[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

Mark B. Messmer

Republican · Representative, IN ·8

Score Components

21 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

64 → 16

Intelligence Volume 10%

54 → 5

Constituency Deviation 5%

0 → 0

Voting Misalignment 5%

0 → 0

% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Average commute time: 22.8 minutes

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Drives alone to work: 80.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 39.9

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 3.8%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 2.5% (18.9k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 98.5%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 88.6% (663k)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 755,776 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median rent: $907

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $174,000

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 72.3%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 13.4% (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $65,139 (2024)

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Indiana Senate Enrolled Act 1 — Abortion ban with limited exceptions (August 2022) (2022) — passed, margin enacted by legislature; Messmer voted yea in the Indiana Senate

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (share 0.048)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.11)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (share 0.185)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.155)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Martin County facility) (100 employees)

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No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) — On Passage	yea	2026-04-30	mixed
Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution — On Motion to Su	yea	2026-03-18	mixed
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — On Passage	yea	2026-03-05	mixed
One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment	yea	2025-07-03	misaligned
No Rogue Rulings Act (NORRA) — On Passage	yea	2025-04-11	mixed
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — On Passage	yea	2025-04-10	aligned
Laken Riley Act — On Passage	yea	2025-01-07	aligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

reversal 90/100

Platform: "Messmer co-sponsored Indiana SB200 (2022), which would have provided driving cards to undocumented immigrants in Indiana. The bill stated: 'An individ"

Vote: on "Messmer's 2024 Congressional campaign website stated: 'I am devoted to tackling pressing issues like"

As an Indiana state senator (2022), Messmer co-sponsored legislation providing driving cards and in-state tuition rates to undocumented immigrants — pragmatic accommodation measures backed by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and law enforcement. In hi

platform_vs_vote 60/100

Platform: "Messmer rallied behind the One Big Beautiful Bill on June 6, 2025, emphasizing it 'controls the growth of federal spending on SNAP and restores integr"

Vote: on "Indivisible Wabash Valley criticized Messmer for supporting the OBBB, stating it made 'deep cuts to "

Messmer championed the OBBB as benefiting 'those who truly need' SNAP and delivering for farmers, but the bill removed an estimated 26,000 constituents in his own district from healthcare access through Medicaid cuts. His district has a 13.4% poverty

Last silence detection: Never

No active silences

No donor interests mapped

No constituency baseline modelled

No platform commitments archived

No committee memberships recorded

Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

Component	Weight	Signal
Silence Risk	25%	Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Contradiction Risk	25%	Stated positions contradicted by voting record (recent findings boosted)
Connection Density	20%	Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups
Intelligence Volume	10%	Documented facts from verified sources (logarithmic scale)
Donor Influence	10%	Distinct donors with interests overlapping committee jurisdiction
Constituency Deviation	5%	Gap between district priorities and legislative focus
Voting Misalignment	5%	Floor votes contradicting stated platform positions

Each component produces a raw score 0–100. The weighted sum yields the overall score. Tier thresholds: Critical ≥ 45, High ≥ 36, Elevated ≥ 22, Moderate ≥ 10, Low < 10.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

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