# Rudy Yakym

Rudy Yakym is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Indiana’s 2nd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Indiana’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2022-11-14
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: Y000067
- FEC candidate IDs: H2IN02295

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/Y000067 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

12% of Yakym’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Indiana, in the bottom tenth of House Republicans.

## What Yakym says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,538 classified statements: 1,331 posts on X, 88 newsletters, 82 press releases, 37 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Yakym | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.5% | 2.1% | 60 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 9.6% | 15.1% | 173 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 56.5% | 67.7% | 193 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.7% | 8.9% | 139 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 37.1% | 37.4% | 117 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 3.0% | 122 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 22% (House Republicans 9.5%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (House Republicans 19%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 16% (House Republicans 24%); Commerce 15% (House Republicans 9.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.06 (standard error 0.01), from 3,941 donors and 1,978 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 100% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.5% (97.1%). 5 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 283. 9.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 150 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9719: Federal Lands Lawful Carry Act (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9719
- H.R. 9537: Boat Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9537
- H.Res. 1378: Honoring and celebrating National Boys and Girls Club Week of 2026. (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1378
- H.R. 9258: Concrete Pump Tax Fairness Act (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9258
- H.R. 9236: HAILEY Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9236
- H.R. 9178: Less Tax Paperwork for Digital Asset Owners Act (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9178
- H.Res. 1344: Expressing support for the designation of the week of June 7 through June 13, 2026, as "National Trailer Safety Week" in the United States, and supporting the… (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1344
- H.R. 8953: Preserving Community Food Assistance Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8953
- H.R. 8672: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for loan interest payments made with respect to certain vehicles. (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8672
- H.R. 8319: KIDNEY Remote Monitoring Act (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8319

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $6.6M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 41% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 12% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRudyYakym/status/2114708795691573609
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRudyYakym/status/2114759905357816174
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRudyYakym/status/2114821387705831513
- 2026-10-24 · Newsletter · Rudy's Wrap Up: My Fight to Secure the Southern Border · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRudyYakym/status/2113336779529216262
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRudyYakym/status/2113336781919687070
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRudyYakym/status/2113344584889852197
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · YAKYM HELPS SECURE $2.88 MILLION TO STRENGTHEN RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE IN NORTHERN INDIANA · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://yakym.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/yakym-helps-secure-288-million-to-strengthen-rail-infrastructure-in-northern-indiana
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRudyYakym/status/2112936002784309603
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRudyYakym/status/2112221797047267747

## Links

- Official site: https://yakym.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepRudyYakym
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRudyYakym
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/Y000067

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/Y000067