Candidate · November 3, 2026

Erin Houchin

On the ballot for U.S. House · Indiana's 9th District

RepublicanIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$2.2M
cash on hand
$929K
issues with public statements
6
outside spending for or against
$37K

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Indiana's 9th District1
Party on the ballotRepublican1
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Indiana's 9th District in the U.S. House.2
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Erin Houchin was elected to the Indiana Senate in 2014 and served until 2022, representing District 47.3,4 Before that she worked as a family case manager in child services and as Southeast Indiana regional director for then-U.S. Senator Dan Coats, and she later started a small business that helps local law enforcement communicate with the communities they serve.3,4 She holds a bachelor's degree from Indiana University and a master's degree in political management from The George Washington University.3,4 She is Secretary of the House Republican Conference and serves on the House Energy and Commerce, Budget and Rules committees.3,4 She was a governor's appointee to the Indiana Commission for Women.3,4

Why they say they're running

Her campaign website says she has the experience and energy to deliver an America First agenda in Washington, which it describes as securing the border, cutting taxes for working families and seniors, and unleashing American energy to bring down costs.3

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, IN-92
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, IN-92

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Immigration

Border wall and barriers

Her campaign website says she supports President Trump's efforts to restore border security, including finishing the wall, backing law enforcement and deporting people in the country illegally who have committed crimes.8

Immigration enforcement inside the country

Her campaign website says she supports deporting people in the country illegally who have committed crimes in order to protect communities.8

Taxes and Budget

Federal spending levels

Her campaign website lists cutting government spending among her issues, saying the government spends too much and the federal government should balance its budget the way families do.8

  1. Increase overall federal spending
  2. Hold overall spending near current levels
  3. Cut overall federal spending
  4. Cut spending enough to balance the budget within 10 years
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

Her campaign website says she is pro-life and has consistently advocated for prohibiting late-term abortions and for resources and care for mothers in need.8

Crime, Policing and Prisons

Police funding

Her campaign website says she will fight to ensure officers have the resources, support and compensation they need, and will not allow efforts to defund the police.8

Guns

Permits to carry concealed guns

Her campaign website lists among her record in the Indiana Senate that she authored legislation to make Indiana a constitutional carry state.3

  1. No permit needed for adults who can legally own a gun
  2. Require a permit, with a background check and training
  3. Require a permit and bar carrying in more places, such as parks, public transit and bars
Marked: the option their statement matches.

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Erin Houchin served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Erin Houchin sponsored or cosponsored 11 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

See all 52

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.61

Raised$2,205,948
Spent$2,019,256
Cash on hand$928,736

Where the money came from

Individual donors$404K · 18%
PACs and other political committees$1.3M · 58%
Political party committees$100 · 0%
The candidate's own money (gifts and loans)$931 · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$516K · 23%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$11K · 1%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $0 supporting and $36,951 opposing Erin Houchin this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 23, 2026.62

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
Commonsense Hoosiers PAC—$36,951

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.