Luke Messer

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Luke Messer
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Indiana House of Representatives
U.S. House Indiana District 6
Successor: Greg Pence
Predecessor: Mike Pence

Compensation

Net worth

(2012) $468,017

Elections and appointments
Last election

May 8, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

Wabash College

Law

Vanderbilt University

Personal
Religion
Christian: Presbyterian
Profession
Executive Director of Hoosiers for Economic Growth
Contact

Campaign website

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Luke Messer (b. Feb. 27, 1969, in Evansville, Indiana) is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Indiana's 6th Congressional District from 2013 to 2019.

Messer was a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate from Indiana. Messer lost the primary on May 8, 2018.

Biography

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Messer was born in Evansville, IN.[1]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Messer's academic, professional, and political career:[2]

  • 2013-2019: U.S. Representative from Indiana's 6th Congressional District
  • 2010-present: President, Hoosiers for Economic Growth Network
  • 2006-present: Practicing lawyer
  • 2003-2006: Served in the Indiana House
  • 2001-05: Executive director, Indiana Republican Party
  • 1999: Legal counsel, House Government Reform and Oversight Committee
  • 1998-99: Legal counsel, Reps. Dan Burton, R-Ind., and David McIntosh, R-Ind.
  • 1997: Press secretary, Rep. Ed Bryant, R-Tenn.
  • 1995-96: Legal counsel, Koch Industries
  • 1994: Graduated from Vanderbilt University with a J.D.
  • 1991: Graduated from Wabash College with a B.A.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Messer was assigned to the following committees:[3]

2015-2016

Messer served on the following committees:[4]

2013-2014

Messer served on the following committees:[5][6]

Key votes

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Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018

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Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Issues

Presidential preference

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Messer endorsed Jeb Bush for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[106]

See also: Endorsements for Jeb Bush

Elections

2018

See also: United States Senate election in Indiana, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Indiana

Mike Braun defeated incumbent Joe Donnelly and Lucy Brenton in the general election for U.S. Senate Indiana on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Braun
Mike Braun (R)
 
50.7
 
1,158,000
Image of Joe Donnelly
Joe Donnelly (D)
 
44.8
 
1,023,553
Image of Lucy Brenton
Lucy Brenton (L)
 
4.4
 
100,942
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
70

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,282,565
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana

Incumbent Joe Donnelly advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Indiana on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joe Donnelly
Joe Donnelly
 
100.0
 
284,621

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 284,621
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Indiana

Mike Braun defeated Todd Rokita and Luke Messer in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Indiana on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Braun
Mike Braun
 
41.2
 
208,602
Image of Todd Rokita
Todd Rokita
 
30.0
 
151,967
Image of Luke Messer
Luke Messer
 
28.8
 
146,131

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 506,700
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Campaign advertisements

"Mom" - Messer campaign ad, released April 3, 2018
"Teamwork" - Messer campaign ad, released March 14, 2018
"Emma and Ava" - Messer campaign ad, released March 7, 2018
"1.5 Million Hoosiers" - Messer campaign ad, released December 11, 2017
"Luke Won't Quit" - Messer campaign ad, released October 16, 2017


2016

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Luke Messer (R) defeated Barry Welsh (D) and Rich Turvey (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Messer defeated Charles Johnson Jr. and Jeff Smith in the Republican primary, while Welsh defeated Danny Basham, George Thomas Holland, Bruce Peavler, and Ralph Spelbring to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 3, 2016.[107][108][109]

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLuke Messer Incumbent 69.1% 204,920
     Democratic Barry Welsh 26.7% 79,135
     Libertarian Rich Turvey 4.2% 12,330
Total Votes 296,385
Source: Indiana Division of Elections


U.S. House, Indiana District 6 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLuke Messer Incumbent 77.7% 91,828
Jeff Smith 12.7% 14,963
Charles Johnson Jr. 9.7% 11,447
Total Votes 118,238
Source: Indiana Secretary of State
U.S. House, Indiana District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBarry Welsh 35.6% 15,258
Danny Basham 24.4% 10,474
George Holland 20.6% 8,851
Bruce Peavler 11.4% 4,897
Ralph Spelbring 7.9% 3,385
Total Votes 42,865
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

