Mark B. Messmer

Republican · Representative, IN-8

Raised, 2021–2026
$3M
From PACs & committees
$462.7K
Top sector
Party & Candidate Committees
Outside spending for
$2M
Outside spending against
$77.7K

Committees

Where the money came from

  • Individuals
  • PACs
  • Party, self & other
2025–26
$1.4M
2023–24
$1.5M
Money raised by cycle
CycleIndividualsPACsParty, self & otherTotal
2026$308,509$547,875$568,192$1,424,577
2024$1,008,722$361,270$175,292$1,545,284

Totals from the FEC's candidate summaries.H4IN08249

PAC money by sector

  1. $150.5K
  2. $93.5K
  3. $89.5K
  4. $89.5K
  5. $83.8K
  6. $74.5K
  7. $56K
  8. $56K
  9. $49.5K
  10. $35.8K
  11. $31K
  12. $31K
  13. $16.5K
  14. $4K

Individual donors by sector

Estimated from the employer and occupation on 895 itemized donations ($1.2M). Donations of $200 or less aren't itemized.

  1. Unknown
    $515.7K
  2. Retired
    $214.8K
  3. $128K
  4. $84.6K
  5. $51.6K
  6. Not employed
    $50.6K
  7. $45.2K
  8. $31.3K
  9. $22.8K
  10. $22.2K
  11. $10K
  12. $2.8K
  13. $1.8K
  14. $520

Top employers of donors

Itemized donations from people who listed each employer.

  1. Wabash Valley Produce
    $16.7K
  2. Thompson Thrift
    $13.4K
  3. House Wife
    $12.6K
  4. Ackerman Oil
    $12.4K
  5. Housewife
    $10.4K
  6. N. Lunch Consulting
    $10.1K
  7. Koch Enterprises, Inc.
    $9.9K
  8. Barnes Thornburg
    $9.8K
  9. Uebelhor & Sons
    $7.6K
  10. Zink Dist. Co
    $7.5K
  11. Mainstream Investment Advisers
    $7.5K
  12. Aes Restaurant Group
    $7K
  13. Bose, Mckinney, Evans
    $6.6K
  14. Leifer Capital Advisers, LLC
    $6.6K
  15. Tasty Brands
    $6.6K

Outside spending

Super PACs and other groups can spend unlimited amounts on ads for or against a candidate, as long as they don't coordinate with the campaign. This money doesn't go to Mark B. Messmer.

SpenderSupportingOpposing
Rjc Victory Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$954.9K–
Defend American Jobs
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$504K–
America's First Freedoms, Inc.
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$404.3K–
America Leads Action Inc.
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$106.2K–
American Leadership PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$77.7K
Building a Strong America
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$56.5K–

Top contributors

Each organization's PAC plus donations from its employees, the way OpenSecrets counted.

  1. $20.3K
  2. Wabash Valley Produceemployees $16.7K
    $16.7K
  3. $15K
  4. $15K
  5. $15K
  6. $15K
  7. $15K
  8. Thompson Thriftemployees $13.4K
    $13.4K
  9. House Wifeemployees $12.6K
    $12.6K
  10. Ackerman Oilemployees $12.4K
    $12.4K
  11. $12K
  12. $10.5K
  13. Housewifeemployees $10.4K
    $10.4K
  14. N. Lunch Consultingemployees $10.1K
    $10.1K
  15. $10K

Top PACs

  1. $20.3K
  2. $15K
  3. $15K
  4. $15K
  5. $15K
  6. $15K
  7. $12K
  8. $10.5K
  9. $10K
  10. $10K
  11. $10K
  12. $10K
  13. $10K
  14. $10K
  15. $10K