Promise Tracker › Mark B. Messmer
U.S. Representative, Indiana 8th district · Republican
Mark B. Messmer
26 statements indexed, set against 676 recorded votes.
676 recorded votes
- Voted for51375.9%
- Voted against14721.7%
- Did not vote131.9%
Turned up for 97.6% of the votes they could have cast, above the middle of the House, which is 97.5%.
Messmer voted 98 times out of every 100 they could. That is more than the middle of the House, which is 98.
They vote the same way as Mike Johnson more than anyone else. The two agreed 100 times out of 100.
Across the aisle they line up most with Henry Cuellar. They agreed 54 times out of 100.
- First took office
- January 3, 2025
- Terms served
- 1 term in the House
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- Born
- December 16, 1967
Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.
What Was Said, and What Was Done
26 statements quoted from the Congressional Record and set against Mark B. Messmer’s votes. The most recent are below, one from each item of business, each linking to what it is set against.
- 2026-07-20RECOGNIZING 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF LONG ISLAND ASSOCIATION“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize an outstanding Hoosier whose dedication to our country did not end when he took off the uniform. This week, I will have the honor of welcoming Evansville Army veteran Ken Eppler and his lovely wife, Cathy, to my congressional office here at the United States Capitol.”
- 2026-06-03NO FUNDS FOR REPEAT CHILD CARE VIOLATIONS ACT OF 2026“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the Stop Child Care Scams Act, which provides a commonsense path toward preventing the rampant waste, fraud, and abuse in our Federal childcare support programs.”
- 2026-05-20PARENTAL RIGHTS OVER THE EDUCATION AND CARE OF THEIR KIDS ACT“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2616, the Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act. Hoosier families in southern Indiana and across this great Nation deserve to be in full control of how they guide and raise their most precious gift from God, their beloved children.”
- 2026-05-13NATIONWIDE CONSUMER AND FUEL RETAILER CHOICE ACT OF 2025“Mr. Speaker, we all know that farmers are facing high input costs and that commodity prices are too low. Today, I stand here in support of a policy that will bring about a sustainable solution.”
What Their Votes Add Up To
Measures that reached a final vote, grouped by subject. A yes here means pass the thing, which is why the count leaves out motions to recommit, to table and to proceed: on those a no can be support. Which subject a measure belongs to is this site's reading, and every measure in every subject is listed. A subject below links to its own measures.
- Voted for
- Voted against
Voting With Their Party
On the 471 votes this Congress where a majority of Democrats took one side and a majority of Republicans took the other, Mark B. Messmer voted on 466 and was with the Republican majority on 462 of them.
466 party line votes cast
- With their party46299.1%
- Against their party40.9%
Votes Against Their Own Party
- 22-Jul-2026H R 8800Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
Who They Vote With
In Their Own Party
Of the votes both took part in.
- Mike JohnsonRepublican · LA · agreed on 99.8% of 509 shared votes
- Matt Van EppsRepublican · TN · agreed on 99.2% of 363 shared votes
- Dan CrenshawRepublican · TX · agreed on 99.0% of 594 shared votes
- Michael BaumgartnerRepublican · WA · agreed on 98.8% of 644 shared votes
- Trent KellyRepublican · MS · agreed on 98.6% of 655 shared votes
Voting Across the Aisle
- Henry CuellarDemocrat · TX · agreed on 54.5% of 651 shared votes
- Donald G. DavisDemocrat · NC · agreed on 50.9% of 646 shared votes
- Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · WA · agreed on 50.1% of 651 shared votes
- Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · ME · agreed on 50.0% of 642 shared votes
- Vicente GonzalezDemocrat · TX · agreed on 47.9% of 624 shared votes
Where the Words Are
The Congressional Record marks Mark B. Messmer as speaking in 22 items of business across 22 sitting days of this Congress.
Many of those appearances are procedural: yielding time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays. The count comes from the Record's own speaker tagging, which is not complete, so a member may have spoken more often than it shows.
- July 22, 2026REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 1238 AND H.R. 9535; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 120
- July 20, 2026RECOGNIZING 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF LONG ISLAND ASSOCIATION; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 118
- June 3, 2026NO FUNDS FOR REPEAT CHILD CARE VIOLATIONS ACT OF 2026; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 94
- May 20, 2026PARENTAL RIGHTS OVER THE EDUCATION AND CARE OF THEIR KIDS ACT; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 86
- May 13, 2026NATIONWIDE CONSUMER AND FUEL RETAILER CHOICE ACT OF 2025; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 81
- April 29, 2026FARM, FOOD, AND NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 2026; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 75
- March 27, 2026REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 5966; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 58
- January 22, 2026MARCH FOR LIFE; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 15
The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.
Every Recorded Vote
All 676 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in which the Clerk of the House lists Mark B. Messmer. The most recent 4 below, each linking to the official record of that vote.
- 16-Sep-2026S 2403Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9497Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9340Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H J RES 213Voted for (Yea) · On Passage
Elsewhere in the Record
- Everyone who represents Indiana Both chambers, with a link to each member's page.
- Find your representatives Every member of the 119th Congress, by state.
The other Indiana representatives in this Congress: André Carson and Erin Houchin.
How these records are gathered, and what they leave out, is set out on the Promise Tracker.