Profile research reviewed September 3, 2026
Mark B. Messmer is the Republican U.S. representative for Indiana’s 8th District. The House Clerk lists his current term oath date as January 3, 2025.
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Background & current office
Mark B. Messmer is the Republican U.S. representative for Indiana’s 8th District. The House Clerk lists his current term oath date as January 3, 2025.
Current Clerk records place Messmer on the House Agriculture, Armed Services, and Education and Workforce committees. His Agriculture assignments include Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development; Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology; and Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. Armed Services assignments include Readiness and Strategic Forces.
Messmer’s office also lists him on the Education and Workforce Workforce Protections subcommittee, where his office identifies him as vice chair, plus Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education. Committee assignments document institutional responsibilities; they do not by themselves establish how he will vote on every issue handled by those panels.
Editorial research reviewed: September 3, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.
Public record
Current seat & contact information
- Chamber
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Representation
- Indiana · District 8
- Party
- Republican
- Birth date
- December 16, 1967
- Washington phone
- (202) 225-4636
- Office
- 1208 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1408
Committees & Leadership
Current leadership and reviewed committee roles
Leadership / institutional roles
- U.S. Representative for Indiana’s 8th District
- Member, House Agriculture Committee
- Member, House Armed Services Committee
- Member, House Education and Workforce Committee
- Vice Chair, Education and Workforce Workforce Protections Subcommittee (per member office)
Reviewed committee assignments
- House Committee on Agriculture
- Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
- Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
- Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness
- Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
- Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
Recent Recorded Votes
Official recorded-vote record
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Sponsored/Cosponsored & Curated Notable Legislation
Legislation & official congressional activity
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Claims & Evidence
Evidence tracker
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