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Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN)
House · Republican (most recent term) · IN-6 · in Congress 2013–2019 · Bioguide ID M001189
Party history: R 2013–2019. Source: term data in unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0); party shown is as recorded per term there.
Estimated net worth (from public disclosures)
| Estimate | Report year | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Estimated net worth before entering office (report year 2013, the member's first year in office) | 2013 | −$1,164,967 | −$329,986 | $504,994 |
| (b) Latest net worth estimate | 2017 | −$575,938 | $422,030 | $1,419,997 |
| (c) Estimated gain / loss, nominal dollars, 2013 → 2017 (4 years spanned) | 2013–2017 | −$1,080,932 | +$752,016 | +$2,584,964 |
Gain Low = latest Low − earliest High; Gain High = latest High − earliest Low (widest possible spread); Mid = latest Mid − earliest Mid.
Reliability flags (net worth): none for these two endpoints. Included in the recommended dollar-gain ranking.
Net worth by report year (mid; Low–High)
| Report year | Assets (mid) | Liabilities (mid) | Net worth mid | Low … High | Status / flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $767,516 | $1,097,503 | −$329,986 | −$1,164,967 … $504,994 | computed |
| 2014 | $881,019 | $890,002 | −$8,983 | −$817,962 … $799,996 | computed |
| 2015 | $881,019 | $890,002 | −$8,983 | −$817,962 … $799,996 | computed |
| 2016 | $1,063,520 | $827,502 | $236,019 | −$617,959 … $1,089,997 | computed |
| 2017 | $1,249,531 | $827,502 | $422,030 | −$575,938 … $1,419,997 | computed |
- What this is: Net worth = Schedule A assets (each value range at its midpoint; low–high range shown) minus Schedule D liabilities (midpoints / ranges). Low = assets at range floors minus liabilities at range ceilings; Mid = midpoints; High = assets at ceilings minus liabilities at floors. Low and High are outer bounds of the reported ranges, not likely outcomes.
- What it excludes / understates: exact values (only ranges are reported); a personal residence is not reported as an asset (although a mortgage on it may be listed as a liability, which then lowers the estimate); retirement and federal accounts (e.g. Thrift Savings Plan, defined-benefit pensions) are only partly or not reported; assets of excepted/blind trusts, cash held below reporting thresholds, vehicles, household goods and most spouse/dependent items exempt from reporting are not included; liabilities on a personal residence, revolving credit under thresholds and loans to family may be omitted by filers.
- Open-ended top ranges (e.g. “Over $50,000,000”) are counted at their lower bound and flagged, so such values are understated.
- The change is a change in estimated net worth in nominal dollars (no inflation adjustment). It includes salary, gifts, inheritances, business income and re-valuation as well as investment results, and it is subject to range-bracket noise; it is not an investment return and implies nothing about conduct.
Read this first. Members report asset values only as ranges (e.g. “$15,001 – $50,000”), never exact dollars. Every figure below is an estimate computed from range midpoints, not a measured return. Figures cannot be interpreted as investment performance, and they do not show wrongdoing or skill. Methodology and limitations are at the end and in the project README. Sources: public financial disclosure reports filed with the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and/or the Secretary of the Senate (Senate eFD), linked below.
Avg. annual change (geometric, est.)+19.7%
Simple average of years+20.9%
Years estimated4
Best / worst single year2017 +47%
2015 +0%
2015 +0%
Reliability flags: few years (4); 1 year(s) driven by income/one position/range artefact.
Sensitivity band for the average (all ranges at floor vs. all at ceiling, same holdings both years): +19.4% to +19.6%. This band is narrow because it moves both years together; the true uncertainty is larger — see the per-year “strict envelope” column and the limitations.
Estimated year-over-year change
Bars: midpoint estimate; whisker: same-position floor/ceiling band. Axis clipped to −100%…+150%. Years with insufficient traceable holdings are omitted.
| Year (t−1 → t) | Opening value (mid) | Closing value (mid) | Income (mid) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) | Est. gain | Same-position band | Strict envelope | Traced coverage | Status / flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013→2014 | $767,516 | $808,018 | $2,152 | $16,001 | $175,000 | +26.3% | +24.0% … +34.3% | -101% … +154% | 100% | counted |
| 2014→2015 | $706,018 | $706,018 | $2,002 | $8,000 | $8,000 | +0.3% | +0.2% … +0.3% | -122% … +123% | 80% | counted |
| 2015→2016 | $840,518 | $1,023,020 | $2,502 | $96,504 | $0 | +10.5% | +6.4% … +25.4% | -119% … +140% | 95% | counted |
| 2016→2017 | $1,047,520 | $1,169,028 | $551,302 | $184,012 | $0 | +46.7% | +20.3% … +54.8% | -127% … +220% | 98% | counted; many new/exited positions; income-dominated (reported income > 50% of opening value) |
Filings used
Each annual-report year uses one filing (most recently filed version among originals/amendments whose Schedule A row count is ≥ 40% of the largest). Electronic (text) PDFs are parsed. Scanned/image-only filings are OCR-read and used only if they pass the explicit validation gates described in the project README (value/income coverage, two-engine agreement, exact bracket snapping, page completeness, year-to-year position continuity); such years are labelled OCR-derived below. Scanned filings that fail validation are listed as “insufficient data – scanned”.
