Official portrait of Mark B. Messmer
U.S. House

Mark B. Messmer

U.S. Representative for Indiana’s 8th District

Party
Republican
In office since
January 3, 2025
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in IN-8

Candidates registered with the FEC for IN-8 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Mark B. MessmerIncumbentRepublican$1.2M$714K
Mary Theresa AllenDemocrat$295K$179K

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through June 30, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments3
  • House Committee on Agriculture
    • Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
    • Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
    • Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
  • House Committee on Armed Services
    • Readiness
    • Strategic Forces
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce
    • Workforce Protections
    • Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
Contact
Washington office
1208 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1408

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

More on Messmer: Congress.gov · FEC filings · Ballotpedia · Wikipedia · GovTrack