Indiana 9th District
Erin Houchin (R) holds this seat and is running again. 3 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Erin Houchin
Republican · holds this seat today
ALiberty Score AOn the liberty side in 97 of 102 votes and bills.
Raised $2,205,948 since January 2025: 58% from PACs and other committees, 24% transfers and other income, 18% from people. The filing at FEC.gov
Brad Meyer
Democrat · former Navy civilian engineer, no prior office
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Meyer, and what Meyer has said and done settles only 3 of my principles. I went through it on October 24. A grade needs 4.
Raised $203,411 since January 2025: 94% from people, 6% the candidate’s own money. The filing at FEC.gov
Voting in Indiana: how to register, vote early or vote by mail. Election Day was November 3.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Brad Meyer, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Meyer, so the grade above comes from this list: what Meyer has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Said that breaking America's alliances would cost the country its place as a great power.
“When we break those alliances, we're going to find out what it's like to be a used-to-be great power.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
The measure counts backing alliances and rejecting isolationism as with liberty.
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Said he would work towards establishing Medicare for All, a single government health plan.
“I would work towards establishing Medicare for All”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
The measure counts government-run health care for all as against liberty.
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Said he would roll back the tariffs, which he said make groceries and home building more expensive.
“I would rollback on the tariffs that make groceries and home development expensive and build more homes.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
The measure counts opposing broad tariffs as with liberty.
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Listed making the first $20,000 of income tax free among the steps he would take on affordability.
“the first $20,000 of income is tax free”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
The measure counts a named tax cut, here on the first $20,000 of income, as with liberty.
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At an October 2026 town hall he said ICE can carry out the current policy only through brutality and called the policy wrong.
“the only way that ICE can implement it is through ever-increasing brutality”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
He criticises how ICE enforces the policy without calling for abolishing ICE or ending deportations, so it does not settle the side.
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Said that, alongside legal visas, the country needs to clamp down on illegal hiring.
“Then we need to clamp down on illegal hiring, which is the economic engine that causes all of this.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
The measure counts enforcing the law against illegal entry and employment as with liberty.
Also on the ballot
Tonya Hudson (Libertarian).
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