eliminating what he called "harmful and divisive policies like DEI,"
Eliminate harmful and divisive policies like DEI.
Occurrences
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Evidence
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Messmer said he would "continue to fight for Indiana and our conservative principles" and emphasized his commitment to "eliminating what he called 'harmful and divisive policies like DEI.'"
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Messmer said the House-passed FY2026 NDAA "codifies President Trump’s efforts to end left-wing ideology, wokeism, and DEI in the military."
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Pub. L. 119-60, div. A, title IX, section 901(f), enacted December 18, 2025, provides that the Secretary of Defense may not maintain DEI offices, chief diversity officers, DEI plans, DEI data dashboards, identity-based affinity groups, or DEI-related training, subject to exceptions for EEO, ADA, and similar legally required offices.
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The Department of Labor published a final rule on August 21, 2026 rescinding regulations implementing Executive Order 11246 after Executive Order 14173 revoked that order; the rule states it is effective October 26, 2026.
Assessments
Messmer materially supported anti-DEI measures during his federal House term, including celebrating House passage of the FY2026 NDAA, and the enacted FY2026 NDAA later barred a defined set of DEI offices, plans, dashboards, affinity groups, and training within the Department of Defense. A separate Labor Department rule also advanced the anti-DEI federal-contractor agenda but was not yet effective as of September 1, 2026. These actions are concrete progress, but the promise was broad and was not fully delivered because DEI policies were not eliminated across the federal government or beyond.
Messmer made and publicly advanced the anti-DEI promise in federal office, and the House-passed FY2026 NDAA language he celebrated is evidence of a serious legislative effort during the same term. But the evidence shows House passage and messaging, not final enactment or broad elimination of DEI policies. Because the promised outcome was to eliminate such policies, and the record provided supports effort rather than completed delivery, this should be scored as not delivered with an effort badge.
The evidence shows Messmer explicitly promised to eliminate DEI policies and later supported or celebrated House-passed FY2026 NDAA language aimed at ending DEI-related policies in the military. That is a concrete legislative effort during the same term, but the provided record does not show final enactment or actual elimination of DEI policies. Under the rule for serious attempts that fail to deliver the promised outcome, this is classified as never with an effort badge.