Mark B. Messmer

U.S. Representative · IN-8 · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.45· expected 1.41

Below expectations

Rank 279 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Messmer’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

16 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 15 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Messmer’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Messmer.

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 13 missed of 674

Voted on 661 of 674 roll calls; missed 13. Lower than 51% of House members.

15%100%

99/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 46 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 467 votes that split the parties. Higher than 72% of House members.

45%100%

13/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 62% of House members.

0%70%

+0.54

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

2 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Messmer’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 6213 Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025Prohibits OSHA from finalizing or enforcing a heat injury prevention workplace standard. AI-readLabor and Employment · Out of committee Jul 21, 2026Substantive84 words Out of committee
H.R. 7720 Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act of 2026Requires states to verify child care provider payments and hold providers accountable for fraud. AI-readFamilies · Out of committee Apr 6, 2026Substantive114 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.