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Rudy Yakym

U.S. Representative, Indiana's 2nd District (since 2022)RINCUMBENT

Race
U.S. House · Indiana's 2nd District
Result
Rudy Yakym, projected winner
Opponents
Jamee Decio (D); William Henry (LIB)
Research
In depth

Party line17 votes tracked

17With Republicans
0Against
0Didn't vote

With party = voted the same way as most Republicans who voted.

Said vs. did3 statements · 17 votes

Led the fight for the Second Amendment by taking on the gun ban on federal lands and backing legislation to keep the government from stripping gun rights during a declared emergency

Stricter gun laws

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On the ballotU.S. House · 2

2026-11-03

Rudy Yakym Rincumbent
Jamee Decio Dchallenger
William Henry LIBchallenger

Ran unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary

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.

Stricter gun lawsOpposes
Led the fight for the Second Amendment by taking on the gun ban on federal lands and backing legislation to keep the government from stripping gun rights during a declared emergency

Says he led the fight for the Second Amendment, opposing a gun ban on federal lands and legislation that would strip gun rights during a declared emergency.[5]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Broad tariffs on imported goodsSupports
So I do support the president putting out a marker and saying we need to make sure that we have fair and reciprocal trade deals

Defended the administration’s tariff threats against Canada and Mexico as leverage for fair and reciprocal trade deals, while relaying industry concerns to the White House.[6]

  • NOResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.[7]

1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement

Protect legal access to abortionOpposes

Cosponsored H.R. 722, the Life at Conception Act (119th Congress), which would extend legal personhood from the moment of fertilization.

Documented position[8]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • YESLaken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22).[9]
  • YESOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.[10][11]
  • YESSecure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11).[12]
Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • YESSAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).[13]
Expand public health coverage

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • YESOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements.[10][11]
  • NOBreaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.[14]
Faster transition away from fossil fuels

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • YESOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.[10][11]
Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • YESOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[10][11]
Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • NOWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization.[15]
  • NOWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.[16]

Biography

Rudy Yakym is the Republican U.S. Representative for Indiana's 2nd District and won re-election on November 3, 2026, according to unofficial results. A South Bend native and business executive, he worked on the Walorski campaigns before winning the seat in a November 2022 special election after her death. He sits on the House Ways and Means Committee.[1][2][3][4]

Yakym was born on February 24, 1984, in South Bend, Indiana, and his official biography describes him as a fourth-generation Hoosier raised there.[3][4] He earned an associate degree in 2009 and a bachelor's degree in 2011 from Indiana University South Bend, and later an MBA from the University of Notre Dame in 2019.[2][4] He worked as a sales manager at the broadband company Omnicity in 2010 and 2011, then served as finance director for Rep. Jackie Walorski's congressional campaign in 2011 and 2012.[4]

From 2013 to 2019 Yakym was a vice president at the commercial real estate firm Bradley Company, and in 2015 then-Gov. Mike Pence nominated him to the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission.[4] Since 2019 he has been director of growth initiatives at Kem Krest, a logistics and supply chain organization, according to his official biography and Wikipedia.[3][4]

After Walorski died in an August 2022 car accident, Yakym won the Republican nomination by vote of district precinct committee members, taking it on the first ballot in a field of 12. He then won both the November 8, 2022 special election and the regular election held the same day.[2][4] He was re-elected in 2024 over Democrat Lori Camp and others and was unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary.[2] He won re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election with 51.3% of the vote to Jamee Decio's 46.1% and William Henry's 2.5%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1] In the 118th Congress he served on the Transportation and Infrastructure and Budget committees; since the 119th Congress he has served on Ways and Means, including its Oversight, Social Security, and Work and Welfare subcommittees.[2][3]

His official biography cites the Reducing Bureaucracy to Uplift Families Act and the bipartisan Improper Payments Transparency Act as legislation he has championed, and says he helped write the tax portion of the 2025 budget reconciliation law as a Ways and Means member.[3] Yakym lives in Granger with his wife, Sallyann, and their three children, and serves as head usher at New Life Baptist Church, according to his official biography.[3]

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Recent votes

DateParty lineMeasure
2026-06-03With partyvoted noWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207
2026-02-11With partyvoted noResolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210
2026-02-03With partyvoted yesConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21
2026-01-08With partyvoted noBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196
2025-12-17With partyvoted noWar Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212
2025-12-10With partyvoted yesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18
2025-11-18With partyvoted yesEpstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1
2025-11-12With partyvoted yesContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2

Showing the 8 most recent of 17 votes.

