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Luke Messer

Representative from Indiana
HOUSEREPUBLICAN2013–2019ID M001189
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LegislationHEADLINE
2%with Dems
of 2,600 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
2%with Dems
of 2,600 · both combined
Steepest move
−1 pts
2015 → 2017
still a Republican

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓2013
2017–18115th Congress
Sat as a Republican
1.9%with Democrats
of 788 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2015 → 2017, −1 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 21, 2018noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 21, 2018H.R. 7388National Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 21, 2018S. 3456To redesignate Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge as the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textTo redesignate Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge as the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 21, 2018H.R. 62879/11 Memorial ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 1934Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 21, 2018S. 512Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 3247Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic and Empowerment ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 1862Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 1580Protecting Girls’ Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 788 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress0% · 683 votes
Economics and Public Finance5.1% · 548 votes
Armed Forces and National Security5.3% · 228 votes
Government Operations and Politics0% · 163 votes
Finance and Financial Sector1.6% · 125 votes
Energy0.9% · 114 votes
Environmental Protection0% · 96 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources1.4% · 71 votes
Taxation0% · 66 votes
Health0% · 64 votes
Agriculture and Food2.1% · 48 votes
Law0% · 48 votes
Transportation and Public Works2.2% · 45 votes
Emergency Management10% · 40 votes
Education0% · 39 votes
Water Resources Development0% · 36 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement8% · 25 votes
Labor and Employment0% · 22 votes
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 18 votes
Immigration0% · 16 votes
International Affairs7.7% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Housing and Community Development— · 9 votes
Native Americans— · 7 votes
Social Welfare— · 7 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6 votes
Commerce— · 5 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 5 votes
Animals— · 2 votes

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Families, Sports and Recreation.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

3 Congresses
113th · 2013115th · 2017
Republican · House · IN113th–115th
Term datesexact
Members · Indiana
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Luke Messer

Representative from Indiana
HOUSER2013–20193 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
2.2%with Democrats
of 2,600 votes · 97.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested2%of 2,600 · combined
Steepest move−1 pts2015→17, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020132017
2017–18 · 115th · Republican · of 788 votes1.9%

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Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 788 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career
Congress0% · 683
Economics and Public Finance5.1% · 548
Armed Forces and National Security5.3% · 228
Government Operations and Politics0% · 163
Finance and Financial Sector1.6% · 125
Energy0.9% · 114
Environmental Protection0% · 96
Public Lands and Natural Resources1.4% · 71
Taxation0% · 66
Health0% · 64
Agriculture and Food2.1% · 48
Law0% · 48
Transportation and Public Works2.2% · 45
Emergency Management10% · 40
Education0% · 39
Water Resources Development0% · 36
Crime and Law Enforcement8% · 25
Labor and Employment0% · 22
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 18
Immigration0% · 16
International Affairs7.7% · 13
Housing and Community Development— · 9
Native Americans— · 7
Social Welfare— · 7
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6
Commerce— · 5
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 5
Animals— · 2

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Families, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

113th · 2013115th · 2017
Republican113th–115th

Party switchers

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