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PartyRepublican
StateIndiana
DistrictIN-8
ChamberHouse
CommitteesLivestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee, Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
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Mark B. Messmer represents Indiana's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican. He serves on three major committees: Agriculture, Education and Workforce, and Armed Services. His committee assignments include subcommittees focused on livestock and dairy, education, workforce protections, military readiness, and strategic forces, reflecting the agricultural and defense interests of his southern Indiana district.

Name
Mark B. Messmer
Party
Republican
State
Indiana
District
IN-8
Committees
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee, Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Key Fact 1
Mark B. Messmer represents Indiana's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Key Fact 2
He is a member of the Republican Party.
Key Fact 3
He serves on the House Committee on Agriculture, with assignments to the Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, the Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, and the Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee.
Key Fact 4
He serves on the House Committee on Education and Workforce, with assignments to the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee and the Workforce Protections Subcommittee.
Key Fact 5
He serves on the House Committee on Armed Services, with assignments to the Readiness Subcommittee and the Strategic Forces Subcommittee.
Key Fact 6
His committee portfolio covers agricultural policy, education policy, workforce issues, and national defense matters.
Key Fact 7
Indiana's 8th Congressional District is located in the southern part of the state.

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Fact Sheet

Name
Mark B. Messmer
Party
Republican
State
Indiana
District
IN-8
Chamber
House
Committees
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee, Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Key Votes
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Promise Kept Rate

92%

Kept 11 of 12 promises this session

11 Kept1 Broken
Honoring the life and legacy of Charles "Charlie" James Kirk.

Co-sponsored · Voted YEA · Sep 19, 2025

PROMISE KEPT
Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

Co-sponsored · Voted YEA · Jul 17, 2025

PROMISE KEPT
SAVE Act

Co-sponsored · Voted NAY · Apr 10, 2025

PROMISE BROKEN
DETERRENT Act

Co-sponsored · Voted YEA · Mar 27, 2025

PROMISE KEPT
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

Co-sponsored · Voted YEA · Jan 23, 2025

PROMISE KEPT
Fix Our Forests Act

Co-sponsored · Voted YEA · Jan 23, 2025

PROMISE KEPT
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

Co-sponsored · Voted YEA · Jan 14, 2025

PROMISE KEPT
Laken Riley Act

Co-sponsored · Voted YEA · Jan 7, 2025

PROMISE KEPT