◆ The candidate record

Erin Houchin

Born 09/24/1976
A
15 sourced actions
◆ The seat
OFFICE
House
DISTRICT
Indiana · 09
PARTY
REPUBLICAN PARTY
STATUS
Incumbent
ELECTION
2026-11-03
Republican Conference SecretaryHouse RulesHouse Financial ServicesHouse Energy and CommerceHouse Education & LaborHouse Budget
◆ The record
15
SOURCED ACTIONS
9
FLOOR VOTES
0
FEC TRANSACTIONS
15 / 0
PRO / ANTI-2A
3
SCORECARDS
2026-07-14
LATEST ACTION
Community

The record (15)

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Graded on 15 sourced actions

FEC-recorded money between Second Amendment committees and this candidate, and recorded floor votes on gun bills, each with its official source. Community sentiment below never moves this grade.

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Contact Erin Houchin

  • WASHINGTON, D.C. · 342 Cannon House Office Building · Washington, DC · 20515
  • CAMPAIGN · Post Office Box 44045 · Indianapolis, IN · 46244

Interest-group scorecards (3)

How advocacy groups on both sides score this candidate, reprinted as published. These are the groups’ judgments, not ours, and they never enter the grade above.

National
77%2024
1 earlier rating
  • 2023100%
About this group

Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue.

The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.

National
0%2020
1 earlier rating
  • 201915%
About this group

LEAP Forward tracks and grades legislation and lawmakers from a progressive perspective on a variety of issues.

The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.

National
92%2024
3 earlier ratings
  • 2022100%
  • 201892%
  • 201693%
About this group

The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is NRA's political action committee. The NRA-PVF ranks political candidates - irrespective of party affiliation - based on voting records, public statements and their responses to an NRA-PVF questionnaire. NRA relies on a very simple premise: when provided with the facts, the nation's elected officials will recognize that "gun control" schemes are an infringement on the Second Amendment and a proven failure in fighting crime. The importance of this premise lies in the knowledge that, as one U.S. Congressman put it: "The gun lobby is people."

The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.

Background

Education
  • Bachelors, Indiana University
  • Masters, Political Management, The George Washington University
  • Attended, Women’s Campaign School, Yale University
+1 more
  • Graduated, Indiana Leadership Forum, 2007
Profession
  • Legislative Aide, Indiana House of Representatives
  • Southeast Indiana Regional Director, United States Senator Dan Coats, present
  • Former Employee, Indiana Department of Child Services, 2001-2002/ 2004-2006
+2 more
  • Program Director, Community Alliance Promoting Education, 2002-2004
  • President/ Founder, Contend Communications Incorporated
Political career
  • Member, Indiana Commission for Women
  • Senator, Indiana State Senate, 2014-2022
  • Former County Coordinator, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, 2008
+10 more
  • Assistant Majority Whip, Indiana State Senate, 2016-2018
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Indiana, 2016
  • District Chairwoman and Statewide Membership Development Coordinator, Indiana Federation of Young Republicans, 2008-2009
  • 9th District Chairwoman, Indiana Federation of Republican Women, 2013-2017
  • Vice-Chairwoman, Washington County Republican Central Committee, 2005-2012
  • District Co-director, John McCain Campaign, 2008
  • 9th District Chairwoman, The Indiana Republican Party, 2009-2011
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Indiana, 2023-Present
  • Republican Conference Secretary, United States House of Representatives, 2025-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Indiana, 2024, 2026

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