MESSER, ALLEN LUCAS
R Β· house Β· bioguide M001189
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- FEC candidate id
H0IN02125- Internal id
82aab8fe-eb2d-47d8-ac00-4d6bede09b93- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IN-06. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 763,862 |
| People | Median age | 38 |
| Income | Median household income | $76,875 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $39,008 |
| Income | In poverty | 10.9% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.6% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.433 |
| Race | White alone | 81.1% |
| Race | Black alone | 5.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 5.4% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 5.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.9% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 7.4% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 90.0% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 4.0% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.5% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 28.8% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 10.3% |
| Household | Family households | 66.1% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.51 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 29.2% |
| Housing | Median home value | $228,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,088 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 75.1% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.2% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.8% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 6.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 92.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.0% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 76.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 11.8% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $0 | $2,160 | $6,225 | $0 | $0 |
| 2018 | $3,058,793 | $4,100,804 | $8,385 | $0 | $2,071,281 |
| 2016 | $1,945,851 | $1,356,932 | $1,050,399 | $0 | $821,382 |
| 2014 | $1,280,876 | $869,108 | $461,481 | $0 | $604,639 |
| 2012 | $1,147,524 | $1,115,097 | $49,713 | $45,200 | $736,133 |
| 2010 | $580,892 | $569,699 | $11,193 | $0 | $559,680 |
| 2002 | $4,901 | $5,675 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2000 | $103,590 | $102,815 | $773 | $0 | $89,738 |
Elections
- 2000 general house Β· IN-2 β won
- 2010 general house Β· IN-5 β won
- 2012 general house Β· IN-6 β won
- 2014 general house Β· IN-6 β won
- 2016 general house Β· IN-6 β won
- 2018 general house Β· IN-6 β lost_general
Committees
- I LIKE LUKE β principal Β· type S
- LUKE MESSER VICTORY FUND β joint_fundraising Β· type N
- MESSER FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
- MESSER-BROOKS JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE β joint_fundraising Β· type H
- MESSER-BROOKS JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE β joint_fundraising Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- sponsor Β· 2017-06-23 β HR 3045 β Eastern Legacy Extension Act
- cosponsor β HR 2406 β SHARE Act
- cosponsor β HR 627 β Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
- cosponsor β HR 1475 β Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
- cosponsor β HR 1644 β STREAM Act
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (10)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 1475 β Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 1644 β STREAM Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 2406 β SHARE Act | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | HR 627 β Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017 | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | MESSER-BROOKS JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | LUKE MESSER VICTORY FUND | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | MESSER-BROOKS JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | MESSER FOR CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | I LIKE LUKE | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2017-06-23 | sponsor_of_bill | HR 3045 β Eastern Legacy Extension Act | β | sponsor | sponsorship |