Indiana State Senate, 2014 - Present
Indiana House of Representatives, 2008 - 2014
Republican
Environmental Affairs, Chair
Joint Rules, Chair
Rules and Legislative Procedure, Ranking Member
Public Policy
Tax and Fiscal Policy
Purdue University, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Jasper Kiwanis officer
Knights of Columbus member
Chairman of the Government Affairs Committee for the Evansville Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Condition Engineers member
Owner, Messmer Mechanical, Inc.
Member and Music Minister, Holy Family Catholic Church
Wife, Kim
Four children
Pike, Spencer, and portions of Dubois, Knox, Gibson, and Warrick counties
