Lisa McClain

Lisa McClain
Lisa McClain
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Michigan's 10th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 2021
Preceded by	Paul Mitchell
Personal details
Born	Lisa Carmella Iovannisci; April 7, 1966 (age 55); Stockbridge, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	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 serving as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 10th congressional district. She is a member of the Republican Party.

Early life and career[]

McClain was born and raised in Stockbridge, Michigan.^[3] She graduated from Stockbridge Junior / Senior High School in 1984. She attended Lansing Community College and earned her Bachelor of Arts from Northwood University.^[4]

McClain worked at American Express for 11 years, and then joined the Hantz Group.^[4]

U.S. House of Representatives[]

Elections[]

2020[]

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.^[5]^[6]^[7] She defeated state Representative Shane Hernandez in the August 4 Republican primary^[8] and Democratic nominee Kimberly Bizon in the November 3 general election.^[9] President Donald Trump endorsed McClain.^[10]

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

Committee assignments[]

Committee on Armed Services^[11]

Caucus memberships[]

Republican Main Street Partnership^[12]
Republican Study Committee^[13]

Personal life[]

McClain and her husband, Mike, have three children, and live in Romeo, an outer northern suburb of Detroit.^[4] She has raised over $1 million for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.^[10] She is a Roman Catholic.^[14]

References[]

^ Mitchell, Ellen (November 30, 2020). "Rep.-elect Lisa McClain (R-Mich.-10)". The Hill. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
^ "Lisa McClain". Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ "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.
^ Liedl, Jonathan (November 18, 2020). "New Catholic Elected Officials Hope to Lead with Faith". National Catholic Register. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

External links[]

Representative Lisa McClain official U.S. House website
Lisa McClain For Congress
Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Profile at Vote Smart
Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
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–present	Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Kathy Manning	United States representatives by seniority 408th	Succeeded by Peter Meijer

[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.

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

[stockbridge-4] Fletcher, Kayla. "Lisa (Iovannisci) McClain: Small-town encouragement leads to major successes".

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

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

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

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

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

[FXStabil11092020-10] Stabile, Angelica (November 9, 2020). "13 GOP women join the House, dominating congressional elections, making history". FOX News. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

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

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

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

[14] 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 Michigan's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	▌Debbie Stabenow (D) ▌Gary Peters (D)
Representatives (ordered by district)	▌Jack Bergman (R) ▌Bill Huizenga (R) ▌Peter Meijer (R) ▌John Moolenaar (R) ▌Dan Kildee (D) ▌Fred Upton (R) ▌Tim Walberg (R) ▌Elissa Slotkin (D) ▌Andy Levin (D) ▌Lisa McClain (R) ▌Haley Stevens (D) ▌Debbie Dingell (D) ▌Rashida Tlaib (D) ▌Brenda Lawrence (D)