Mark Messmer
Mark Messmer is a Republican incumbent in Indiana's 8th district. $1.2M raised, $665K spent, $714K cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$1.2M raised
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $1,171,366 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $664,972 |
| Cash on hand | $713,500 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $6,250 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 58 · 1 term · votes right of 76% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | +0.54 |
| Votes more conservative than | 76% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 566 |
Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.
Official House website · Official biography (Congress)
Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.
Financial disclosurepartly read, filed 2026-08-12
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-08-12. We could read 70 of the 71 asset lines in this report, so we show those and no totals: a total from a partial read would mislead. Open the official report (PDF)
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Financial Life, Fixed Annuity #1 | FN | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| Catholic Financial Life, Fixed Annuity #2 | FN | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| Catholic Financial Life, Whole Life Insurance | WU | SP | $15K to $50K |
| Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, Whole Life Insurance | WU | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Kimberly A Messmer, Inc. | OL | SP | $15K to $50K |
| L : Jasper, IN, US D : Cosmetics Knights of Columbus, Whole Life Insurance #1 | WU | self | $50K to $100K |
| Knights of Columbus, Whole Life Insurance #2 | WU | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Knights of Columbus, Whole Life Insurance #3 | WU | self | $1 to $1,000 |
| Knights of Columbus, Whole Life Insurance #4 | WU | SP | $15K to $50K |
| Knights of Columbus, Whole Life Insurance #5 | WU | SP | $15K to $50K |
| Northwestern Mutual, Whole Life Insurance #1 | WU | self | $15K to $50K |
| Northwestern Mutual, Whole Life Insurance #2 | WU | SP | $15K to $50K |
| Roger's Grill Company LLC | OL | self | none |
| L : Jasper, IN, US D : Grill design and fabrication Springs Valley Bank & Trust accounts | BA | JT | $100K to $250K |
| UMB Health Savings Account | BA | self | $1 to $1,000 |
| Baird Trust Company - Brokerage Account ⇒ BNY Mellon Research Growth Fund, Inc. Class A (DWOAX) | MF | JT | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Brokerage Account ⇒ Money Market Account | BA | JT | $1 to $1,000 |
| Baird Trust Company - Brokerage Account ⇒ Vanguard Cash Reserves Federal Money Market Fund Admiral Shares (VMRXX) | MF | JT | $500K to $1.0M |
| Baird Trust Company - Inherited Beneficiary IRA ⇒ iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (USHY) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Inherited Beneficiary IRA ⇒ iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Inherited Beneficiary IRA ⇒ iShares Russell 1000 Growth Fund (IWF) | EF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Baird Trust Company - Inherited Beneficiary IRA ⇒ iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) | EF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Baird Trust Company - Inherited Beneficiary IRA ⇒ $1,001 - $15,000 Dividends $1 - $200 iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF (IWR) [EF] Baird Trust Co | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Inherited Beneficiary IRA ⇒ State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF (SPSB) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Inherited Beneficiary IRA ⇒ Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF (VEU) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Inherited Beneficiary IRA ⇒ Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (BIV) | EF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Baird Trust Company - Roth IRA #1 ⇒ iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Roth IRA #1 ⇒ iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Roth IRA #1 ⇒ iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) | EF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Baird Trust Company - Roth IRA #1 ⇒ iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) | EF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Baird Trust Company - Roth IRA #1 ⇒ iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF (IWR) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Roth IRA #1 ⇒ Money Market Account | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Roth IRA #1 ⇒ Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF (VEU) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Roth IRA #2 ⇒ iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) | EF | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Roth IRA #2 ⇒ iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR) | EF | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Roth IRA #2 ⇒ iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) | EF | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Roth IRA #2 ⇒ iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) | EF | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Roth IRA #2 ⇒ iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF (IWR) | EF | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Roth IRA #2 ⇒ Money Market Account | BA | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| Baird Trust Company - Roth IRA #2 ⇒ Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF (VEU) | EF | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
Reported Values are bands, as filed. Parsed automatically; the PDF is the record.
Public attention1,578 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of Mark Messmer on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $257,027 | 21.9% |
| PACs and other committees | $421,375 | 36.0% |
| Candidate's own money | $3,500 | 0.3% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $489,464 | 41.8% |
This raceIN-08, rank #1 of 2
Mark Messmer ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H4IN08249, committee C00867218. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.