Trey Hollingsworth

In April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hollingsworth said he favored ending stay-at-home orders so as to reopen the economy, even though that would mean that more Americans would die. "The social scientists are telling us about the economic disaster that is going on," he said. "Our GDP is supposed to be down 20% alone this quarter. It is policymakers' decision to put on our big boy and big girl pants and say [more deaths] is the lesser of these two evils. It is not zero evil, but it is the lesser of these two evils and we intend to move forward that direction. That is our responsibility and to abdicate that is to insult the Americans that voted us into office." A statement provided by his office later that day said, "It's hyperbolic to say that the only choices before us are the two corner solutions: no economy or widespread casualties. We can use the best of biology and economics to enable as much of the economy to operate as possible while we work to minimize disease transmission."

On June 27, 2019, Hollingsworth voted to send $4.6 billion in aid funding to the southern border.

Hollingsworth voted for three resolutions in the House of Representatives disapproving of President Trump’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Hollingsworth voted to disapprove of President Trump’s policy to ban transgender people from openly serving in the military, saying “the honor of serving our country and protecting American freedoms should be open to anyone who can pass the physical, psychological, and medical exams.”

Hollingsworth defeated Democratic nominee Liz Watson in the 2018 midterm elections 59% to 41%. Watson was endorsed by Elizabeth Warren. In 2019, Watson moved to Washington, D.C. to lead the Congressional Progressive Caucus Center.

Hollingsworth was sworn into his first term on January 3, 2017, and his second term on January 3, 2019.

In December 2017, Hollingsworth voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Hollingsworth is anti-abortion, and supports defunding Planned Parenthood. In 2017, he posted on social media a statistic showing that Bloomington, Indiana had seen an increase in abortions in 2016. The Indiana State Department reported that Indiana saw a decline in abortions compared to the prior year. He supports requiring health care providers to notify parents if their underage child seeks an abortion.

Hollingsworth declared his campaign for the United States House of Representatives in Indiana's 9th congressional district in October 2015. Running in the Republican Party primary election against Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller and State Senators Erin Houchin and Brent Waltz, Hollingsworth won with 34% of the vote. He defeated Democratic nominee Shelli Yoder in the November general election with 54% of the vote. Hollingsworth self-financed his first campaign, personally contributing $3.1 million.

Hollingsworth married Kelly Francis in 2014. They have a son, born in 2017. They reside in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Hollingsworth has promised to serve no more than eight years (four terms) in the House. Government reform, including creating Congressional term limits, has been a priority for him in Congress. In both the 115th and 116th Congress, Hollingsworth introduced a resolution to amend the Constitution to impose term limits on Congressional lawmakers. The measure would limit Congressional terms to four terms in the House of Representatives and two terms in the Senate.

Before serving in the House of Representatives, Hollingsworth was a small-business owner. After college, he began renovating and rehabilitating abandoned industrial sites. In 2008, Hollingsworth partnered with businessmen and chemists to start an aluminum remanufacturing operation in Indiana. As of 2017, that facility has produced over 1.8 billion pounds of aluminum.

Joseph Albert "Trey" Hollingsworth III /ˈ h ɒ l ɪ ŋ z ˌ w ɜːr θ / (born September 12, 1983) is an American businessman and politician who is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district , serving since 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. Hollingsworth serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets and a member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion.

With a net worth of $50.1 million, Hollingsworth is the 12th wealthiest member of Congress.