- OFFICE
- House
- DISTRICT
- Indiana · 08
- PARTY
- REPUBLICAN PARTY
- STATUS
- Incumbent
- ELECTION
- 2026-11-03
The record (26)
FEC-recorded money between Second Amendment committees and this candidate, and recorded floor votes on gun bills, each with its official source. Community sentiment below never moves this grade.
- 2026-07-14PRORecorded vote Voted YES on HR 1181 (119th), Protecting Privacy in Purchases ActOfficial House roll call 240.
- 2026-07-09PRORecorded money Accepted $1,000 from NRA Political Victory FundFEC Schedule B, committee C00053553, transaction SB23.26, 2026 cycle.
- 2026-05-21PRORecorded vote Voted YES on HR 1041 (119th), Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActOfficial House roll call 190.
- 2025-05-15PRORecorded vote Voted YES on HR 2255 (119th), Federal LEO Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025Official House roll call 130.
- 2025-05-14PRORecorded vote Voted YES on HR 2243 (119th), LEOSA Reform ActOfficial House roll call 128.
Contact Mark Messmer
- WASHINGTON, D.C. · 1208 Longworth House Office Building · Washington, DC · 20515
- CAMPAIGN · Post Office Box 44003 · Indianapolis, IN · 46244
Interest-group scorecards (3)
How advocacy groups on both sides score this candidate, reprinted as published. These are the groups’ judgments, not ours, and they never enter the grade above.
1 earlier rating
- 20190%
About this group
LEAP Forward tracks and grades legislation and lawmakers from a progressive perspective on a variety of issues.
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
3 earlier ratings
- 2022100%
- 2018100%
- 2012100%
About this group
The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is NRA's political action committee. The NRA-PVF ranks political candidates - irrespective of party affiliation - based on voting records, public statements and their responses to an NRA-PVF questionnaire. NRA relies on a very simple premise: when provided with the facts, the nation's elected officials will recognize that "gun control" schemes are an infringement on the Second Amendment and a proven failure in fighting crime. The importance of this premise lies in the knowledge that, as one U.S. Congressman put it: "The gun lobby is people."
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
1 earlier rating
- 2008≈95%
About this group
The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is NRA's political action committee. The NRA-PVF ranks political candidates - irrespective of party affiliation - based on voting records, public statements and their responses to an NRA-PVF questionnaire. [ ] NRA relies on a very simple premise: when provided with the facts, the nation's elected officials will recognize that "gun control" schemes are an infringement on the Second Amendment and a proven failure in fighting crime. The importance of this premise lies in the knowledge that, as one U.S. Congressman put it: "The gun lobby is people."
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
Background
- BS, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1985
- Project Engineer, John Brown Engineering, 1986-1988
- Licensed Engineer, 1990-present
- Mechanical Engineer, Dow Chemical, 1985-1986
+1 more
- Co-owner, Messmer Mechanical, Incorporated, present
- Senator, Indiana State Senate, 2014-2024
- Representative, Indiana State House of Representatives, 2008-present
- Member, Holy Family School Board, 2001-2004
+6 more
- President, Holy Family School Board, 2003-2004
- Candidate, Indiana State Senate, 2022
- Former Majority Whip, Indiana State Senate
- Majority Floor Leader, Indiana State Senate, 2019-2023
- Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 2024, 2026
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, Indiana, 2025-present
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