Candidate · November 3, 2026

Rudy Yakym

On the ballot for U.S. House · Indiana's 2nd District

RepublicanIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$6.6M
cash on hand
$422K
issues with public statements
1
outside spending for or against
$192K

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Indiana's 2nd District1
Party on the ballotRepublican1
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Indiana's 2nd District in the U.S. House.2
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

His campaign website says Rudy Yakym received a bachelor's degree in business finance and administration from Indiana University South Bend and an Executive MBA from the University of Notre Dame.3 His official biography says that before Congress he worked in the private sector, most recently as Director of Growth Initiatives at Kem Krest.4 It says he is in his second term representing Indiana's 2nd District in the U.S. House and serves on the House Ways and Means Committee.4

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says Washington is broken and that he wants to help get America back on track, putting America first, restoring accountability and building a stronger, more prosperous future for all Americans.5

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, IN-22
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, IN-22

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Elections and Government Reform

Federal workforce and job protections

His campaign website lists shrinking the federal bureaucracy among the issues he is fighting for.3

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Rudy Yakym served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Rudy Yakym sponsored or cosponsored 30 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

See all 52

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.60

Raised$6,577,079
Spent$6,765,089
Cash on hand$421,570

Where the money came from

Individual donors$3.8M · 57%
PACs and other political committees$1.6M · 24%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$1.2M · 19%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$41K · 1%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $192,463 supporting and $0 opposing Rudy Yakym this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 14, 2026.61

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
AMERICAN MISSION$192,463—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.