200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 800-382-9467
or 317-232-9400
Email: Senator.Houchin@iga.in.gov
Legislative Assistant:
David Boyer
Phone: 317-232-9488
Email: David.Boyer@iga.in.gov
Media Contact:
Kristen Gorski
Phone: 317-232-9539
Email: Kristen.Gorski@iga.in.gov
Indiana State Senate, 2014 - Present
Republican
Commerce & Technology
Elections
Family & Children Services
Homeland Security & Transportation
Utilities
Veterans Affairs & the Military
Tax & Fiscal Policy
Indiana Commission for Women
Indiana University, Bachelors Degree in Psychology
George Washington University, Masters in Political Management
9th District Chairwoman, Indiana Federation of Republican Women, 2013-2017
9th District Chairwoman, The Indiana Republican Party, 2009-2011
District Chairwoman and Statewide Membership Development Coordinator, Indiana Federation of Young Republicans,2008-2009
Vice-Chairwoman, Washington County Republican Central Committee, 2005-2012
County Coordinator for Governor Mitch Daniels, 2008
Indiana Commission for Women, Governor’s appointee, 2010-2013
District Co-director for John McCain, 2008
2017 Legislative Excellence Award, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council
Legislator of the Year, Indiana Broadband and Technology Association, 2015
Indiana Leadership Forum (ILF), 2007 Class President
ILF Founder’s Award recipient, 2009
Women’s Campaign School, Yale University, 2008
Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series 2011-2012
President and Founder, Contend Communications., Inc.
Consultant, January 2014 - August 2016
United States Senator Dan Coats, Southeast Indiana Regional Director, March 2011 - January 2014
Indiana Department of Child Services, Family Case Manager, 2001-2002 and 2004-2006
Community Alliance Promoting Education, Program Director, 2002-2004
New Hope Services, Family Preservation Worker, 2000
Prevent Child Abuse Indiana, Trainer, 2004-2006
Mount Tabor Christian Church
Married, Dustin
Three children
Crawford, Orange, Harrison, Perry and Washington counties, and eastern Dubois County.
Members of the Indiana Senate Republican Caucus today sent a letter to Indiana University President Michael McRobbie urging the University to reconsider and rescind the policy mandating all students and staff receive the COVID-19 vaccine. more »
State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) recently announced communities in Senate District 47 will receive more than $3.5 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG). more »
State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) has been named 2020 Legislator of the Year by The Arc of Indiana, an organization which assists Hoosiers with developmental and intellectual disabilities. more »
State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) announced five rural broadband projects were awarded grant funding to improve internet service in Senate District 47, as part of the Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program. more »
State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) recently announced the latest recipients of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and maintained by the same family for 100 consecutive years or more. more »
STATEHOUSE (May 4, 2020) – Two communities in Senate District 47 will be awarded funds through the new COVID-19 Response Program, said State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem). Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) recently announced an additional 49 rural communities across the state will receive a total of $8.8 million of the new federal grant funding. more »
STATEHOUSE (April 9, 2020) — Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) has announced that Washington County and the town of New Pekin will receive grant funding to improve roads and bridges as part of the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG). more »
STATEHOUSE (April 9, 2020) — Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) has announced that Orange County and the towns of French Lick, West Baden Springs and Orleans will receive grant funding to improve roads and bridges as part of the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG). more »
STATEHOUSE (April 9, 2020) — Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) has announced that Perry County will receive grant funding to improve roads and bridges as part of the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG). more »
STATEHOUSE (April 9, 2020) — Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) has announced that Dubois County and the town of Ferdinand will receive grant funding to improve roads and bridges as part of the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG). more »
State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) made the following statement today regarding the conclusion of the 2020 legislative session: more »
STATEHOUSE (March 11, 2020) – Legislation authored by State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities has unanimously passed both the Indiana State Senate and House of Representatives. Houchin filed the bill after she became aware that certain accommodations for students with disabilities were prohibited by the Indiana Department of Education (DOE) on portions of the state’s standardized annual assessments. more »
State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) presents House Concurrent Resolution 40, which recognizes dyslexia among Hoosier youth, at the Statehouse Monday, Feb. 24. more »
State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem, podium) presents Senate Resolution 35 at the Statehouse Thursday, Feb. 20. SR 35 recognizes the 2019 Salem High School Marching Band for winning the Indiana State School Music Association Scholastic Class B State Final. more »
State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem, podium) presents Senate Resolution 19 at the Statehouse Monday, February 10. SR 19 memorializes Tammy Kemp and urges the General Assembly to continue recognizing Senate Enrolled Act 392 from 2019 as Tammy’s Law. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 4, 2020) – A bill authored by State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) to increase oversight and accountability for the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) was recently approved by the State Senate with unanimous support. more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 29, 2020) – Senate Bill 346, authored by State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) unanimously passed the Senate Committee on Education and Career Development today. more »
State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) made the following statement today regarding the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 345 out of the Senate Committee on Family and Children Services: more »
A bill that would extend the statute of limitations for certain sexual offenses unanimously passed the Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law today. State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) is an author on this legislation. more »
State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) made the following statement today in response to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s 2020 State of the State address: more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 13, 2020) – The towns of Birdseye and Milltown, along with 19 other rural communities in Indiana, will receive more than $12.3 million in federal grant funding through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, said State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem). more »
State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) made the following statement today regarding the governor’s announcement of an additional $6.3 million in funding for the first round of the Next Level Broadband program, bringing the total funding to $28.4 million. more »
STATEHOUSE (June 24, 2019) — Senate Enrolled Act 141, authored by State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) was ceremonially signed into law today by Gov. Eric Holcomb. SEA 141 aims to combat the opioid epidemic by establishing modest regulations for Office-Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) programs, which offer Suboxone as a treatment for opioid addiction. more »
Senate Enrolled Act 1, authored by State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) was ceremonially signed into law today by Gov. Eric Holcomb. SEA 1 is a comprehensive Department of Child Services (DCS) bill aimed at improving support and assistance for vulnerable Hoosier children in the welfare system and their families. more »
State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) made the following statement today regarding the conclusion of the 2019 legislative session. more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 23, 2019) – State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) today announced that she, along with other senators, authored legislation this session to help address public safety issues in Indiana. more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 15, 2019) – State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) announced today that her legislation, Senate Bill 279, which would change when a youth could be tried in adult court, unanimously passed the Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law. more »
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) today announced that English, in partnership with Marengo and Milltown, is one of the communities chosen to receive a Broadband Readiness Pilot Grant, said State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem). more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) aimed at combatting the increasing drug epidemic in Indiana by reforming usage practices for Indiana's prescription drug monitoring system (INSPECT) was ceremonially signed into law today at Franciscan Health by Gov. Eric Holcomb. more »
Members of the Indiana Senate Republican Caucus today announced their agenda for the 2018 legislative session. more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) requiring DNA collection of individuals arrested for a felony passed the Indiana General Assembly and is on its way to Gov. Eric Holcomb for his final consideration. more »
Legislation allows victims of domestic abuse to separate from wireless services contracts shared with their abuser STATEHOUSE (March 9, 2017) – State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) has authored legislation that will allow victims of domestic abuse to legally separate their cell phone plan from an abuser. more »
