Erin Pauling Paré (born 1978) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 37th House district.
Early life and education Paré grew up in Herndon, Virginia. She has a B.A. in government and international politics and an M.A. in international commerce and policy from George Mason University.
Career Paré was a cheerleader for the NFL. From 2002-2005 she performed for deployed soldiers in South America, Cuba, Europe, and the Middle East, including performances in active war zones in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in 2004.
Paré served as a lobbyist for a political consulting firm in Washington D.C. from 2000-2006, specializing in government regulation reform. She led the Regulatory Improvement Council (RIC) which represented small and large business coalitions.
Political career Paré won an election on November 3, 2020, representing the Republican Party. She secured fifty percent of the vote while her closest rival, Democrat Sydney Batch secured forty-seven percent. Paré raised $224,642 in defeating the incumbent Batch, who raised $1,119,469.
Paré is a member of the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Caucus, the Life Science Caucus, and the Joint Bipartisan Arts Caucus. In 2026, Paré announced on Facebook and X that she was "considering legislation to regulate what transgender school employees wear in school". In the post, she did not identify the teacher by name, but said she, "had contacted the Wake school system to raise concerns about the teacher’s attire on campus".
During her third term in office, 2025-2026, Paré was a chair of the Appropriations Committee, vice chair of the Appropriations General Government and Rules Committees, and a member of the Energy & Public Utilities, Health, Homeland Security & Military & Veterans Affairs, and Transportation Committees.
Personal life Paré and her husband are the owners of Play It Again Sports in Holly Springs, North Carolina where she has lived with her family since 2012. Paré is a violinist and the founder and president of a local non-profit youth orchestra, Holly Strings Youth Orchestra, founded in 2018.
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