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MESSMER, MARK MR.

H · IN-08 · REP

Compromises on record

Scored votes add up to 20 or more, and below 45.

History

Past floor votes

Past floor votes on life and on children count at a disclosed prudential weight. A vote in the prior Congress counts at 0.5. A vote two Congresses back counts at 0.25. Nothing older is scored. The weight counts toward the lane minimum: the votes add their weights, not one full vote each. An absence, or a present, on a bill that defends life or children still counts, at that same reduced weight. An absence on a bill that expands abortion does not. Scripture gives no half-life for sin. Recent conduct is better evidence of how a member uses the office now. The numbers 0.5 and 0.25, and the two-Congress limit, are chosen numbers, open to revision. Decay changes the score only. Whether a cap applies does not decay.

Yea on H.R. 3838 (119th Congress, house roll 245). disclosed prudential weight 1.0 (current Congress). Bars DoD gender-transition procedures for a minor dependent. Protective children vote. Tier 2 amendment weight. Current Congress decay 1.0. Signed by Adam Malin on 2026-10-22. Official roll.

A yea on H.R. 1 tagged defends life is not shown as a life credit. H.R. 1 is a must-pass budget bill, and that yea builds no score.

Borderline: score is within the screen of 45. Label confidence: low.

Tier 2 scale: 42.83

Rankings updated October 26, 2026, 11:44 AM ET · Votes through September 30, 2026
Exported candidates: 719 | Filings on file, by office: H: 5838 | P: 1467 | S: 1567. These counts include every filing for that office, so they are larger than the ranked list. One person can have more than one filing. Non-voting delegates are left out.

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Compromises on record

Tier 2 scale

42.83

Tier 2 gross

550

Credits

Votes loaded

676

11 credit events are listed below, combined weight 156. They are not subtracted from the Tier 2 scale.

Scored events

Scored events: 34

Scored events

Tier 2 penalties

These penalty weights sum to 550, the Tier 2 gross. Credits are not subtracted from that total.

Defends children

Tier 2 · penalty +30

Vote: Not voting. Roll 104. Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass.

Absent on a recorded vote protecting children. Strategic silence when children are at risk is moral cowardice (Matthew 18:6, James 4:17).

Absent on house roll 104 on s-146-119 with tag defends_children (final_passage). James 4:17.

s-146-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 281. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution.

Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from house roll 281 on hconres-113-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).

hconres-113-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 50. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended.

Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from house roll 50 on hconres-14-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).

hconres-14-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 70. Question: On Passage.

Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from house roll 70 on hr-1968-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-1968-119

War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 262. Question: On Passage.

Supported legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.

Derived from house roll 262 on hr-3838-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-3838-119

War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 182. Question: On Passage.

Supported legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.

Derived from house roll 182 on hr-3944-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-3944-119

War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 212. Question: On Passage.

Supported legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.

Derived from house roll 212 on hr-4016-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-4016-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 281. Question: On Passage.

Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from house roll 281 on hr-5371-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-5371-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 14. Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended.

Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from house roll 14 on hr-6500-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-6500-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 7. Question: On Passage.

Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from house roll 7 on hr-6938-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-6938-119

War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 28. Question: On Passage.

Supported legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.

Derived from house roll 28 on hr-7006-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-7006-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 42. Question: On Passage.

Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from house roll 42 on hr-7147-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-7147-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 45. Question: On Passage.

Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from house roll 45 on hr-7148-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-7148-119

War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 175. Question: On Passage.

Supported legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.

Derived from house roll 175 on hr-8469-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-8469-119

War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 247. Question: On Passage.

Supported legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.

Derived from house roll 247 on hr-8595-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-8595-119

War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 278. Question: On Passage.

Supported legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.

Derived from house roll 278 on hr-8800-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-8800-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 272. Question: On Passage.

Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from house roll 272 on hr-9770-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-9770-119

War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 320. Question: On Passage.

Supported legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.

Derived from house roll 320 on s-1071-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).

s-1071-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 214. Question: On Passage.

Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from house roll 214 on s-2-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).

s-2-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 143. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution.

Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from house roll 143 on sconres-33-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).

sconres-33-119

Omnibus complicity

Tier 2 · penalty +15

Vote: Yea. Roll 154. Question: On Passage.

Supported omnibus or continuing resolution packaging that obscures accountability.

Derived from house roll 154 on hr-7567-119 with tag omnibus (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-7567-119

Surveillance state and censorship power

Tier 2 · penalty +15

Vote: Yea. Roll 221. Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass.

Supported legislation tied to surveillance or censorship power requiring liberty and justice review.

Derived from house roll 221 on hr-9238-119 with tag surveillance (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-9238-119

Surveillance state and censorship power

Tier 2 · penalty +15

Vote: Yea. Roll 155. Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass.

Supported legislation tied to surveillance or censorship power requiring liberty and justice review.

Derived from house roll 155 on s-4465-119 with tag surveillance (final_passage 1.0x).

s-4465-119

Scored events

Positive fitness credits

Each line is a positive-fitness credit. A credit is not a Tier 2 penalty, and it is not subtracted from the Tier 2 gross.

Defends innocent life

Tier 3 · credit +15

Vote: Yea. Roll 27. Question: On Passage.

Voted in favor of legislation that defends innocent life.

Derived from yea vote on house roll 27 on hr-21-119 with tag defends_life (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-21-119

Defends children

Tier 3 · credit +15

Vote: Yea. Roll 184. Question: On Passage.

Voted in favor of legislation protecting children from gender ideology or sexual corruption.

Derived from yea vote on house roll 184 on hr-2616-119 with tag defends_children (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-2616-119

Defends children

Tier 3 · credit +15

Vote: Yea. Roll 12. Question: On Passage.

Voted in favor of legislation protecting children from gender ideology or sexual corruption.

Derived from yea vote on house roll 12 on hr-28-119 with tag defends_children (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-28-119

Defends children

Tier 3 · credit +15

Vote: Yea. Roll 351. Question: On Passage.

Voted in favor of legislation protecting children from gender ideology or sexual corruption.

Derived from yea vote on house roll 351 on hr-3492-119 with tag defends_children (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-3492-119

Defends children

Tier 3 · credit +15

Vote: Yea. Roll 362. Question: On Passage.

Voted in favor of legislation protecting children from gender ideology or sexual corruption.

Derived from yea vote on house roll 362 on hr-498-119 with tag defends_children (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-498-119

Defends innocent life

Tier 3 · credit +15

Vote: Yea. Roll 47. Question: On Passage.

Voted in favor of legislation that defends innocent life.

Derived from yea vote on house roll 47 on hr-6359-119 with tag defends_life (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-6359-119

Defends innocent life

Tier 3 · credit +15

Vote: Yea. Roll 37. Question: On Passage.

Voted in favor of legislation that defends innocent life.

Derived from yea vote on house roll 37 on hr-6945-119 with tag defends_life (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-6945-119

Defends children

Tier 3 · credit +15

Vote: Yea. Roll 228. Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended.

Voted in favor of legislation protecting children from gender ideology or sexual corruption.

Derived from yea vote on house roll 228 on hr-7757-119 with tag defends_children (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-7757-119

Exposure and prosecution of child abuse

Tier 3 · credit +12

Vote: Yea. Roll 119. Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass.

Voted in favor of legislation exposing abusers, forcing transparency, or strengthening accountability for child exploitation.

Derived from yea vote on house roll 119 on hr-1503-119 with tag abuse_accountability (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-1503-119

Exposure and prosecution of child abuse

Tier 3 · credit +12

Vote: Yea. Roll 17. Question: On Passage.

Voted in favor of legislation exposing abusers, forcing transparency, or strengthening accountability for child exploitation.

Derived from yea vote on house roll 17 on hr-30-119 with tag abuse_accountability (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-30-119

Exposure and prosecution of child abuse

Tier 3 · credit +12

Vote: Yea. Roll 289. Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass.

Voted in favor of legislation exposing abusers, forcing transparency, or strengthening accountability for child exploitation.

Derived from yea vote on house roll 289 on hr-4405-119 with tag abuse_accountability (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-4405-119

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