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Mark Messmer
Indiana State Senate District 48
$400,041Total Contributions
$269,118Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $11,933.80 | Wine and Spirits Distributors of Indiana PAC |
| $11,295.95 | Unitemized Contributions |
| $11,000.00 | NiSource Inc. PAC |
| $10,500.00 | TRUCKING INDUSTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE |
| $10,000.00 | Jeff Stoops |
| $10,000.00 | Lucas Living Trust |
| $8,000.00 | Indiana BANKPAC - State Fund |
| $6,500.00 | Duke Energy Corporation PAC |
| $6,500.00 | LAW PAC OF INDIANA |
| $6,000.00 | Cold Beer Political Action Committee |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $78,500.00 | SENATE MAJORITY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (SMCC) |
| $27,500.00 | Jon Ford |
| $20,000.00 | James Merritt |
| $16,500.00 | Mike Gaskill |
| $11,500.00 | Linda Rogers |
| $10,000.00 | Knox County Republican Party |
| $10,000.00 | Mike Delph |
| $10,000.00 | Ronald Grooms |
| $9,251.22 | Christmas Lake Golf Course |
| $9,150.00 | Dubois County Community Foundation |
Top Personal Contributions
From reports filed by the recipients of these funds, it appears these transactions originated from personal rather than campaign accounts.
Total Contributions | Candidate | Committee |
|---|---|---|
| $11,000.00 | Ronald Grooms | Grooms for State Senate |
| $4,035.19 | Mark Messmer | Markmessmer.com |
| $500.00 | Dubois County Republican Central Committee | |
| $300.00 | Indiana BANKPAC - State Fund | |
| $250.00 | Stephen Bartels | Friends of Stephen Bartels |
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