar
- VerifiedNews coverage: Erin Houchin Files for Re-Election to Congress - Eagle Country 99.3
- VerifiedNews coverage: Erin Houchin Pledges to Support Term Limits on Congress - U.S. Term Limits
- VerifiedNews coverage: Indiana's Braun, Houchin named most effective GOP congressional lawmakers in housing, education - Indiana Capital Chronicle
- VerifiedNews coverage: ICYMI: AFP-IN Hosts ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Celebration with Representative Houchin - Americans for Prosperity
- VerifiedNews coverage: Republican Erin Houchin reelected to Indiana’s 9th Congressional District - Indiana Daily Student
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Bills & Legislative Work
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HR 9469Sponsor
Outcomes-Based Financing (OBF) for Students Act
Congress 119Introduced 2026-06-25National Security
2026-06-25: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HR 9247Sponsor
ON TIME Act
Congress 119Introduced 2026-06-10
2026-06-10: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
HR 9191Sponsor
National Fossil Act
Congress 119Introduced 2026-06-08National Security
2026-06-08: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HRES 1333Sponsor
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7726) to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7892) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require to the Secretary of Education to use an identity fraud detection system to review each FAFSA to determine whether the FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8872) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program integrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measurement of improper payments, and establish goals for eliminating fraud and improper payments under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes.
Congress 119Introduced 2026-06-03National Security
2026-06-03: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HR 8657Sponsor
Campus Lifeline Act of 2026
Congress 119Introduced 2026-05-04Fiscal Responsibility
2026-05-04: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HRES 1135Sponsor
Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives
Congress 119Introduced 2026-03-25
2026-03-25: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HRES 1131Sponsor
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1128) expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5103) to establish a program to Beautify the District of Columbia and establish the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7084) to amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to the types of vessels that may enter or operate in navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Congress 119Introduced 2026-03-24Immigration
2026-03-25: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HR 8009Sponsor
Student Protection and Success Act
Congress 119Introduced 2026-03-19Education
2026-03-19: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
HR 7890Sponsor
Science of Reading Act of 2026
Congress 119Introduced 2026-03-12
2026-06-29: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 623.
HR 7875Sponsor
POINTS Act of 2026
Congress 119Introduced 2026-03-09Fiscal Responsibility
2026-03-09: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Voting Record Feed
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H R 8884National Security
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
House · 2026-07-23
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H CON RES 89National Security
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
House · 2026-07-23
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H R 7008
Stop Insider Trading Act
House · 2026-07-22
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H R 7008
Stop Insider Trading Act
House · 2026-07-22
NaySource
H CON RES 113Fiscal Responsibility
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
House · 2026-07-22
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H R 6955National Security
Main Street Act
House · 2026-07-21
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H R 6955National Security
Main Street Act
House · 2026-07-21
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H R 9770Fiscal Responsibility
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
House · 2026-07-21
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H R 4541Education
EARLY Act Reauthorization
House · 2026-07-20
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H R 8823Technology
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
House · 2026-07-20
YeaSource
H R 5362National Security
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
House · 2026-07-16
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H R 9237National Security
Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
House · 2026-07-16
NaySource
Public Statements
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Press Release: Erin Houchin Reacts to House Passage of Sunshine Protection Act - Quiver Quantitative
0.82Quiver Quantitative · 2026-07-20
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News - Rep. Erin Houchin, Indiana National Guard Open New Modernized Bloomington Armory - DVIDS
0.82DVIDS · 2026-07-04
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Press Release: Congresswoman Erin Houchin Secures Over $3.1 Million for Indiana Infrastructure Projects in House Appropriations Act - Quiver Quantitative
0.82Quiver Quantitative · 2026-06-15
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Press Release: Congresswoman Erin Houchin Announces Approval of Over $7.8 Million in Community Project Funding for Indiana's Ninth District - Quiver Quantitative
0.82Quiver Quantitative · 2026-06-08
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U.S. Representative Erin Houchin Completes NFIB Small Business Challenge - NFIB
1.00NFIB · 2026-06-01
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Rep. Erin Houchin Hails House Approval of Year-Round E15 Sales as Win for Indiana Corn Farmers - Hoosier Ag Today
0.82Hoosier Ag Today · 2026-05-14
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Four Democrats are running to unseat Congresswoman Erin Houchin for Indiana's 9th District race - WFYI
0.82WFYI · 2026-04-17
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While Erin Houchin performs in D.C., Hoosier hospitals suffer | Letters - IndyStar
0.82IndyStar · 2026-02-27
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Erin Houchin Files for Re-Election to Congress - Eagle Country 99.3
1.00Eagle Country 99.3 · 2026-01-15
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Erin Houchin Pledges to Support Term Limits on Congress - U.S. Term Limits
1.00U.S. Term Limits · 2025-12-02
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Indiana's Braun, Houchin named most effective GOP congressional lawmakers in housing, education - Indiana Capital Chronicle
0.74Indiana Capital Chronicle · 2025-11-27
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ICYMI: AFP-IN Hosts ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Celebration with Representative Houchin - Americans for Prosperity
0.74Americans for Prosperity · 2025-08-18
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