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Mark B. Messmer
U.S. Representative, IN-8
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, IN-8 current
Indiana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Agriculture unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Agriculture — Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Agriculture — Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Agriculture — Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Armed Services unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Armed Services — Readiness unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Armed Services — Strategic Forces unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Education and Workforce unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Education and Workforce — Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Education and Workforce — Workforce Protections unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.582, social dim. 0.346. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 2503 — ROTOR Act | Nay | Feb 24, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6329 — Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025 | Yea | Feb 24, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2189 — Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act | Yea | Feb 12, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 | Nay | Feb 11, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 261 — Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 261 — Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 | Nay | Feb 11, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 72 — Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025. | Nay | Feb 11, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3617 — Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3617 — Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act | Nay | Feb 11, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1057 — Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes… | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1057 — Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes… | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1042 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and… | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1042 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and… | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1531 — PROTECT Taiwan Act | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6644 — 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 142 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision… | Yea | Feb 4, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4090 — Critical Mineral Dominance Act | Yea | Feb 4, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4090 — Critical Mineral Dominance Act | Nay | Feb 4, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Feb 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1032 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year… | Yea | Feb 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1032 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year… | Yea | Feb 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3123 — Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act | Yea | Feb 2, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 980 — Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025 | Yea | Feb 2, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HCONRES 68 — To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress. | Nay | Jan 22, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,108 recorded contributions totalling $6,404,215. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 339 of 1108 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super PAC | 108 | $4,344,860 | 68% |
| Big donor | 228 | $704,443 | 11% |
| Corporate PAC | 3 | $153,139 | 2% |
| Unclassified | 769 | $1,201,773 | 19% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $520,000 | — | RJC VICTORY FUND | Super PAC | Apr 10, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $520,000 | — | RJC VICTORY FUND | Super PAC | Apr 10, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $493,420 | — | DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS | Super PAC | Apr 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $493,420 | — | DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS | Super PAC | Apr 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $420,000 | — | RJC VICTORY FUND | Super PAC | Apr 22, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $420,000 | — | RJC VICTORY FUND | Super PAC | Apr 22, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $84,830 | MESSMER VICTORY FUND | MESSMER FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $77,685 | — | AMERICAN LEADERSHIP PAC | Super PAC | Apr 16, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $77,685 | — | AMERICAN LEADERSHIP PAC | Super PAC | Apr 16, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $61,709 | MESSMER VICTORY FUND | MESSMER FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Nov 25, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $60,889 | — | AMERICA'S FIRST FREEDOMS, INC. | Super PAC | Mar 13, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $46,250 | — | AMERICA'S FIRST FREEDOMS, INC. | Super PAC | Mar 10, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $46,250 | — | AMERICA'S FIRST FREEDOMS, INC. | Super PAC | Mar 10, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $46,250 | — | AMERICA'S FIRST FREEDOMS, INC. | Super PAC | Mar 10, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $40,850 | — | AMERICA'S FIRST FREEDOMS, INC. | Super PAC | Feb 7, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (1 as lead sponsor)
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HR 9128
US · Jun 3, 2026
CFTC Protection of Information and Data Act of 2026
Social media
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