# Mark Messmer

Mark Messmer is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Indiana’s 8th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Indiana’s 8th district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: M001233
- FEC candidate IDs: H4IN08249

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001233 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

2.5% of Messmer’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (average 15%).

## What Messmer says (119th Congress (2025–27))

728 classified statements: 675 posts on X, 26 Congressional Record speeches, 25 press releases, 2 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Messmer | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.1% | 160 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 2.5% | 15.1% | 220 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 65.8% | 67.7% | 139 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 8.9% | 211 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 21.1% | 37.4% | 199 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 3.0% | 192 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 31% (House Republicans 24%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (House Republicans 19%); Agriculture and Food 14% (House Republicans 9.0%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (House Republicans 19%); Education 13% (House Republicans 8.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.65 (standard error 0.02), from 816 donors and 961 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.1% (97.1%). 6 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 229. 11.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 120 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10577: To prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10577
- H.R. 9859: Ethical Investigations and Integrity Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9859
- H.R. 9128: CFTC Protection of Information and Data Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9128
- H.R. 8181: Critical Industry Skills Act (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8181
- H.R. 7720: Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7720
- H.R. 7547: DOD and USDA Interagency Research Act (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7547
- H.R. 7469: SNAP Online Access Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7469
- H.R. 7264: Restoring America’s Floodplains Act (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7264
- H.R. 6657: Restaurant Meals Program Reform Act of 2025 (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6657
- H.R. 6466: Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act (in committee, 2025-12-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6466

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.4M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 2.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 66% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMessmer/status/2114822290290409563
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMessmer/status/2114074939053449590
- 2026-10-24 · Press release · Messmer Presents Purple Heart and Air Medal to Vietnam Veteran Gary Long · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://messmer.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=328
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMessmer/status/2113356525271974342
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMessmer/status/2112876558780191221
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMessmer/status/2112908109693755667
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMessmer/status/2112998626242801934
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMessmer/status/2112626154771255732
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMessmer/status/2112626159435522248
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMessmer/status/2110521032260071494

## Links

- Official site: https://messmer.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepMessmer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanMessmer
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HouseRepublicans
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001233

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001233