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Erin Houchin
U.S. Representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district (since 2023)
Erin Houchin, a Republican who has represented Indiana's 9th congressional district since 2023 and previously served in the Indiana Senate, seeks re-election in 2026 against Democrat Brad Meyer, a retired civil engineer.
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- Born
- September 24, 1976
- Birthplace
- Salem, Indiana
- Education
- Scottsburg Senior High School
Indiana University Bloomington (Bachelor of Arts in psychology)
George Washington University (Master of Arts in political management)
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Background
Erin Houchin was born Erin Suzanne Mount in Indiana on September 24, 1976, and attended Scottsburg Senior High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Indiana University Bloomington and a Master of Arts in political management from George Washington University. Her husband, Dustin, is a prosecutor for Washington County, Indiana, and the couple has three children. Houchin is Protestant and attends Mount Tabor Christian church, a Restorationist church.
Career
Erin Houchin worked as a field manager for U.S. Senator Dan Coats before winning a seat in the Indiana Senate in 2014, when she defeated incumbent Richard D. Young. She represented the 47th district from 2014 to 2022.
In 2016 she ran for Indiana's 9th congressional district and lost the Republican primary to Trey Hollingsworth. On January 13, 2022, Houchin announced a campaign to succeed Hollingsworth, who had declared the previous day that he would not run for reelection.
She resigned from the state senate on February 4, 2022, to focus on the race, and she won both the Republican primary and the November 8 general election.
In the 118th Congress, Houchin served on the Committee on Education and the Workforce, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on Rules. She co-chairs the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth and belongs to the Republican Main Street Partnership and the Congressional Western Caucus.
Following the November 2024 elections, she won the House Republican Conference election for secretary, the sixth-highest ranking post in the conference, defeating Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa.
2026 race
Indiana's 9th congressional district covers south-central and southeastern Indiana, stretching from the southern suburbs of Indianapolis to the Indiana side of the Louisville metropolitan area.
Erin Houchin, who was re-elected with 64.5% of the vote in 2024, was the only candidate in the 2026 Republican primary and received 51,165 votes.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, she faces Democrat Brad Meyer, a retired civil engineer who won a four-candidate primary with 37.9% of the vote, along with Libertarian Tonya Hudson, a realtor, and independent candidate Floyd Taylor, a cybersecurity professional.