# Lisa McClain

Lisa McClain is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Michigan’s 9th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Michigan’s 9th district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: M001136
- FEC candidate IDs: H0MI10287

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001136 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

The policy areas McClain talks about and legislates on agree at 0.40 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans.

## What McClain says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,457 classified statements: 2,107 posts on X, 153 Congressional Record speeches, 126 press releases, 71 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McClain | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.4% | 2.1% | 62 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 13.3% | 15.1% | 126 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 59.9% | 67.7% | 179 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.7% | 8.9% | 184 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 39.2% | 37.4% | 97 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 5.4% | 3.0% | 39 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 22% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 18% (House Republicans 24%); Taxation 17% (House Republicans 9.5%); Immigration 14% (House Republicans 13%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.08 (standard error 0.01), from 3,351 donors and 2,847 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.3% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.0% (97.1%). 12 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 53. 47.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 8 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10167: Common Cents Act (passed both chambers, 2026-10-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10167
- H.R. 7769: MINT Act (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7769
- H.R. 6502: College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025 (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6502
- H.R. 6363: Build Now Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6363
- H.R. 6329: Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025 (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6329
- H.R. 6337: ROAD to Housing Act of 2025 (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6337
- H.R. 6270: Modular Housing Production Act (in committee, 2025-11-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6270
- H.Res. 534: To commemorate the enactment of title IX and to celebrate the contributions women and girls make in education and athletics. (in committee, 2025-06-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/534
- H.R. 3847: Student-athlete Protections and Opportunities through Rights, Transparency, and Safety Act (in committee, 2025-06-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3847
- H.R. 3074: Common Cents Act (passed one chamber, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3074

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $6.0M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 35% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 12% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepLisaMcClain/status/2114740291588477387
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLisaMcClain/status/2114780415588262147
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLisaMcClain/status/2114820643090817132
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLisaMcClain/status/2114377957145735426
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLisaMcClain/status/2114405891747324321
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLisaMcClain/status/2114427282139820284
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLisaMcClain/status/2114063898026360890
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLisaMcClain/status/2113656867188609283
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLisaMcClain/status/2113775246729761051
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLisaMcClain/status/2113277410984562844

## Links

- Official site: https://mcclain.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepLisaMcClain
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepLisaMcClain
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/replisamcclain
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001136

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001136