Republican · Indiana's 2nd District · 2026
Rudy Yakym
Yakym grew up in South Bend, studied business at IU South Bend and later earned an executive MBA at Notre Dame.
Biography
At 10, Rudy Yakym was handing out leaflets and making calls for his father's school board campaign.1 Today, he and his wife, Sallyann, live in Granger with their three children.2 He serves as head usher at their Baptist church.2
Yakym grew up in South Bend, where his great grandfather settled after immigrating from Eastern Europe before World War I.1 He earned a business finance degree at Indiana University South Bend and an executive MBA at Notre Dame.2 Before Congress, he worked as director of growth initiatives at Kem Krest, a business involved in supply chains.2
He has represented Indiana's 2nd Congressional District since 2022 and is its Republican incumbent in the current election.3 He serves on Ways and Means, the House committee responsible for tax legislation.2 His published priorities include reducing federal bureaucracy, removing regulations he considers unnecessary, giving states and local communities greater control, and improving veterans' access to care and benefits.3
In 2026, Yakym and Democratic Representative Gwen Moore introduced legislation to expand mortgage bond and tax credit programs for households with low and moderate incomes.4 Their bill would allow refinancing and increase the amount eligible borrowers could use for home accessibility, safety and energy improvements.4 He also supported President Trump's 2025 call to redraw Indiana's congressional boundaries.3