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Representative · Michigan · Republican

Lisa C. McClain

U.S. House · MI District 9

Lisa C. McClain, a Republican, represents Michigan's 9th Congressional District and has served in the House since January 3, 2021. She is chair of the House Republican Conference in the 119th Congress and was the conference's secretary in the 118th.

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Public record

Office and sources

Office
U.S. House · MI District 9
Representing
Michigan
Public role
Legislative branch
Record includes
Source-linked checks, statements, and coverage
In office since
January 3, 2021
Education
Stockbridge High School, Stockbridge, Michigan (graduated 1984); Lansing Community College (attended); Northwood University (B.B.A., 1997)
  • U.S. House History, Art & Archives: MCCLAIN, Lisa C. ↗
  • Office of Congresswoman Lisa McClain: About ↗
  • Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: Member Profile, Lisa C. McClain ↗
  • Congress.gov: Representative Lisa C. McClain ↗
OverviewBiographyVotesIssuesClaim checks
Background

Biography

Lisa C. McClain was born in Stockbridge, Michigan, on April 7, 1966. She graduated from Stockbridge High School in 1984, attended Lansing Community College and earned a B.B.A. from Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, in 1997. She worked as a business executive and a financial consultant; her House biography says she spent more than 30 years building and growing a business before Congress.

McClain was elected as a Republican to the 117th Congress and to the two succeeding Congresses, and has served in the House since January 3, 2021. She represented Michigan's 10th District in the 117th Congress and has represented the 9th District since the 118th. She serves on the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on Financial Services.

She was secretary of the House Republican Conference for the 118th Congress and was elected by her colleagues as chair of the conference for the 119th Congress.

Committees

  • Committee on Education and Workforce
  • Committee on Financial Services

Sources for this biography

  • U.S. House History, Art & Archives: MCCLAIN, Lisa C. ↗
  • Office of Congresswoman Lisa McClain: About ↗
  • Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: Member Profile, Lisa C. McClain ↗
  • Congress.gov: Representative Lisa C. McClain ↗

Drafted by The Baseline's automated desk from the sources listed and checked against them on Sep 19, 2026; no other source was used. Spot an error? Request a correction.

119th Congress

The voting record at a glance

Every House roll-call position in the current Congress that Voteview associates with this member. Data current through Oct 1, 2026.

Recorded votes
674
Participation
97.3%
Yea / nay
507 / 149
Latest vote
Sep 16, 2026
Recorded positions

Latest roll-call votes

Position, question, result, tally, and source are shown together so readers can inspect the record without leaving the page.

DatePositionRoll callIssueResult
Sep 16, 2026YeaS2403On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassRetire through Ownership ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗Labor and EmploymentPassed401–14
Sep 16, 2026YeaHR9497On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedWater Resources Development ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗Water Resources DevelopmentPassed415–9
Sep 16, 2026YeaHR9340On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedRatepayer Protection ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗EnergyPassed417–3
Sep 16, 2026YeaHJRES213On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”Bill record ↗Official roll call ↗Environmental protectionPassed214–208
Sep 16, 2026YeaHR10326On PassagePROOF ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗Government Operations and PoliticsPassed217–207
Sep 16, 2026YeaHR9576On PassageNational Fraud Enforcement Division ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗Crime and law enforcementPassed352–72
Sep 16, 2026YeaHR5334On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentsAn Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposesOfficial roll call ↗Economics and public financePassed262–159
Sep 15, 2026NayHCONRES93On Agreeing to the ResolutionDirecting the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with IranBill record ↗Official roll call ↗International AffairsPassed220–204
Sep 15, 2026YeaHJRES210On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”Bill record ↗Official roll call ↗Environmental protectionPassed216–211
Sep 15, 2026YeaHR9500On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedTax Relief for Fraud Victims ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗TaxationPassed408–17
Sep 15, 2026YeaHR2140On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassDiesel Emissions Reduction ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗Environmental protectionPassed343–79
Sep 15, 2026YeaHR4646On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedWhistleblower Protection ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗Housing and Community DevelopmentPassed424–0
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Patterns in the record

Vote leaning and issue mix

These are descriptive measures of roll-call behavior, not judgments about truthfulness, effectiveness, or constituent approval.

Vote leaningMore conservative
+0.548
More liberalCenterMore conservative

Based on 564 roll-call observations in the 119th Congress. This is Voteview DW-NOMINATE, an estimate from roll-call behavior—not a Baseline rating. Read the method ↗ or see our evidence rules.

Issue record

Where roll calls fall

Other floor business193
Congress74
Economics and public finance62
Armed forces and national security28
Crime and law enforcement28
Energy28
Environmental protection26

Policy areas come from Voteview’s Congressional Research Service fields, with plain-language fallback categories when no CRS label is supplied.

Source: Voteview members’ votes ↗. Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal, Boche, Rudkin, and Sonnet (2026), Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database.

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