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Mark B. Messmer

Mark B. Messmer

R IN-8 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 8)
13
Sponsored
144
Cosponsored
347
Votes
Vote Date:
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Defense

+110
Helped 1401 Hurt 1291 Unclear 701

Finance

+168
Helped 641 Hurt 473 Mixed 3 Unclear 218

Healthcare

+228
Helped 510 Hurt 282 Unclear 137

Energy

-21
Helped 284 Hurt 305 Unclear 55

Education

+20
Helped 258 Hurt 238 Unclear 80

Transportation

+25
Helped 263 Hurt 238 Unclear 59

Agriculture

+147
Helped 307 Hurt 160 Unclear 86

Veterans Affairs

+159
Helped 306 Hurt 147 Unclear 80

Military Procurement

+12
Helped 181 Hurt 169 Unclear 141

Trade

+59
Helped 226 Hurt 167 Mixed 3 Unclear 27

Federal Budget

+166
Helped 210 Hurt 44 Unclear 36

Technology

+53
Helped 157 Hurt 104 Unclear 19

Criminal Justice

+20
Helped 130 Hurt 110 Unclear 24

Housing

+103
Helped 171 Hurt 68 Unclear 24

Immigration

-132
Helped 30 Hurt 162 Unclear 22

Foreign Policy

-51
Helped 60 Hurt 111 Unclear 39

Labor

+10
Helped 80 Hurt 70 Mixed 1 Unclear 46

Environment

-68
Helped 53 Hurt 121 Unclear 4

Social Welfare

+69
Helped 104 Hurt 35 Unclear 20

Science & Space

+20
Helped 72 Hurt 52 Unclear 15
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

14370 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Government 2129 P·5 C·91 Y·2049 N·1636 w:13.1
Direct (1687), Defense (95), Veterans Affairs (80), DoD (32), State (22), Executive (19), VA (19), USDA (16), Congress (15), Legislative (15), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Justice (4), Oversight (4), Research (4), Intelligence (3), Local (3), State Agency (3), Army Corps (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Housing (2), Independent Agency (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Transportation (2), Cemeteries (1), Defense R&D (1), Diplomatic (1), EPA (1), Emergency Management (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Judicial (1), Law Enforcement (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Waste Management (1)
General Public 566 P·1 C·100 Y·529 N·350 w:8.2
Direct (462), Veterans (88), Military Families (11), Foreign (2), Military (2), Parents (1)
Military 405 C·1 Y·404 N·361 w:0.9
Direct (402), Air Force (2), Families (1)
Defense 380 P·9 C·8 Y·363 N·338 w:2.6
Direct (367), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Healthcare 307 C·41 Y·266 N·255 w:2.9
Direct (289), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2), Hospitals And Clinics (1), Medical Research (1), Mental Health Professionals (1), Mental Health Services (1), Public Health Programs (1)
Education 237 C·31 Y·207 N·174 w:4.5
Direct (229), Child Care (2), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Transportation 236 C·61 Y·175 N·78 w:1.6
Direct (234), Labor (2)
Financial Services 220 C·99 Y·196 N·89 w:4.3
Direct (210), HSA (7), Marine (3)
Cryptocurrency 213 C·193 Y·213 w:0.7
Agriculture 171 C·17 Y·154 N·153 w:1.6
Direct (163), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 1780 P·4 C·339 Y·1587 N·975 w:22.8
Direct (1407), Defense (82), Veterans Affairs (53), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), Financial Regulation (10), Regulatory (10), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), Executive (6), HHS (6), Legal (6), Law Enforcement (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Foreign (4), Security (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DOI (3), Legislative (3), Local (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Securities Regulation (3), State Department (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Military (2), Treasury (2), China (1), DOE (1), DOJ (1), Department Of Justice (1), DoD (1), Education Administration (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Agencies (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), National Park Service (1), Oversight (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1)
Military 242 Y·242 N·222 w:0.3
Direct (238), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Defense 223 P·3 C·14 Y·206 N·198 w:1.5
Direct (219), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
General Public 209 C·32 Y·179 N·146 w:4.9
Direct (187), Veterans (12), Family Sponsors (4), D.C. (3), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Education 166 P·2 C·36 Y·128 N·88 w:4.4
Direct (162), K-12 (3), Foreign Institutions (1)
Transportation 164 C·18 Y·146 N·69 w:1.2
Direct (156), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Cryptocurrency 138 C·124 Y·138 w:0.4
Immigration 137 Y·137 N·134 w:0.3
Direct (130), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
Financial Services 128 C·67 Y·79 N·53 w:5.3
Direct (124), Public Issuers (4)
Healthcare 122 C·17 Y·105 N·103 w:2.9
Direct (115), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Specialized Services (2), Reproductive Health (1)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
98.6% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (83 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (176), Veterans Affairs (133), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +78 more
+534
General Public (10 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (11), Family Sponsors (4), D.C. (3), Foreign (2) +5 more
+348
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +168
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+139
Healthcare (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Specialized Services (2) +1 more
- +157
Cryptocurrency - - +75
Education (7 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): K-12 (3), Child Care (2), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1) +2 more
- +75
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
- +21
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), Public Issuers (4), Marine (3)
+74
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+14
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +95
State & Local Government (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), D.C. (3), Non-Expansion (3), Legal (1), Utilities Regulation (1)
+44
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
+125
Taxpayers - - +34
Immigration (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
- -105