2014

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District elections, 2014

Messer ran for re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary election on May 6, 2014.[110] Luke Messer won the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLuke Messer Incumbent 65.9% 102,187
     Democratic Susan Hall Heitzman 29.3% 45,509
     Libertarian Eric Miller 4.8% 7,375
Total Votes 155,071
Source: Indiana Secretary of State Official Results

2012

See also: Indiana's 6th Congressional District elections, 2012

Messer ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 6th District. Messer defeated Bill Frazier, Travis Hankins, Don Bates, Jr., Joseph Van Wye, and Joe Sizemore in the May 8 Republican primary and defeated Brad Bookout (D) in the November 6 general election.[111]

U.S. House, Indiana District 6 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Brad Bookout 35.1% 96,678
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLuke Messer 59.1% 162,613
     Libertarian Rex Bell 5.8% 15,962
Total Votes 275,253
Source: Indiana Secretary of State "House of Representatives Election Results"
U.S. House, Indiana District 6 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLuke Messer 41.7% 32,859
Don Bates, Jr. 13.8% 10,913
Bill Frazier 10.7% 8,446
Travis Hankins 29.5% 23,276
Joseph Van Wye 1.3% 989
Joe Sizemore 3% 2,346
Total Votes 78,829

Endorsements

Messer was endorsed by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, with the decision announced by the organization's PAC, Indiana Chamber Congressional Action Committee.[112] Messer also received endorsements from Indiana Right to Life PAC and the National Rifle Association (NRA).[113][114][115]

Former Republican candidates Allen Smith II and John Hatter endorsed Messer in the race for the 6th distirct after ending their own campaigns prior to the primary election.[116][117]

On May 3, 2012, Messer was endorsed by Governor of Indiana Mitch Daniels.[118]

Campaign themes

2018

“

Pro-Life I am unapologetically pro-life because all human life has dignity and should be protected, especially the lives of the defenseless unborn. As a long-time defender of life with a 100% pro-life voting record, I have worked tirelessly to protect the unborn and ensure none of your tax dollars are ever used to carry out abortions.

Second Amendment The right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental freedom guaranteed by our Constitution. History has shown that gun bans don’t work. All they do is chip away at our Second Amendment rights. I am proud of my A rating from the NRA and will always fight to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens to own firearms.

Healthcare Hoosiers are tired of endless debate and zero action on Obamacare. It is not OK that the Senate has failed to act after seven years of promises. Everyday Hoosiers continue to struggle with rising costs, fewer options, and government-mandated taxes and fees. Obamacare is a tax on middle and low-income Hoosiers, plain and simple, and it must be repealed.

Immigration and Border Security We can’t continue to reward people who come to our country illegally, while those who work hard and play by the rules struggle to get ahead. It’s long past time to build a wall, secure our border, crack down on sanctuary cities, end tax credits for illegal immigrants and return to rule of law in America.

Jobs and the Economy For generations, we’ve called it the American Dream, but it’s really the American Promise. If you work hard in America, you have the chance to succeed. Unfortunately, for many Hoosiers, that promise no longer rings true. We need a renewed focus on improving opportunity for everyday working people. To do that, we need to cut taxes for hardworking Hoosiers, roll back burdensome regulations, and get our economy moving again.

Defense and National Security The federal government’s first job is to protect its citizens. To keep our country secure, we must aggressively combat radical Islamic extremism at home and abroad. That means giving our troops the resources they need to do their jobs and supporting our allies around the globe. We must put an end to dangerous across-the-board budget cuts and restore desperately needed funding for our men and women in uniform.

Taxes Americans need a tax cut and a tax code that is simpler, fairer and easier to understand. Washington bureaucrats have changed the tax code more than 5,000 times. They’ve created deductions for special interests and tax credits for illegal immigrants, yet somehow forgetting about the American worker. I’m fighting for a tax plan that will lower tax rates, nearly double the standard deduction for America’s hardworking families, and enhance the Child Tax Credit. These are exactly the changes that are needed to bring back jobs from overseas and keep the economy growing.

