Lisa McClain | |
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 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Chair of the House Republican Conference | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Leader | Mike Johnson |
| Preceded by | Elise Stefanik |
| Secretary of the House Republican Conference | |
| In office January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Leader | Kevin McCarthy Mike Johnson |
| Preceded by | Richard Hudson |
| Succeeded by | Erin Houchin |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Mitchell |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Lisa Carmella Iovannisci (1966-04-07)April 7, 1966 (age 59) Stockbridge, Michigan, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Michael McClain |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Lansing Community College Northwood University (BBA) |
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| Website | House website Campaign website |
Lisa Carmella McClain (néeIovannisci; born April 7, 1966)[1][2] is an American politician who has served as aU.S. representative from Michigan since 2021. She representedMichigan's 10th congressional district from 2021 to 2023 and has representedMichigan's 9th congressional district since 2023.[3] A member of theRepublican Party, McClain serves incongressional leadership asChair of the House Republican Conference.[4]
McClain was born and raised inStockbridge, Michigan.[5] She graduated fromStockbridge Junior / Senior High School in 1984. She attendedLansing Community College and earned herBachelor of Business Administration fromNorthwood University.[6]
McClain worked atAmerican Express for 11 years and at theHantz Group from 1998 to 2019.[6][7]
After incumbent congressmanPaul Mitchell opted to retire from theUnited States House of Representatives, McClain announced her candidacy forMichigan's 10th congressional district.[8][9][10] She defeated state RepresentativeShane Hernandez in the August 4 Republican primary[11] and Democratic nominee Kimberly Bizon in the November 3 general election.[12] PresidentDonald Trump endorsed McClain.[13]
On February 7, former president Donald Trump endorsed Lisa McClain in the2022 midterm elections.[14] McClain won election to the state's redrawn9th congressional district, defeating all other candidates with 63.9% of the vote. Democrat Brian Jaye finished second with 33.2% of the vote.[3]
McClain faced no primary challengers.[15] She won the general election against Clinton St. Mosley and two third-party candidates with 66.8% of the vote.[16]
On December 7, 2023, Representative McClain sponsored a resolution to censure Rep.Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) for pulling a fire alarm in the house on September 30 of that same year. McClain stated that Bowman "knowingly pulled a fire alarm to cause chaos and stop the House from doing business".[17] The resolution passed by a 214–191 vote.[18]
McClain, along with all other Senate and House Republicans, voted against theAmerican Rescue Plan Act of 2021.[23] In 2022, McClain voted against theInflation Reduction Act.[24] McClain joined the majority of the House in voting to pass theFiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 to suspend the U.S. debt ceiling.[25]
In a 2025 interview with Politico, McClain amplified a rumor that Social Security payments were going out to people born 150 years ago.[26] The source of this rumor was a coding-system quirk: The Social Security Administration uses a system written with the coding languageCOBOL. In some instances when a person’s birthdate is not known, COBOL uses the default date May 20th, 1875, which is the date of the "Convention du Mètre” in Paris, when weights and measures were standardized.[27]
In 2022, McClain was one of the 157 members of Congress who voted against theRespect for Marriage Act.[28]
Alongside representativesElissa Slotkin andJohn Moolenaar, McClain introduced the Patient Advocate Tracker Act to broaden access to information technology pertinent topatient advocacy in theVeterans Health Administration.[29] PresidentJoe Biden signed the bill into law on September 16, 2022.[30]
In August 2021, McClain sponsored a bill toposthumously award theCongressional Gold Medal to 13 service members who were killed by asuicide bomber during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at theHamid Karzai International Airport during thewithdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan.[31] President Biden signed the bill into law on December 16, 2021.[32]
At a 2022 Trump rally, McClain falsely claimed that Trump had "caughtOsama bin Laden".[33][34][35]
in 2025, McClain was critical of a sermon delivered byEpiscopal bishopMariann Budde during which Budde, speaking to an audience that included Donald Trump, said "In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now." McClain called the sermon "extremely out of line".[36]
After U.S. citizen and Minneapolis residentRenée Good was killed byICE, McClain blamed Democrats for the killing, offering prayers in support of the ICE agents.[37] Video analysis by theNew York Times reveals the agent placing himself in a dangerous position, but not being run over, as she attempted to drive away.[38]
McClain and her husband, Michael, have four children and live inRomeo, an outer northern suburb ofDetroit.[6] She has raised over $1 million for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.[13] She is aRoman Catholic.[39]
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's 10th congressional district 2021–2023 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's 9th congressional district 2023–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Secretary of the House Republican Conference 2023–2025 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chair of the House Republican Conference 2025–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | United States representatives by seniority 266th | Succeeded by |
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