MESSMER, MARK MR.

RepublicanFEC reportedRepublican candidate · U.S. House · Indiana · District 8 · Election 2024 · Open seatH4IN08249

Overview

Raised: $1.5M
Spent: $1.3M
Cash on hand: $207.1K
Debts owed: $29.7K

OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Dec 31, 2024, across every authorized committee; figures change when amended reports are filed.

Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as reported for the candidate's authorized committees together; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2021–2022.

Candidate & race

Office & constituency: U.S. House · Indiana · District 8
Reported party: Republican
Election year: 2024
Race status: Open seat
Candidate status: Current candidate
Principal campaign committee: MESSMER FOR CONGRESS (C00867218)

The principal campaign committee is the reported connection to this candidate. Transaction details below cover that committee; candidate-wide totals can also cover other authorized committees.

Money in

Sources

Itemized individual contributions$1M
Unitemized individual contributions$17.6K
Other committees$361.3K
Transfers from affiliates$146.5K
Candidate contributions$3,724
Candidate loans$25K

Largest itemized receipts

MESSMER VICTORY FUNDRepublican-aligned activityInferred from activity$84.8KSep 30, 2024
MESSMER VICTORY FUNDRepublican-aligned activityInferred from activity$61.7KNov 25, 2024
MESSMER, MARK$25KMESSMER MECHANICAL, INC · Apr 30, 2024

Money out

Spending by kind

Operating expenditures$1.1M
Loan repayments$25K
Contribution refunds$12.5K
Other disbursements$172.3K

Largest operating payments

TARGET ENTERPRISES, LLC$218.6KMEDIA BUY · Apr 15, 2024
TARGET ENTERPRISES, LLC$72KMEDIA BUY · Apr 24, 2024
TARGET ENTERPRISES, LLC$70KMEDIA BUY · Oct 16, 2024
TARGET ENTERPRISES, LLC$69KMEDIA BUY · Apr 8, 2024
TARGET ENTERPRISES, LLC$63.8KMEDIA BUY · Apr 3, 2024
MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LLC$60.6KDIRECT MAIL · May 2, 2024
MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LLC$51.3KDIRECT MAIL · May 2, 2024
MARK IT RED$35.9K

Over time

Itemized receipts and reported spending by month

Data

Month	Raised	Spent
Jan 24	$17,000	$0
Feb 24	$66,887	$0
Mar 24	$67,867	$0
Apr 24	$610,145	$0
May 24	$17,478	$0
Jun 24	$76,454	$4,500
Jul 24	$21,342	$0
Aug 24	$52,216	$0
Sep 24	$117,318	$102,500
Oct 24	$22,688	$57,000
Nov 24	$66,780	$5,442
Dec 24	$500	$20,000

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Records

Registration

Office sought: U.S. House
State / district: Indiana · District 8
Party affiliation: Republican
Race status: Open seat
Candidate status: Current candidate
Election year: 2024
Registration snapshot cycle: 2023–2024
Cycles loaded: 2026, 2024
Registered address: PO BOX 44003 · INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, 46244

Relationships

FEC-reported relationships

Registration evidence · 2023–2024

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MESSMER FOR CONGRESSC00867218 Authorized candidateMESSMER, MARK MR.H4IN08249
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.

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Reconciliation

Coverage: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Contribution refunds: $12,505
Debts owed by committees: $29,728
Last report: YEAR-END

Source and provenance

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 4, 2026

Source row hashc18e0a3b50ed59357c2288d0a57b3d8885c0239dd0509b52c0e0c75cdcdac5c4

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