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U.S. House District 8

2026 Indiana U.S. House — District 8 — General Election · November 3, 2026

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Last reviewed September 16, 2026

Overview

Current race
2026 Indiana U.S. House — District 8 — General Election on November 3, 2026
VerifiedSource: Indiana Secretary of State
Official candidacy
U.S. House District 8 · Republican · Incumbent
VerifiedOfficial records: Indiana Secretary of State, U.S. House of Representatives
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2026 GENERAL ELECTION - 11/3/2026

AS OF 8/12/2026

OFFICE: US REPRESENTATIVE

CANDIDATE NAME: Mark Messmer

PARTY AFFILIATION: Republican

DISTRICT: United States Representative, Eighth District

DATE FILED: 2026-01-12

Experience

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Candidate biography

Source-published biography

Mark Messmer understands the values that make our communities great: faith, family, and hard work. As a local small business owner, Mark knows firsthand less government creates more jobs. He and his wife Kim are active members of Holy Family Catholic Church in Jasper where Mark has been involved in many activities, including serving as a music minister, the Parish Council, the Holy Family School Board, and the Cursillo program.

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Mark Messmer understands the values that make our communities great: faith, family, and hard work. As a local small business owner, Mark knows firsthand less government creates more jobs. He and his wife Kim are active members of Holy Family Catholic Church in Jasper where Mark has been involved in many activities, including serving as a music minister, the Parish Council, the Holy Family School Board, and the Cursillo program.

Positions and priorities

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Public record

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283 captured official records

The searchable archive contains 283 exact attributed records from the official House Clerk (206 yes, 76 no, 1 present, 0 not voting, and 0 other published choices). The examples below are representative highlights, not a scorecard.

Coverage: January 6, 2026 through July 23, 2026
Vote events
283
Unique measures
171
Final passage
113
Yes / No
206 / 76
Common subjects in the archive
Taxes and public spending 17Healthcare 10Criminal justice and public safety 7Business and labor 6Education 6

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final passageVoted yes

Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act

Passed

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Mark Messmer is recorded as voting yes in the official record for on passage.

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Issue: H R 8884

Vote question: On Passage

Official description: Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act

Status: Passed

Messmer | R | IN | Yea

July 23, 2026
resolutionVoted no

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran

Passed

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Mark Messmer is recorded as voting no in the official record for on agreeing to the resolution.

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Issue: H CON RES 89

Vote question: On Agreeing to the Resolution

Official description: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran

Status: Passed

Messmer | R | IN | Nay

July 23, 2026
resolutionVoted yes

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036

Passed

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Mark Messmer is recorded as voting yes in the official record for on agreeing to the resolution.

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Issue: H CON RES 113

Vote question: On Agreeing to the Resolution

Official description: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036

Status: Passed

Messmer | R | IN | Yea

July 22, 2026
final passageVoted yes

Stop Insider Trading Act

Passed

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Mark Messmer is recorded as voting yes in the official record for on passage.

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Issue: H R 7008

Vote question: On Passage

Official description: Stop Insider Trading Act

Status: Passed

Messmer | R | IN | Yea

July 22, 2026
amendmentVoted no

H R 8800

Failed

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Mark Messmer is recorded as voting no in the official record for on agreeing to the amendment.

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Issue: H R 8800

Vote question: On Agreeing to the Amendment

Amendment author: Grothman of Wisconsin Part A Amendment No. 316

Status: Failed

Messmer | R | IN | No

July 22, 2026
amendmentVoted yes

H R 8800

Agreed to

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Mark Messmer is recorded as voting yes in the official record for on agreeing to the amendment.

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Issue: H R 8800

Vote question: On Agreeing to the Amendment

Amendment author: Harrigan of North Carolina Part A Amendment No. 44

Status: Agreed to

Messmer | R | IN | Aye

July 22, 2026
amendmentVoted yes

H R 8800

Failed

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Issue: H R 8800

Vote question: On Agreeing to the Amendment

Amendment author: Issa of California Part A Amendment No. 30

Status: Failed

Messmer | R | IN | Aye

July 22, 2026
amendmentVoted no

H R 8800

Failed

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Mark Messmer is recorded as voting no in the official record for on agreeing to the amendment.

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Issue: H R 8800

Vote question: On Agreeing to the Amendment

Amendment author: Crane of Arizona Part A Amendment No. 15

Status: Failed

Messmer | R | IN | No

July 21, 2026

The exact official service window begins 2025-01-03, but the first identity-safe member-level roll call currently captured is dated 2026-01-06. Earlier online Clerk material that is unavailable or cannot be bridged to one exact member identity remains excluded; no vote or absence is inferred. Every numbered U.S. House roll call published by the Clerk during the configured service window is reconciled through the member's exact Bioguide ID. Clerk XML through 2002 does not publish Bioguide IDs, so those rows require a candidate-specific official House identity and service bridge plus one unique exact published-name, party, and state tuple. A published roll without an identity-safe row is retained as an explicit source omission and is not labeled as a vote or absence. Voice votes and other actions without member-level roll calls are outside this archive.

Campaign finance

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FEC candidate totals January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

Total receipts
$1,171,366.18
Total disbursements
$664,971.62
Cash on hand
$713,500.43
Committee debt
$6,249.99
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Candidate ID: H4IN08249

Name: MESSMER, MARK MR.

Office: House

State: IN

District: 08

Coverage start: 2025-01-01

Coverage end: 2026-06-30

Total receipts: $1171366.18

Total disbursements: $664971.62

Cash on hand: $713500.43

Debts owed by committee: $6249.99

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Sources

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  1. Election record

    2026 Indiana election record — Mark Messmer

    Indiana Secretary of State

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  2. Candidate-owned primary source

    Mark Messmer — candidate-owned primary source

    Mark Messmer campaign

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  3. Public-record identity source

    Mark Messmer — official congressional service identity

    U.S. House of Representatives

    Open U.S. House of Representatives
  4. Government public record

    Mark Messmer — U.S. House roll call 2026-283

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  5. Government public record

    Mark Messmer — U.S. House roll call 2026-282

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  6. Government public record

    Mark Messmer — U.S. House roll call 2026-281

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  7. Government public record

    Mark Messmer — U.S. House roll call 2026-280

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  8. Government public record

    Mark Messmer — U.S. House roll call 2026-276

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  9. Government public record

    Mark Messmer — U.S. House roll call 2026-275

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

    Open Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  10. Government public record

    Mark Messmer — U.S. House roll call 2026-274

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

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  11. Government public record

    Mark Messmer — U.S. House roll call 2026-264

    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

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  12. Campaign-finance record

    Mark Messmer — official FEC candidate totals

    Federal Election Commission

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