Debt and Budget It’s no secret our budget process is broken and the spending path we’re on is unsustainable. For generations now, Washington has wasted your hard-earned tax dollars and racked-up a massive national debt totaling more than $20 trillion. It’s time to shake up the status quo, balance our budgets, and pay down our debt. Hoosiers know we cannot keep spending money we don’t have – our children and grandchildren deserve better.

Overregulation Our economy and Hoosier taxpayers are being crushed by endless and often unnecessary federal regulations. Washington’s bureaucratic actions have tied up American business, stifled ingenuity, and raised prices on consumers. If we want to create a growing economy, we must cut back on unnecessary regulations. That’s why I’ve authored legislation to eliminate two regulations for every one new regulation proposed.

Veterans As part of our enduring commitment to our men and women in uniform, we must do all we can to support America’s veterans. That’s why I strongly supported reforms to the VA, championed legislation to restore GI Bill benefits to students affected by the closure of ITT Tech, and fought for expanded choice options so veterans can go to the doctor of their choosing. I am committed to helping the men and women who fought for our Nation by working to ensure veterans and their families get the benefits they deserve.

School Choice As a proud father of three public school children, a lifelong activist, and a public servant, I am dedicated to ensuring every child in American has access to a first-class education, regardless of their zip code. The best way to do that is by rolling back the federal education bureaucracy and returning power to parents and local educators. I’ve championed school choice policies in Indiana and at the federal level so that Hoosier parents – not Washington bureaucrats – can decide what’s best for their kids.[119]

”
—Luke Messer for U.S. Senate[120]

2016

The following issues were listed on Messer's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Job Creation: Like most Americans, Luke Messer knows the federal government’s over-regulation threatens job opportunities for working families. That’s why one of his top priorities is reducing the bureaucratic red tape that makes it harder to start or grow a business in America.
  • Government Spending: Luke Messer is a fiscal conservative who knows that the money being spent belongs to the people, not the government. He understands that America can’t spend itself out of a recession or borrow its way out of debt. He believes that both political parties have contributed to the spending problem.
  • Tax Reform: Luke Messer believes it’s time to seriously reform the tax code again to make it simpler and fairer. He’ll fight for a tax system that encourages businesses to invest in growth and create jobs in America – not overseas. Luke also believes a comprehensive tax reform package should include reducing personal and corporate tax rates, and eliminating the death tax.
  • Education: In his first term in Congress, Luke founded the Congressional School Choice Caucus with the goal of expanding quality educational opportunities for all children. He supports streamlining federal grant dollars to states to minimize bureaucracy and provide local education leaders greater freedom to maximize dollars to the classroom.
  • Healthcare: Luke Messer will continue to fight to repeal Obamacare and replace it with commonsense, market-driven policies that give patients control over more of their own healthcare decisions. While Luke recognizes the need for healthcare reform, he believes that Obamacare is a big government takeover that costs too much, hurts job providers, and will lead to a reduction in the quality of healthcare in America.

[119]

”
—Luke Messer's campaign website, http://www.lukemesser.com/policies

Campaign finance summary

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Luke Messer campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018U.S. Senate IndianaLost primary$2,987,190 N/A**
2016U.S. House, Indiana District 6Won $1,715,051 N/A**
2014U.S. House (Indiana, District 6)Won $1,253,376 N/A**
2012U.S. House Indiana District 6Won $116,947 N/A**
Grand total$6,072,564 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal Gain Index

Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Messer's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $76,036 and $859,998. That averages to $468,017, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2012 of $6,956,438.47. Messer ranked as the 274th most wealthy representative in 2012.[121] Between 2011 and 2012, Messer's calculated net worth[122] increased by an average of 10 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[123]

Luke Messer Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2011$423,590
2012$468,017
Growth from 2011 to 2012:10%
Average annual growth:10%[124]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[125]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Messer received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Lawyers/Law Firms industry.