| Report year | Doc ID | Type | Filed | Schedule A rows | Rows with unparsed value | Source (official filing) / SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10006424 | House amendment | 5/8/2015 | 33 | 0 | 10006424.pdf3943e62b6b96392de2c355e5e76fe83d8e5fd6acedbaae33ab9802e5c6bae177 |
| 2014 | 10006293 | House annual | 5/15/2015 | 38 | 0 | 10006293.pdf4c7eac9fc539b15c359fd16a7bc5b7655769b0d55d73511f9fda2850be6b2467 |
| 2015 | 10011589 | House annual | 5/16/2016 | 39 | 0 | 10011589.pdf0c5fd50c217447af1e1b438677b96bab201ab82343a020805c4215fca2fed35d |
| 2016 | 10016266 | House annual | 8/8/2017 | 45 | 0 | 10016266.pdf1ab5ef86e0041bcd1d046100e8ccb54e5b9939ce44802d7c914b178bc4a653cd |
| 2017 | 10025556 | House amendment | 4/9/2019 | 68 | 0 | 10025556.pdfa8df3d9c019ef724be2360a6179c258e1d13f174053a06d3334ad43a55442f2a |
Largest movers 2014→2015
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Jones SEP IRA ⇒ Franklin Flex Cap Growth Fd A | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Citibank - Checking | SP | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Jones (SEP) IRA - Spouse ⇒ AMCAP Fund CL C | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Jones SEP IRA ⇒ Franklin Growth Fund Class A | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Jones SEP IRA ⇒ Franklin High Income Fund Class A | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Jones (SEP) IRA - Spouse ⇒ Templeton World Fund class A | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Jones SEP IRA ⇒ Templeton Growth Fund Cl A | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Mainsource Bank - Savings | JT | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2015→2016
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Jones SEP IRA ⇒ Franklin Growth Fund Class A | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Jones SEP IRA ⇒ Franklin Mutual Shares Fund Class A | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Citibank - Checking | SP | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | None | $0 | $0 |
| Mainsource Bank - Savings | JT | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | None | $0 | $0 |
| Citibank - Savings | SP | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | None | $0 | $0 |
| College Choice 529 Plan ⇒ Adv 529 Large Cap Index Class A | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Jones SEP IRA ⇒ Templeton Growth Fund Cl A | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Jones (SEP) IRA - Spouse ⇒ Investment Co. of America Fd. Class A | SP | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
Largest movers 2016→2017
| Position (as written in filing) | Owner | Kind | Opening range(s) | Closing range(s) | Buys (mid) | Sales (mid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Jones SEP IRA ⇒ Franklin Rising Dividends Fd. Class A [MF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $50,001 - $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Jones SEP IRA ⇒ Franklin Flex Cap Growth Fd A [MF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | None | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Jones SEP IRA ⇒ Franklin Large Cap Equity Fd. Class A [MF] | — | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | None | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Jones (SEP) IRA - Spouse ⇒ Investment Co. of America Fd. Class A [MF] | SP | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Jones SEP IRA ⇒ Franklin Intl. Sm. Cap. Gr. Class A [MF] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Franklin Rising Dividend Fund Class A [MF] | DC | held | $1,001 - $15,000; $1,001 - $15,000; $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 2022 Enrollment Portfolio Class A [5P] | SP | held | $15,001 - $50,000 | $15,001 - $50,000 | $8,000 | $0 |
| College Choice 529 Plan ⇒ Diamond Hill Sm-Mid 529A [5P] | — | held | $1,001 - $15,000 | $1,001 - $15,000 | $8,000 | $0 |
Method (summary)
- Schedule A asset rows are read from each annual report; the dollar range for each row is converted to its midpoint. Open-ended top ranges (“Over $50,000,000”) are excluded from the traced set and counted as a coverage loss.
- Positions are matched year to year by owner code (self/SP/DC/JT) + normalised asset name. A position that appears only in year t is included only if Schedule B shows a purchase of it in year t (opening value 0); a position that disappears is included only if Schedule B shows a sale (closing value 0). Otherwise it is excluded as unexplained.
- Estimated gain = (closing − opening + reported income − purchases + sale proceeds) ÷ opening, all at midpoints, for the traced positions. “Capital gains” income is not added again (it is already in value change and sale proceeds).
- A year counts only if traced opening value ≥ $50,000 and traced coverage ≥ 60% of the opening midpoint. A member is ranked only with ≥ 3 such years (exactly 2 = “limited data”, shown but unranked). Average = geometric mean of (1+yearly estimate).
Limitations
- Ranges are wide (up to a factor of 5 or more, and up to $50M+ open-ended); a holding can move between ranges without any real change in value, and stay in a range while moving materially. Yearly estimates are therefore noisy; the “strict envelope” shows the mathematical worst/best case and is typically wider than ±100%.
- Purchases and sales are only disclosed as ranges and only for transactions over $1,000; partial sales, dividend reinvestment, spousal/dependent accounts and retirement-plan funds are reported inconsistently. Excepted/blind trusts, personal residences and certain pensions are not reported at all.
- Filers sometimes change how they list assets (e.g. listing a brokerage account vs. its individual holdings), which can make positions untraceable across years; these are excluded rather than guessed.
- Asset values in an annual report are as of Dec 31 of the reporting year; the report year t−1→t covers that calendar year. Late or amended filings are used when filed; extensions can delay them.
- The text of these reports is machine-parsed from PDFs; parse errors are possible. Every number links back to the cited filing. This is not investment advice.
- Use of these filings is restricted by 5 U.S.C. § 105(c) (no unlawful, commercial or credit-rating purpose, and none for solicitation of money).
Generated 2026-10-01 by an automated pipeline. Data: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives (disclosures-clerk.house.gov); member roster: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).