Erin Pauling Paré is a Republican representing North Carolina House District 37 in southern Wake County, including Holly Springs and Fuquay-Varina. Elected in 2020 by securing 50% of the vote against incumbent Democrat Sydney Batch, she was sworn in on January 13, 2021, and reelected in 2022, now serving her third term . A small business owner of Play-It-Again-Sports in Holly Springs, she is a mother of two, military spouse to Wayne Paré, former PTA president, and founder/president of the Holly Strings Youth Orchestra nonprofit.

Notable achievements include sponsoring a bill exempting military veterans with 20+ years of service from state income tax on retirement pay , chairing the House Select Committee on Advancing Women in STEM , and receiving awards such as "Jobs Champion" , “Defender of Public Safety” , "Firefighter's Friend" , “Leadership Excellence Award” , and "2025 Advocate of School Psychology Award."

Education and Political Experience

Specific education details are not listed in available records. Paré's political experience includes prior federal and local government roles on private and public sides before her state service.

In the legislature:
- Current roles *: Chair, House Committee on Appropriations; Vice Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Vice Chair, Energy and Public Utilities; Vice Chair, Rules, Calendar, and Operations; plus committees on Health, Transportation, and Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs.
- *Prior roles: Chair, Health Committee ; Vice Chair, Appropriations-Health and Human Services and Energy and Public Utilities ; Chair, Select Committee on Advancing Women in STEM .
- Member of Life Science Caucus, Joint Bipartisan Arts Caucus, IDD Caucus, Early Childhood Caucus, Legislative Women’s Caucus , and working groups on Workforce Development, Election Integrity, and Homeland Security; appointed to Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children State Council .