Joseph Christopher "Chris" Chocola (born February 24, 1962) is an American businessman and politician who has been president of the Club for Growth, a fiscally conservative 501(c)4 organization, since April 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Chocola served in the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007, representing Indiana's 2nd congressional district.In 2002, Chocola ran for the U.S. House, defeating former Democratic congresswoman Jill Long Thompson. Chocola was a member of the Agriculture, Small Business, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means committees of the House of Representatives. He defeated former Mishawaka Marian School Board President Joe Donnelly in 2004, then lost in a rematch in 2006.