RepublicanIn office since Jan 2023

Erin Houchin

U.S. Representative, IN-9 since 2023. Ran in 5 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, IN-9Born 1976

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2023
Bills became law: 0; 49 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 2.1%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +10.5; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Energy and CommerceCommunications and TechnologyCommerce, Manufacturing, and TradeHealth
House Committee on RulesLegislative and Budget Process
House Committee on the Budget

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 49 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 9191 National Fossil Act of 2026
Government Operations and Politics · Passed House Sep 2026

HR 7890 Science of Reading Act of 2026
Education · Passed House Sep 2026

HR 5184 Affordable HOMES Act
Energy · Passed House Jan 2026

HR 2399 Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025
Science, Technology, Communications · Passed House Apr 2025

HR 2555 Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2026
Education · In committee Aug 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Houchin sits in the U.S. House

Houchin is closer to the center than 34% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Lance Gooden, David Schweikert, Thomas Massie

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Houchin’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills13%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Houchin’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Houchin	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	No	Yes	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Houchin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20142016201820202022202420262028Indiana State Senate, District 47 U.S. House, IN-9

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	U.S. House, IN-9	Won	R+10.5	R+30.5	−20.0
2024	U.S. House, IN-9	Won	R+31.7	R+30.5	+1.2
2022	U.S. House, IN-9	Won	R+29.9	R+28.6	+1.3
2018	Indiana State Senate, District 47	Won	R+31.1	—	—
2014	Indiana State Senate, District 47	Won	R+16.2	—	—
2014	Indiana State Senate, District 47 (primary)	Won	+15.0	—	—