Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Mark B. Messmer
- Office
- U.S. representative for Indiana’s 8th district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- Jasper, IN
- Born
- 1967
- In Congress
- House since 2025 · 1 year in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- MESSMER, MARK MR.
- Next election
- Primary May 7, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Indiana, District 8
Official websiteFacebookInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H4IN08249 · Principal campaign committee: MESSMER FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Indiana District 8 | $1,424,576.78 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Indiana District 8 | $1,545,283.84 | Won the general election (29.5%) |
Total raised$1,545,283.84
Total spent$1,338,177.97
Cash on hand$207,105.87
Debts owed by the campaign$29,727.72
Loans from the candidate$25,000.00
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$1,008,722.0965%
- PACs and other committees$361,269.9523%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$28,723.902%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$146,538.919%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$28.990%
Self-funding: $28,723.90 (2% of money raised): $3,723.90 given and $25,000.00 lent by the candidate. $25,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture
- Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
- Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
- Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Readiness
- Strategic Forces
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
- Workforce Protections
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
111 committees reported giving $337,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INDIANA FARM BUREAU INC ELECT PAC Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)Connected PAC$7,500.00
- HEARTDOCPACLeadership PAC$6,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 150 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION'S TIAPAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
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- TRALAPAC (TRUCK RENTING AND LEASING ASSOCIATION PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- GOPAC ELECTION FUNDHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- HALLADOR ENERGY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PEABODY PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSN. PAC (CONCRETEPAC)Connected PAC$4,000.00
- ALLIANCE COAL, LLC PACPAC$4,000.00
- ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PACPAC$4,000.00
- BRANDON GILL FOR TEXASCandidate committee$4,000.00
- BUCSHON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,500.00
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE/TURPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN FUELS AND PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFPMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN SECURITY PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- E-PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- IN THE ARENA PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- DELIVERING AMERICAN VALUES IN DC PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- INDIANA ACRE/INDIANA STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES DBA INDIANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES FEDERAL PACPAC$2,000.00
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- WALDEN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- INVENERGY LLC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- EMMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BULLDOG PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- RUDY FOR INDIANACandidate committee$2,000.00
- MOORE FOR WEST VIRGINIA, INC.Candidate committee$2,000.00
- SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY PAC Company pagePAC$1,500.00
- EDP RENEWABLES NORTH AMERICA LLC PAC (AKA EDPR NA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- FRIENDS OF SUSAN BROOKSCandidate committee$1,500.00
- NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LOUISIANIANS FOR AMERICAN SECURITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BSC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CCFI COMPANIES LLC (FKA CHECKSMART FINANCIAL LLC AND CCFI LLC) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAPA-PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA TODAY TOMORROW AND ALWAYS PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ICE MILLER PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICA'S FIRST PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DAVE JOYCECandidate committee$1,000.00
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CAROL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KRATOS PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- RVFPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ROCKET LAB USA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ROCKET LAB PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- MISSOURI TRUTH PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA FREEDOM FUND PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TROY DOWNING FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- GROWTH ENERGY PACPAC$500.00
- APEX CLEAN ENERGY INC PACPAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Mark Messmer$1,969,461.36
- Independent expenditures opposing Mark Messmer$77,685.00
FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- RJC VICTORY FUNDSupporting$954,925.00
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSupporting$504,020.00
- AMERICA'S FIRST FREEDOMS, INC.Supporting$404,296.00
- AMERICAN LEADERSHIP PACOpposing$77,685.00
The race
Indiana U.S. House, District 8, 2024 · 9 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Messmer (R) | $1,545,283.84 | $207,105.87 | 2024-12-31 |
| Richard Moss (R) | $757,656.26 | $0.00 | 2024-05-20 |
| Larry D. Bucshon (R) | $740,452.71 | $315,678.51 | 2024-12-31 |
| Dominick Kavanaugh (R) | $528,366.13 | $0.00 | 2024-06-30 |
| Kristi Risk (R) | $70,744.00 | −$67.38 | 2024-07-17 |
| Erik David Hurt (D) | $23,916.90 | $1,197.85 | 2024-11-25 |
| Edward Upton Sein (D) | $13,820.97 | $0.00 | 2024-10-15 |
| Kellie Ann Moore (D) | $2,623.50 | $1,262.25 | 2023-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: MESSMER FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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