What is Luke Messer?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Luke Messer | image = Luke Messer 113th Congress.jpg |birth_name=Allen Lucas Messer | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|02|27}} | birth_place = [[Evansville, Indiana]] | death_date = | death_place = | state = [[Indiana]] | district = [[Indiana's 6th congressional district|6th]] | term_start = January 3, 2013 | term_end = January 3, 2019 | preceded = [[Mike Pence]] | succeeded = [[Greg Pence]] | state_house1 = Indiana | district1 = 57th | term_start1 = May 21, 2003 | term_end1 = November 21, 2006 | predecessor1 = [[W. Roland Stine|Roland Stine]] | successor1 = [[Sean Eberhart]] | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | spouse = Jennifer | children = 3 | residence= | alma_mater= [[Wabash College]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[Vanderbilt University]] {{small|([[Juris Doctor|JD]])}} }} '''Allen Lucas Messer''' (born February 27, 1969) is an [[Americans|American]] politician. In 2013, he became the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|IN|6}}. He is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. He served in the [[Indiana House of Representatives]] from 2003 to 2006, representing the 57th District. In July 2017, Messer announced his candidacy for [[U.S. Senate]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/26/rep-luke-messer-announces-2018-senate-bid/512800001/|title=Rep. Luke Messer announces 2018 Senate bid|author=Associated Press|work=[[The Indianapolis Star]]|date=2017-07-26}}</ref> He lost the primaries to [[Mike Braun]]. Messer was replaced in congress by Vice President [[Mike Pence]]'s brother [[Greg Pence]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://messer.house.gov/ Congressman Luke Messer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706041120/https://messer.house.gov/ |date=2016-07-06 }} official U.S. House site *[https://www.lukemesser.com/ Luke Messer for Senate] *{{CongLinks | congbio = m001189 | ballot = Luke_Messer | nndb =