From 1999-2014, 24.68 percent of Messer's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[126]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Luke Messer Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $2,677,807
Total Spent $2,256,247
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Lawyers/Law Firms$177,467
Retired$156,148
Real Estate$116,701
Insurance$112,159
Health Professionals$98,463
% total in top industry6.63%
% total in top two industries12.46%
% total in top five industries24.68%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Messer was a centrist Republican follower as of July 30, 2014.[127]

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Messer missed 25 of 1,731 roll call votes from January 2013 to September 2015. This amounted to 1.4 percent, which was lower than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015.[128]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[129]

Messer most often votes with:

Messer least often votes with:


National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year.

2013

Messer ranked 44th in the liberal rankings in 2013.[130]

2012

Information on 2012 vote rating is unavailable.

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Messer voted with the Republican Party 96.7 percent of the time, which ranked 10th among the 234 House Republican members as of July 2014.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

2013

Messer voted with the Republican Party 97.4 percent of the time, which ranked 54th among the 233 House Republican members as of June 2013.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

See also

External links

Footnotes

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  2. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "MESSER, Luke, (1969 - )," accessed February 10, 2015
  3. ↑ U.S. House Clerk, "Official Alphabetical List of the House of Representatives of the United States One Hundred Fifteenth Congress," accessed February 2, 2017
  4. ↑ U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk, "Committee Information," accessed February 18, 2015
  5. ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress," accessed March 3, 2013
  6. ↑ U.S. House of Representatives, "Committee Assignments," accessed March 29, 2014
  7. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 434," accessed December 13, 2018
  8. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 284," June 21, 2018
  9. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 282," June 21, 2018
  10. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 434," accessed March 12, 2019
  11. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 549," October 3, 2017
  12. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 344," June 29, 2017
  13. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 342," June 29, 2017
  14. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 256," May 4, 2017
  15. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 405," September 26, 2018
  16. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 399," September 13, 2018
  17. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 313," June 28, 2018
  18. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 257," June 8, 2018
  19. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 216," May 22, 2018
  20. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 127," March 22, 2018
  21. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 69," February 9, 2018
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  25. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 708," December 21, 2017
  26. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 692," December 19, 2017
  27. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 670," December 7, 2017
  28. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 637," November 16, 2017
  29. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 589," October 26, 2017
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  103. ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
  104. ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
  105. ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
  106. ↑ The Hill, "House leader endorses Bush for president," November 13, 2015
  107. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election," accessed February 8, 2016
  108. ↑ The New York Times, "Indiana Primary Results," May 3, 2016
  109. ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed September 6, 2016
  110. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named prim
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  112. ↑ Luke Messer for Congress, "LUKE MESSER / Indiana Chamber endorses Luke Messer," accessed April 13, 2012
  113. ↑ Pal Item, "Profiles of the Republican Candidates for the Sixth Congressional District," accessed May 3, 2012
  114. ↑ Indiana Right to Life PAC, "Indiana Right to Life PAC announces candidate endorsements in contested primaries," accessed May 3, 2012
  115. ↑ National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund, "Endorsements Indiana 2012," accessed May 3, 2012
  116. ↑ Luke Messer, "ALLEN SMITH ENDORSES LUKE MESSER FOR CONGRESS," accessed April 23, 2012
  117. ↑ Courier Times, "Except for loan, Messer still leads in fundraising," accessed May 3, 2012 (dead link)
  118. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named daniels
  119. ↑ 119.0 119.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  120. ↑ Luke Messer for U.S. Senate, "Issues," accessed February 21, 2018
  121. ↑ OpenSecrets, "Messer, (R-IN), 2012," accessed February 18, 2014
  122. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).
  123. ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
  124. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
  125. ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
  126. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Rep. Luke Messer," accessed September 24, 2014
  127. ↑ GovTrack, "Luke Messer," accessed July 30, 2014
  128. ↑ GovTrack, "Rep. Luke Messer (R)," accessed October 1, 2015
  129. ↑ OpenCongress, "Rep. Luke Messer," archieved February 25, 2016
  130. ↑ National Journal, "2013 Congressional Vote Ratings," accessed July 30, 2014
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