Lisa McClain

Lisa McClain
Lisa McClain
Secretary of the House Republican Conference
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 2023
Leader	Kevin McCarthy
Preceded by	Richard Hudson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Michigan
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 2021
Preceded by	Paul Mitchell
Constituency	10th district (2021–2023); 9th district (2023–present);
Personal details
Born	Lisa Carmella Iovannisci; April 7, 1966 (age 56); Stockbridge, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mike McClain
Children	3
Education	Lansing Community College; Northwood University (BA)
Website	House website

Lisa Carmella McClain (née Iovannisci; born April 7, 1966)^[1]^[2] is an American politician who serves as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 9th congressional district since 2021 (known as the 10th congressional district until 2023). A member of the Republican Party, she won election to the state's redrawn 9th district in the 2022 election.^[3]

Early life and career[edit]

McClain was born and raised in Stockbridge, Michigan.^[4] She graduated from Stockbridge Junior / Senior High School in 1984. She attended Lansing Community College and earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from Northwood University.^[5]

McClain worked at American Express for 11 years, and then joined the Hantz Group.^[5]

U.S. House of Representatives[edit]

Elections[edit]

2020[edit]

After incumbent Congressman Paul Mitchell opted to retire from the United States House of Representatives, McClain announced her candidacy for Michigan's 10th congressional district.^[6]^[7]^[8] She defeated state Representative Shane Hernandez in the August 4 Republican primary^[9] and Democratic nominee Kimberly Bizon in the November 3 general election.^[10] President Donald Trump endorsed McClain.^[11]

2022[edit]

McClain won election to the state's redrawn Michigan's 10th congressional district, defeating all other candidates with 63.9% of the vote. Democrat Brian Jaye finished second with 33.2% of the vote.^[3]

Committee assignments[edit]

Caucus memberships[edit]

Political positions[edit]

Budget and spending[edit]

McClain, along with all other Senate and House Republicans, voted against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.^[15]

Marriage[edit]

McClain voted against the "Respect for Marriage Act" codifying Loving v. Virginia and Obergefell v. Hodges, recognizing marriages across state lines regardless of "sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin of those individuals."^[16]

2020 presidential election[edit]

On January 6, 2021, McClain voted against accepting Arizona's and Pennsylvania's electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election.

At a 2022 Trump rally, McClain falsely claimed that Trump had "caught Osama bin Laden" and won the 2020 election, and that the U.S. was not engaged in any wars during Trump's presidency.^[17]^[18]^[19]

Personal life[edit]

McClain and her husband, Mike, have three children, and live in Romeo, an outer northern suburb of Detroit.^[5] She has raised over $1 million for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.^[11] She is a Roman Catholic.^[20]

References[edit]

^ Mitchell, Ellen (November 30, 2020). "Rep.-elect Lisa McClain (R-Mich.-10)". The Hill. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
^ "Lisa McClain". Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Michigan Ninth Congressional District Election Results". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
^ "Lisa McClain". NRCC Young Guns. April 24, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Fletcher, Kayla. "Lisa (Iovannisci) McClain: Small-town encouragement leads to major successes".
^ Gordan, Virginia. "Finance executive is third Republican to throw hat in ring for MI's 10th Congressional district". www.michiganradio.org.
^ "Political newcomer Lisa McClain prompts big spending in Macomb's GOP U.S. House primary". Detroitnews.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
^ "Mitchell Announces Retirement from Congress". Congressman Paul Mitchell. July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
^ "Lisa McClain wins Michigan's 10th Congressional Republican primary". mlive. August 5, 2020.
^ "Lisa McClain wins election in Michigan's 10th Congressional District". mlive. November 4, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Stabile, Angelica (November 9, 2020). "13 GOP women join the House, dominating congressional elections, making history". FOX News. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
^ "Congresswoman McClain Selected to Serve on the House Armed Services Committee | Representative Lisa McClain". mcclain.house.gov. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ "MEMBERS". RMSP. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ "Membership". Republican Study Committee. December 6, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ Carl Hulse (March 6, 2021). "After Stimulus Victory in Senate, Reality Sinks in: Bipartisanship Is Dead". New York Times.
^ Bobic, Igor (July 19, 2022). "These 157 House Republicans Voted Against Protections For Same-Sex Marriage". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
^ Jackson, David (April 3, 2022). "Rep. Lisa McClain Falsely Claims Trump Killed Osama bin Laden". USA Today. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
^ Lemon, Jason (April 3, 2022). "Lisa McClain Lauds Trump for bin Laden Capture, Which Happened under Obama". Newsweek. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
^ Tangalakis-Lippert, Katherine (April 3, 2022). "GOP Rep. McClain Falsely Claimed that Trump Caught Osama bin Laden". Business Insider. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
^ Liedl, Jonathan (November 18, 2020). "New Catholic Elected Officials Hope to Lead with Faith". National Catholic Register. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