All 17 recorded votes
DateParty lineMeasure
2026-06-03With partyvoted noWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
2026-02-11With partyvoted noResolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
2026-02-03With partyvoted yesConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
2026-01-08With partyvoted noBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
2025-12-17With partyvoted noWar Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
2025-12-10With partyvoted yesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
2025-11-18With partyvoted yesEpstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
2025-11-12With partyvoted yesContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
2025-07-17With partyvoted yesCLARITY Act — digital asset market structureH.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · roll call ↗Democrats 78–134 · Republicans 216–0The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
2025-07-17With partyvoted yesGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulationS. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · roll call ↗Democrats 102–110 · Republicans 206–12The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
2025-07-03With partyvoted yesOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passageH.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 218–2H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
2025-06-12With partyvoted yesRescissions Act of 2025H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–208 · Republicans 214–4The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
2025-05-22With partyvoted yesOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passageH.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 215–2H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
2025-04-10With partyvoted yesSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registrationH.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 4–208 · Republicans 216–0The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
2025-03-11With partyvoted yesFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 1–212 · Republicans 216–1The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
2025-01-22With partyvoted yesLaken Riley Act — final passageS. 5 · Passed 263–156 · roll call ↗Democrats 46–156 · Republicans 217–0The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.
2023-05-11With partyvoted yesSecure the Border Act of 2023 — House passageH.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–211 · Republicans 219–2Would have resumed border-wall construction, restricted asylum eligibility, expanded detention, and mandated E-Verify for employers.

On the record

Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.

  • actionAssigned to the House Committee on Ways and Means (Oversight, Social Security, and Work and Welfare subcommittees) for the 119th Congress (2025-2026).[17]
  • actionServed on the House Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure during the 118th Congress (2023-2024).[17]

In their own words

Priorities

  • Lists 'Securing the Border' among his stated priorities on his official website.[18]
  • Lists 'Growing Jobs and Wages,' 'Helping Hoosier Farmers,' and 'Putting Your Money Back in Your Pocket' among his stated priorities.[18]
  • Lists 'Serving Our American Heroes' (veterans) and 'Peace Through Strength' among his stated priorities.[18]
Campaign money$5.2M raised · 69% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30

Totals this cycle

Raised$5.2M
Spent$5.0M
Cash on hand$855K

Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.

Who gave

  • Individuals $2.8M
  • PACs & committees $1.3M

Largest committee contributions

  1. American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/Pac) PAC$10K
  2. The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee (NMPAC) PAC$10K
  3. New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee PAC$10K
  4. American Investment Council Political Action Committee PAC$10K
  5. National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Rockpac PAC$10K
  6. American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) PAC$10K
  7. Honeywell International Inc. Technologies Public Affairs Council (Honpac) PAC$10K
  8. The American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Government PAC$10K
  9. Kpmg Partners/Principals and Employees PAC PAC$10K
  10. Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee PAC$10K

Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗

Profile: /people/rudy-yakym-iii

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 2 of 471 party-divided votes on file.

  • Amendment (Self) to H.R. 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

    A yes vote adopted an amendment (Self) adding soda, defined as a carbonated beverage with over 1 gram of added sugar, sweetener or flavoring per serving, to the items SNAP benefits cannot buy. (AI-written)

    What it does: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 This bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2031 and modifies Department of Agriculture programs that address commodity support, conservation, trade…

    Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 29–183, Republicans 156–55

    Apr 30, 2026Official record ↗

  • Amendment (Perry) to H.R. 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

    A yes vote would have adopted Amendment 32 to the Energy and Water appropriations bill, which strikes all funding for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. (AI-written)

    What it does: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Rec…

    Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–209, Republicans 127–87

    Sep 4, 2025Official record ↗

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.Indiana U.S. House District 2 election results 2026 · NBC News · 2026-11-09 News report
  2. 2.Rudy Yakym · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.About Congressman Rudy Yakym · Office of Rep. Rudy Yakym · 2026-10-21 Official record
  4. 4.Rudy Yakym · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  5. 5.Defending Your Rights · Office of Rep. Rudy Yakym Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Rep. Rudy Yakym Defends Administration’s Tariff Threats · RV PRO (reprinting The Elkhart Truth) · 2025-02-20 News report
  7. 7.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  8. 8.H.R. 722, the Life at Conception Act (Life at Conception Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  9. 9.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  10. 10.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  11. 11.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  12. 12.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  17. 17.Rudy Yakym · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  18. 18.Issues · Office of Rep. Rudy Yakym · 2026-09-25 Official record