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MESSER, Luke, a Representative from Indiana; born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., February, 27, 1969; B.A., Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind., 1991; J.D., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., 1994; lawyer; staff, United States Representative John J. Duncan, Jr.; staff, United States Representative Ed Bryant, 1997; legal counsel, United States Representatives Dan Burton and David McIntosh, 1998-1999; staff, United States House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform, 1999; executive director, Indiana Republican Party, 2001-2005; member of the Indiana state house of representatives, 2003-2006; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States House of Representatives in 2000; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States House of Representatives in 2010; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress (January 3, 2013-present).