External links[edit]

Representative Lisa McClain official U.S. House website
Lisa McClain For Congress
Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
Profile at Vote Smart
Appearances on C-SPAN

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Paul Mitchell	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 10th congressional district 2021–2023	Succeeded by John James
Preceded by Andy Levin	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 9th congressional district 2023-present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Richard Hudson	Secretary of the House Republican Conference 2023–present	Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Kathy Manning	United States representatives by seniority 330th	Succeeded by Mary Miller

[New_Member_Hill_Bio-1] Mitchell, Ellen (November 30, 2020). "Rep.-elect Lisa McClain (R-Mich.-10)". The Hill. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

[2] "Lisa McClain". Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[nyt-3] "Michigan Ninth Congressional District Election Results". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2022.

[4] "Lisa McClain". NRCC Young Guns. April 24, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

[stockbridge-5] Fletcher, Kayla. "Lisa (Iovannisci) McClain: Small-town encouragement leads to major successes".

[6] Gordan, Virginia. "Finance executive is third Republican to throw hat in ring for MI's 10th Congressional district". www.michiganradio.org.

[7] "Political newcomer Lisa McClain prompts big spending in Macomb's GOP U.S. House primary". Detroitnews.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

[8] "Mitchell Announces Retirement from Congress". Congressman Paul Mitchell. July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

[9] "Lisa McClain wins Michigan's 10th Congressional Republican primary". mlive. August 5, 2020.

[10] "Lisa McClain wins election in Michigan's 10th Congressional District". mlive. November 4, 2020.

[FXStabil11092020-11] Stabile, Angelica (November 9, 2020). "13 GOP women join the House, dominating congressional elections, making history". FOX News. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[12] "Congresswoman McClain Selected to Serve on the House Armed Services Committee | Representative Lisa McClain". mcclain.house.gov. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[13] "MEMBERS". RMSP. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[14] "Membership". Republican Study Committee. December 6, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[15] Carl Hulse (March 6, 2021). "After Stimulus Victory in Senate, Reality Sinks in: Bipartisanship Is Dead". New York Times.

[16] Bobic, Igor (July 19, 2022). "These 157 House Republicans Voted Against Protections For Same-Sex Marriage". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

[17] Jackson, David (April 3, 2022). "Rep. Lisa McClain Falsely Claims Trump Killed Osama bin Laden". USA Today. Retrieved April 4, 2022.

[18] Lemon, Jason (April 3, 2022). "Lisa McClain Lauds Trump for bin Laden Capture, Which Happened under Obama". Newsweek. Retrieved April 4, 2022.

[19] Tangalakis-Lippert, Katherine (April 3, 2022). "GOP Rep. McClain Falsely Claimed that Trump Caught Osama bin Laden". Business Insider. Retrieved April 4, 2022.

[20] Liedl, Jonathan (November 18, 2020). "New Catholic Elected Officials Hope to Lead with Faith". National Catholic Register. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

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v t e Michigan's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	▌Debbie Stabenow (D) ▌Gary Peters (D)
Representatives (ordered by district)	▌Jack Bergman (R) ▌John Moolenaar (R) ▌Hillary Scholten (D) ▌Bill Huizenga (R) ▌Tim Walberg (R) ▌Debbie Dingell (D) ▌Elissa Slotkin (D) ▌Dan Kildee (D) ▌Lisa McClain (R) ▌John James (R) ▌Haley Stevens (D) ▌Rashida Tlaib (D) ▌Shri Thanedar (D)