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

All Roles Sponsor Cosponsor
All Industries Cryptocurrency Defense Education Financial Services General Public Government Healthcare Manufacturing Military Transportation

hr7720-119

Primary Sponsor Reported

Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act

0 clauses Feb 26, 2026

hr7678-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act

0 clauses Feb 25, 2026

hres1076-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the first export shipment of liquefied natural gas produced in the lower 48 States.

0 clauses Feb 24, 2026

hr7651-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Chloe Cole Act of 2026

0 clauses Feb 23, 2026

hr7613-119

Cosponsor In Committee

ALERT Act

0 clauses Feb 20, 2026

hr7547-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

To provide for Department of Defense and Department of Agriculture joint research and development activities, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Feb 12, 2026

hr7469-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

SNAP Online Access Act of 2026

0 clauses Feb 10, 2026

hr7362-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act

0 clauses Feb 4, 2026

hr7323-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Defense Technology Hubs Act of 2026

0 clauses Feb 3, 2026

hr7286-119

Cosponsor In Committee

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revoke the tax-exempt status of organizations that provide, or provide funding for, abortion.

0 clauses Jan 30, 2026

hr7300-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Make Elections Great Again Act

28 clauses Jan 30, 2026
Management Consulting Services Federal Government Administration General Public State Government Administration

hr7296-119

Cosponsor In Committee

SAVE America Act

0 clauses Jan 30, 2026

hr7264-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Restoring America’s Floodplains Act

0 clauses Jan 27, 2026

hr7051-119

Cosponsor In Committee

American Dream Act

0 clauses Jan 14, 2026

hr7033-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act of 2026

3 clauses Jan 13, 2026

hr7008-119

Cosponsor Reported

Stop Insider Trading Act

4 clauses Jan 12, 2026

hr6854-119

Cosponsor In Committee

No Welfare for Non-Citizens Act

1 clause Dec 18, 2025

hr6657-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Restaurant Meals Program Reform Act of 2025

1 clause Dec 11, 2025

hr6655-119

Cosponsor In Committee

CFTC Charitable Organization Exemption Act of 2025

3 clauses Dec 11, 2025

hres932-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Denouncing dangerous and seditious rhetoric by Members of Congress and expressing condemnation of Senator Mark Kelly, Senator Elissa Slotkin, Representative Jason Crow, Representative Christopher Deluzio, Representative Maggie Goodlander, and Representative Chrissy Houlahan for attempting to sow disallegiance amongst members of the United States military and intelligence community and encouraging them to act against the Commander in Chief and President of the United States and violate the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

0 clauses Dec 4, 2025
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