U.S. House · Indiana's 2nd District
Jamee Decio
CandidateD
- Race
- U.S. House · Indiana's 2nd District
- Result
- Rudy Yakym, projected winner
- Opponents
- Rudy Yakym (R); William Henry (LIB)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did5 statements · 0 votes
On day one, I will sponsor a bill to eliminate tariffs
Broad tariffs on imported goods
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 2
2026-11-03
| Rudy Yakym R | incumbent |
| Jamee Decio D | challenger |
| William Henry LIB | challenger |
Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary over Shaun Maeyens
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
On day one, I will sponsor a bill to eliminate tariffs
Says she would sponsor a bill on day one to eliminate tariffs.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
immigration, which includes repealing and replacing ICE
Lists repealing and replacing ICE among her priorities and says undocumented workers contribute to the economy.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
On day one, I will sponsor a bill to eliminate tariffs, raise the minimum wage to a living wage, tax billionaires, and reinstate Medicaid for those who were cut off by my opponent
Says she would sponsor a bill on day one to tax billionaires.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
raise the minimum wage to a living wage
Says she would sponsor a bill on day one to raise the minimum wage to a living wage.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
I would also introduce healthcare for all Americans.
Says she would reinstate Medicaid for people cut off and introduce healthcare for all Americans.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Jamee Decio, a Democratic Elkhart native and Notre Dame law graduate, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Indiana's 2nd Congressional District to Rudy Yakym. She worked as an Elkhart County deputy prosecutor and attorney and later lived in California.[1][2][3][4][5]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Decio was born and raised in Elkhart, Indiana, the daughter of businessman and philanthropist Art Decio, who died in 2020, according to WNDU and her campaign website.[2][3] She earned bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Notre Dame, and her campaign website says she was among the first 325 women admitted to Notre Dame and one of the first women to graduate from Notre Dame Law.[1][2][3]
Decio worked as an Elkhart County deputy prosecutor and attorney, according to her campaign website, and Ballotpedia also lists Elkhart Legal Aid and the Writers Guild of America as affiliations.[1][2] In her thirties she moved to California, where she lived in Los Angeles and worked as a lawyer and screenwriter, before returning to northern Indiana to run for Congress.[3][5] Her campaign website says she fought through the courts for eight years to adopt her son.[2]
Decio describes herself as a child advocate and union member.[2] She won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary with 72.1% of the vote over Shaun Maeyens and faced Republican incumbent Rudy Yakym in November.[1][3][7] During the campaign, she emphasized affordability, local industry and what her campaign calls protecting democracy.[1][2][3][5] She received 46.1% of the vote to Rudy Yakym's 51.3%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[4]
In their own words
Priorities
- Campaign website cites affordability, saying wages have lagged behind the cost of groceries, medical care, and childcare.[8]
- Says she wants to eliminate federal economic policies she says jeopardize local jobs, citing the effect of tariffs on Indiana soybean exports to China.[8]
- Says she opposes Trump administration redistricting efforts and National Guard/ICE deployments targeting cities with Democratic leaders.[8]
Campaign money$356K raised · 15% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $53K
- Own money & loans $303K
Largest committee contributions
No direct contributions from PACs or other committees in the FEC’s bulk data.
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/jamee-decio
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Jamee Decio · Jamee Decio campaign website (via Ballotpedia) · 2026-04-15 Candidate's own words
- 2.About - Jamee Decio For Congress · Jamee Decio for Congress · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
- 3.Jamee Decio wins Democratic nomination for Indiana's 2nd Congressional District · WNDU · 2026-05-05 News report
- 4.U.S. House · Indiana's 2nd District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 5.Two Democrats are vying to challenge Republican Rudy Yakym to represent Michiana in Indiana's 2nd Congressional District · WVXU / WFYI · 2026-04-21 News report
- 6.2026 Voter Guide: Indiana's 2nd Congressional District (candidate survey responses) · WFYI · 2026-09-21 Candidate's own words
- 7.United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 8.Jamee Decio · Jamee Decio campaign website (via Ballotpedia) · 2026-04-15 Candidate's own words