Federal · U.S. House
Mark B. Messmer
U.S. Representative · IN-8 · Party: Republican
252 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
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Office
- Office
- U.S. Representative
- District
- IN-8
- Party
- Republican
- Term
- Since 2025
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
No platform recorded yet
This tab shows Mark B. Messmer's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.
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H.R. 3944
A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
On Passage
Yes Source ↗ -
H.Res. 519
Condemning the attacks on Minnesota lawmakers in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota, and calling for unity and the rejection of political violence in Minnesota and across the United States.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended
Yes Source ↗
Raised · 2025–2026
$1,171,366
Spent $664,972 · Cash on hand $713,500 as of Jun 30, 2026
Money raised by Mark B. Messmer's campaign committees in 2025–2026, through Jun 30, 2026 (latest report: july quarterly 2026), as reported to the Federal Election Commission. These are facts about money, shown beside the voting record; they don't explain any vote.
Where it came from
- Small individual donors ($200 or less)$5,9151%
- Larger individual donors (more than $200)$251,11321%
- PACs and other political committees$421,37536%
- Political party committees$00%
- The candidate (own money and loans)$3,5000%
- Other (transfers, refunds, interest)$489,46342%
For comparison, the average of the 426 House members with 2025–2026 filings loaded: raised $2,380,998; PACs 36% of money raised; small donors 10%; cash on hand $1,617,763.
Top PACs
- REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC$11,000
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$10,000
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC$10,000
- POET PAC$10,000
- ALLISON TRANSMISSION INC. PAC$10,000
- BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC$10,000
- TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE PAC$10,000
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC$8,000
- TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP PAC$8,000
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC$7,500
The 10 largest of $421,375 from PACs and other political committees (36% of all money raised). Every PAC contribution at the FEC ↗
Outside spending for and against
None reported.
None reported.
Independent expenditures: spending on ads and outreach about this member, without coordinating with the campaign. This money isn't given to the campaign. FEC record ↗
Top contributing industries (approximate)
- Agriculture and food$83,853
- Other members' leadership PACs and campaigns$53,500
- Construction and engineering$52,405
- Energy and utilities$50,113
- Finance, insurance and banking$41,917
- Lawyers and lobbyists$38,173
- Manufacturing$36,000
- Defense and aerospace$34,000
Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in PAC and employer names (how); 51% of these dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed. Employer amounts count only donors who gave more than $200, from the campaign's principal committee.
Donors' employers
- KOCH ENTERPRISES, INC$12,500
- WSI$12,100
- OFS$12,000
- N. LUNCH CONSULTING$10,500
- HOUSE WIFE$8,500
- WABASH VALLEY PRODUCE$8,500
- BOSE MCKINNEY & EVANS LLP$7,750
- AES RESTAURANT GROUP$7,000
- BOYD AND SONS MACHINERY LLC$7,000
- JMR FARMS$7,000
Employers named by donors who gave more than $200, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. Individual donors are never listed.
Source: Federal Election Commission (Mark B. Messmer at the FEC ↗), 2025–2026. Read Oct 4, 2026. Federal law bars using contributor information from FEC reports to ask for contributions or for commercial purposes; ThePillory shows totals only and has no donor export. Methodology
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