Rudy Yakym

Rudy Yakym
Rudy Yakym
	Yakym in 2022
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Indiana's 2nd district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 14, 2022
Preceded by	Jackie Walorski
Personal details
Born	Rudolph Chester Yakym III; February 24, 1984 (age 40); South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Sallyann Freet (m. 2006)
Children	3
Education	Indiana University South Bend (AS, BS); University of Notre Dame (MBA)
Website	House website

Rudolph Chester Yakym III^[1] (/ˈjɑːkɪm/ YAH-kim; born February 24, 1984)^[2] is an American politician and businessman who is the member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Indiana's 2nd congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Early life and education

Yakym was born in South Bend, Indiana, on February 24, 1984.^[3] He earned an associate's degree in business and a Bachelor of Science in finance and business administration from the Indiana University South Bend.^[4] In 2019, he earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame.^[5]

Career

In 2010 and 2011, Yakym worked as a sales manager for Omnicity, a broadband company. In 2011 and 2012, he was the Finance Director for Jackie Walorski's congressional campaign.^[6] From 2013 to 2019, he was a vice president at the Bradley Company, a commercial real estate business. In 2015, then-Governor Mike Pence nominated Yakym to serve as a member of the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission.^[7] Since 2019, Yakym has been the director of growth initiatives at Kem Krest, a logistics and supply chain organization.

U.S. House of Representatives

Election

After Walorski died in a car accident in August 2022, Yakym declared his candidacy in Indiana's 2nd congressional district special election to succeed her. He was selected as the Republican nominee by the district's GOP precinct committee members to serve both the remainder of Walorski's term and a full two-year term beginning in January 2023.^[2] Winning the nomination on the first ballot amid a field of 12 candidates, Yakym defeated contenders including former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill and state Representatives Curt Nisly and Christy Stutzman. He defeated the Democratic nominee, Goshen teacher Paul Steury, and Libertarian nominee William Henry in the general election^[8] with over 64% of the vote.^[9]

Positions

In a 2024 interview, Yakym stated that his most important issues were inflation and border security.^[10]

Also in 2024, Yakym sent a letter to 136 presidents of colleges regarding their positions on encampments protesting the Israel-Hamas war.^[11]

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress:^[12]

Personal life

Yakym married his wife, Sallyann Freet, in 2006.^[13] She is a teacher at Elkhart Christian Academy.^[14] They have three children. He is a practicing Baptist and serves as the head usher at the New Life Baptist Church in Osceola, Indiana.^[14]

Electoral history

2022

2022 Indiana's 2nd congressional district special election^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rudy Yakym	125,222	64.6
	Democratic	Paul Steury	62,726	32.4
	Libertarian	William Henry	5,782	3.0
Total votes			193,730	100.0

References

^ "2019-05-19 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program" (PDF). University of Notre Dame archives. p. 36. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Rudy Yakym gets GOP nod to replace late US Rep. Walorski". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ "About". Rudy Yakym. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
^ "Foundations: A Publication for Alumni & Friends of Indiana University South Bend" (PDF). Indiana University South Bend. 2016.
^ Notre Dame Law School (2019-09-30). "Public Interest Month 2019: Learn All About Careers in Government and Public Interest". NDLS Posters.
^ Lurea, Anne (2022-08-20). "Rudy Yakym named GOP congressional nominee". WSBT. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ "King gets new term at election division; Yakym to judicial commission". The Statehouse File. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
^ "Indiana's 2nd congressional district: Democrat Paul Steury". WVPE. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Indiana Second Congressional District Election Results". The New York Times. 8 November 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ Anchor, Julianna Furfari, WSBT 22 Evening (2024-08-12). "One-on-one interview: Inflation and border are biggest concerns for Congressman Rudy Yakym". WSBT. Retrieved 2024-10-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Cordi, Peter (2024-09-06). "Rudy Yakym 'presses' 136 universities on anti-Israel encampments - Washington Examiner". Retrieved 2024-10-01.
^ "Rudy Yakym III". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ "Rep. Rudy Yakym - R Indiana, 2nd, In Office - Biography | LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
^ ^a ^b "Special Election Rudy Yakym". Retrieved November 9, 2022.

External links

Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
Profile at Vote Smart
Appearances on C-SPAN

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Jackie Walorski	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 2nd congressional district 2022–present	Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Pat Ryan	United States representatives by seniority 352nd	Succeeded by Mark Alford

[1] "2019-05-19 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program" (PDF). University of Notre Dame archives. p. 36. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[wapo-2] "Rudy Yakym gets GOP nod to replace late US Rep. Walorski". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

[3] "About". Rudy Yakym. Retrieved 2023-08-06.

[4] "Foundations: A Publication for Alumni & Friends of Indiana University South Bend" (PDF). Indiana University South Bend. 2016.

[5] Notre Dame Law School (2019-09-30). "Public Interest Month 2019: Learn All About Careers in Government and Public Interest". NDLS Posters.

[6] Lurea, Anne (2022-08-20). "Rudy Yakym named GOP congressional nominee". WSBT. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

[7] "King gets new term at election division; Yakym to judicial commission". The Statehouse File. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

[WVPE-8] "Indiana's 2nd congressional district: Democrat Paul Steury". WVPE. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[NYT_IN2-9] "Indiana Second Congressional District Election Results". The New York Times. 8 November 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[10] Anchor, Julianna Furfari, WSBT 22 Evening (2024-08-12). "One-on-one interview: Inflation and border are biggest concerns for Congressman Rudy Yakym". WSBT. Retrieved 2024-10-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[11] Cordi, Peter (2024-09-06). "Rudy Yakym 'presses' 136 universities on anti-Israel encampments - Washington Examiner". Retrieved 2024-10-01.

