Is Mark Messmer pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Mark Messmer stand on Israel?

Mark Messmer (Republican, Indiana) is tied for the 257th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +22: 9 cosponsorships and 4 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, with no recorded activity on the pro-Palestine side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

• Pro-Israel activity (additions): 9 cosponsored bills × 2 = 18 points; 4 aligned floor votes × 1 = 4 points. Subtotal: 22 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +22 pro-Israel (22 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,396,446. Total spent: $840,200. Cash on hand: $763,352.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Messmer: $1,275,303 (2024–2026, 2 PACs, 23 donors, 176 bundled, including $8,535 just filed with the FEC).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Messmer: $0. No tracked pro-Israel money spent against this member.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $969,925 (76%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $53,040 (2%, 23 named individuals), of which $25,940 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $278,278 (22%, 176 conduit donors, including $3,535 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $1,275,303: PAC money $969,925, plus named individual donors $53,040, minus $25,940 routed through conduits by 9 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $278,278, equals $1,275,303 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Messmer.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.