GOP State Senator Mark Messmer of Jasper has officially filed for re-election in District 48.
Messmer, co-owner of Messmer Mechanical in Jasper, has represented Senate District 48 since 2014, and served House District 63 from 2008-1014. In the Senate Messmer is Chair of the Committee on Commerce & Technology, and is also a member of the Senate Committees on Public Policy, Utilities, Agriculture and Natural Resources.
A Jasper native and graduate of Purdue University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mark previously worked for Dow Chemical and as a project engineer for John Brown Engineering in Mt. Vernon.
Senate District 48 is comprised of Pike and Spencer Counties and portions of Knox, Gibson,