[12] "Rudy Yakym III". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

[13] "Rep. Rudy Yakym - R Indiana, 2nd, In Office - Biography | LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved 2023-08-06.

[NRCC-14] "Special Election Rudy Yakym". Retrieved November 9, 2022.

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v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana
1st district	Prince Call Boon Blake Boon Proffit R. Owen Embree Albertson Lockhart Miller Lockhart Niblack Law Niblack Fuller Heilman Kleiner Hovey Posey Parrett Taylor Hemenway Foster Boehne Sr. Lieb Denton Luhring W. Wilson Rowbottom Boehne Jr. Schulte Madden Benjamin Hall Visclosky Mrvan
2nd district	Jennings J. Carr Ewing J. W. Davis Ewing J. W. Davis Thompson Henley Dunham English Cravens Kerr Wolfe J. Williams Humphreys Cobb O'Neall Bretz Hardy Miers Chaney Cullop Bland Greenwood Durgan Halleck Landgrebe Fithian Sharp McIntosh M. Pence Chocola Donnelly Walorski Yakym
3rd district	Test O. Smith Test Carty J. Carr Graham J. Carr J. L. White T. Smith J. L. Robinson Dunham G. G. Dunn Hughes W. Dunn Harrington R. Hill Hunter Holman Kerr N. Carr Bicknell Stockslager Howard J. Brown Tracewell Zenor Cox Dunbar Gardner Dunbar Crowe Pettengill Grant Crook S. Crumpacker Nimtz Brademas Hiler Roemer Souder Stutzman Banks
4th district	A. Lane G. H. Dunn T. Smith Cravens C. Smith Julian Parker J. Lane Cumback Foley Holman Farquhar Holman Julian Je. Wilson New Sexton New Holman Watson Holman Griffith Dixon Benham Canfield Farley Gillie Kruse Adair Roush Quayle Coats Long Souder Buyer Rokita Baird
5th district	McCarty Rariden Kennedy W. Brown Wick W. Brown Hendricks Parker Holloway Kilgore Julian Coburn Holman Browne Matson Cooper Overstreet Faris Holliday Moss Sanders N. Johnson Gillen Griswold Harness Walsh Beamer Roush Roudebush Hillis Jontz Buyer Burton Brooks Spartz
6th district	Kinnard Herod Wick Wallace J. W. Davis G. G. Dunn Gorman Hendricks Barbour Gregg Porter Dumont Coburn Voorhees Hunter M. Robinson W. Myers Browne H. Johnson Watson Barnard Gray Comstock Elliott Larrabee Jenckes N. Johnson Harden Wampler Roudebush Bray D. Evans Burton M. Pence Messer G. Pence
7th district	Hannegan A. White Howard H. S. Lane Wright McGaughey Thompson McGaughey J. G. Davis Scott J. G. Davis Voorhees Washburn Orth Manson Cason Landers Hanna Matyr Peelle English Bynum Henry Overstreet Korbly Moores Updike Ludlow Greenwood Landis Noland Bray J. Myers Pease Kerns J. Carson A. Carson
8th district	Pettit McDonald Mace Ja. Wilson A. White Orth Tyner Hunter Hostetler Peirce Lamb Johnston Brookshire Faris Henry Cromer Adair Vestal Boehne Jr. La Follette E. Mitchell Denton Merrill Denton Zion Hayes Cornwell Deckard McCloskey Hostettler Ellsworth Bucshon
9th district	Sample Cathcart Fitch Eddy Shanks Cason M. White Orth Doxey Ward Cheadle Waugh Hanly Landis Morrison Purnell Crowe E. Wilson Hogan E. Wilson L. Hamilton B. Hill Sodrel B. Hill Young Hollingsworth Houchin
10th district	Kennedy Rockhill Harlan Brenton Chamberlain Case W. Mitchell Edgerton Defrees W. Williams Sayler Haymond Calkins Motte T. Wood W. Owen Patton Hammond Hatch E. Crumpacker Peterson W. Wood Gray Springer Harvey Harmon Harvey Roudebush Dennis Sharp Jacobs Jr. J. Carson
11th district	Harlan Pettit Shanks McDowell Stilwell Shanks Packard J. Evans Cowgill Steele Martin Steele Landis Rauch Kraus Cook Hall Griswold Larrabee Ludlow Jacobs Sr. Brownson Barr Bruce Jacobs Jr. Hudnut Jacobs Jr.
12th district	A. Hamilton Colerick Lowry J. B. White McClellan McNagny Leighty J. M. Robinson Gilbert Gilhams Cline Fairfield Hogg Ludlow
13th district	Baker Calkins Shively Ford Shively Conn Royse Brick Barnhart Hickey Pettengill
At-large	Hendricks Jennings Packard / Orth / W. Williams
Territory	Parke Thomas Jennings

v t e Indiana's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	▌Todd Young (R) ▌Mike Braun (R)
Representatives (ordered by district)	▌Frank J. Mrvan (D) ▌Rudy Yakym (R) ▌Jim Banks (R) ▌Jim Baird (R) ▌Victoria Spartz (R) ▌Greg Pence (R) ▌André Carson (D) ▌Larry Bucshon (R) ▌Erin Houchin (R)