Luke Messer
Republican | Indiana
Candidate Profile
Evaluation In Progress
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Luke Messer
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 6
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Candidate did not provide
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013-14
100%
2015
100%
2015-16
100%
2013-14
96%
2013-14
92%
2014
80%, 84%†
2015-16
100%, 81%†
2016
79%, 76%†
2013
75%
2015
74%, 74%†
2015-16
72%, 70%†
2015-16
60%
2015
41%
2013-14
|100%
2015
|100%
2015-16
|100%
2013-14
|96%
2013-14
|92%
2014
|80%, 84%†
2015-16
|100%, 81%†
2016
|79%, 76%†
2013
|75%
2015
|74%, 74%†
2015-16
|72%, 70%†
2015-16
|60%
2015
|41%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015-16
32%
2015
4%, 5%†
2015-16
0%
2013
0%, 0%†
2014
0%
2015
0%
2015-16
|32%
2015-16
|0%
2014
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (12)
Mayor Gary Herbert
Former State Senator Bob Jackman
Former State Rep. Cleo Duncan
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Philip Caviness
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (68)
Adam Kinzinger
Alex Mooney
Barbara Comstock
Barry Loudermilk
Billy Long
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (46)
19th Star PAC
American Conservative Union
American Principles
Associated Builders and Contractors
Buckeye Liberty PAC
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Carl DeMaio
Jeff Gorell
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Airline Pilots Association
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
American Wind Energy Association
Sheet Metal Workers International Association
United Mine Workers of America
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
7. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Agree
9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.
Strongly Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Disagree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
The child's parents.
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
only if pregnancy threatens the life of the mother
13. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
God, Constitution,Congress,Voters. Declaration says "we are endowed by our creator with inalienable rights." Bill of Rights protects those God given rights. In a Republic, Congress makes decisions within those limitations held accountable by voters
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
As it says in Federalist Papers 51: "If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary." Since men are not angels, our system of checks and balances is designed to make sure no one person or group has absolute control.
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
I am a graduate, with honors, from Greensburg Community High School, Wabash College and Vanderbilt School of law. I have served as an elder at the First Presbyterian Church and as a Founding Chairman of Childshare, a faith ministry focused on getting churches engaged in fostercare. I am the current President and CEO of Hoosiers for Economic Growth, an education reform not-for-profit. I also a board member of the Indiana Foster Care Association.
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
I am the current President and CEO of Hoosiers for Economic Growth, an education reform not-for-profit. I also a board member of the Indiana Foster Care Association. I am an elder at my church and founder of Childshare. I am a former Member of the Indiana General Assembly and an Executive Director of the Indiana Republican Party.
17. Please list the six (6) most important endorsements (groups or individuals) of your current candidacy.
Endorsed by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and more than 50 local elected and party officials throughout the district. In the Indiana General Assembly, I had a 100% voting record with Indiana Right to Life, an A rating with the NRA, and a 100% voting record with the NFIB, among others.
