Candidate · November 3, 2026

Lisa McClain

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

Republican PartyIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$6.0M
cash on hand
$1.8M
issues with public statements
9
outside spending for or against
$163K

§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 · Michigan's 9th District1
Party on the ballotRepublican Party1
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Michigan'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.

Lisa McClain earned a business degree from Northwood University.3 She spent 30 years in the private sector, including a decade at American Express, and helped start a business, Hantz Financial.3,4 She has been in the U.S. House since taking office in 2021 and is Chairwoman of the House Republican Conference for the 119th Congress after serving as its Secretary in the 118th Congress.3,4 She serves on the House Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Education and Workforce.4

Why they say they're running

Her campaign website says Michigan deserves leaders who put the state first rather than Washington insiders, and that since taking office in 2021 she has worked for a dynamic economy, a strong national defense, effective law enforcement, protection from unfair foreign trade and safe communities.3,5

Service in Congress since 2023

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

Taxes and Budget

Federal income tax rates

Her campaign website says she will support tax cuts for hardworking Americans and a rollback of regulations that hamper small businesses.3

Economy, Jobs and Trade

Trade agreements

Her campaign website says she will support free and fair international trade policies and keep pushing for trade agreements that benefit farmers.3

Immigration

Border wall and barriers

Her campaign website says the country must secure its borders and needs to build a wall.3

  1. Build walls or fencing along much more of the border
  2. Add barriers only in selected places, relying mainly on technology and agents
  3. Build no new barriers and spend the money on other border security
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Immigration enforcement inside the country

Her campaign website says the country needs to enforce its immigration laws to the fullest extent.3

Agriculture and Rural Life

Foreign ownership of farmland

Her campaign website says she is committed to defending family-owned farms and land from foreign nations seeking influence.3

Health Care

Health insurance system

Her campaign website says the Affordable Care Act, as it stands, is unaffordable for most consumers, and that she supports letting individuals and small businesses buy coverage across state lines and expanding the use of health savings accounts.3

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

Her campaign website says she is 100% pro-life, believes life begins at conception, and says the right to life of the unborn is fundamental and may not be infringed.3

Government funding and abortion

Her campaign website says no tax money should pay for an abortion and that she strongly supports the Hyde Amendment.3

  1. Bar public funds for abortions and for groups that provide them, including for their other services
  2. Bar public funds for most abortions, but let clinics that provide them be paid for other care
  3. Let Medicaid and other public programs cover abortion (ending the Hyde Amendment)
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Crime, Policing and Prisons

Police funding

Her campaign website says she will keep working so that peace officers are adequately resourced and supported as they protect their communities.3

§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 Lisa McClain served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Lisa McClain sponsored or cosponsored 6 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, 2026.60

Raised$6,046,475
Spent$4,900,622
Cash on hand$1,752,710

Where the money came from

Individual donors$3.1M · 52%
PACs and other political committees$1.6M · 27%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$1.3M · 21%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$1,849 · 0%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $162,714 supporting and $0 opposing Lisa McClain this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 22, 2026.61

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS$150,453—
NRA VICTORY FUND, INC.$12,262—

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.