This is among the most solidly Republican districts in the nation. Mark Messmer, a Republican, has taken $324,114 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Mary Allen, a Democrat, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.
Key issues in Indiana
Major issues facing Indiana, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
High cost of living — About 60% of voters rank inflation among their top three priorities.
Bail reform amendment — Voters will decide a constitutional amendment letting courts deny bail to dangerous defendants.
Mid-decade redistricting — A majority opposes redrawing congressional maps mid-decade, preferring focus on daily challenges.
School funding — Debate continues over state investment in public schools ahead of the 2027 budget session.
Candidates & funding
Mark Messmer RepublicanNominee
AIPAC-linked $324,114FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 2024-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,171,366 raised · $664,972 spent · $713,500 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Faith, family, hard work; pro-Trump conservative; strong, prosperous communities
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Mark Messmer R
Mary Allen D
Raised
$1.2M
$295K
Individuals
$257K22%
$269K91%
PACs & parties
$421K36%
$24K8%
Self-funded
$4K0%
$2K1%
Other
$489K42%
$0
AIPAC-linked*
$324K
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Outside spending†
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* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Mark Messmer297 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.2M
Campaign spent$665K
Cash on hand$714K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals22%
PACs / committees36%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
Trade association PAC$10K
Individual$10K
PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Cooperative PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Corporate PAC$7K
PAC$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$6K
Trade association PAC$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Individual$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
AIPAC's PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$4K
Membership PAC$4K
Trade association PAC$4K
Trade association PAC$4K
Candidate committee$4K
Candidate committee$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Showing the 50 biggest of 297 donors. The other 247 gave $376K combined.
Plus $22K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.