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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|American politician (born 1984)}}<br />
{{Infobox officeholder<br />
|name = Rudy Yakym<br />
|image = Rep. Rudy Yakym official photo, 118th Congress.jpg<br />
|state = [[Indiana]]<br />
|district = {{ushr|IN|2|2nd}}<br />
|term_start = November 14, 2022<br />
|term_end = <br />
|predecessor = [[Jackie Walorski]]<br />
|successor = <br />
|birth_name = Rudolph Chester Yakym III<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|2|24}}<br />
|birth_place = <br />
|death_date = <br />
|death_place = <br />
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]<br />
|spouse = Sallyann<br />
|children = 3<br />
|education = [[Indiana University South Bend]] ([[Associate of Science|AS]], [[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[University of Notre Dame]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])<br />
|website = {{url|yakym.house.gov|House website}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Rudolph Chester Yakym III'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2019-05-19 University of Notre Dame Commencement Program |url=http://archives.nd.edu/commencement/2019-05-19_Commencement.pdf |website=University of Notre Dame archives |page=36 |access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref> (born February 24, 1984)<ref name="wapo" /> 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 (United States)|Republican Party]].<br />
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== Education ==<br />
Yakym earned an associate degree in business and a Bachelor of Science in finance and business administration from the [[Indiana University South Bend]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=Foundations: A Publication for Alumni & Friends of Indiana University South Bend |url=https://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/bitstream/handle/10333/12851/2016_Foundations_Fall-Winter_Full_Text_PDFA.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |publisher=[[Indiana University South Bend]]}}</ref> In 2019, he earned a Master of Business Administration from the [[University of Notre Dame]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Notre Dame Law School |date=2019-09-30 |title=Public Interest Month 2019: Learn All About Careers in Government and Public Interest |url=https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/459 |journal=NDLS Posters}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lurea |first=Anne |date=2022-08-20 |title=Rudy Yakym named GOP congressional nominee |url=https://wsbt.com/news/local/rudy-yakym-named-gop-congressional-candidate |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=WSBT |language=en}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=King gets new term at election division; Yakym to judicial commission |url=https://www.thestatehousefile.com/features/profiles/king-gets-new-term-at-election-division-yakym-to-judicial-commission/article_b035b867-add6-5847-9366-9eaccfd141a3.html |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=The Statehouse File |date=7 January 2015 |language=en}}</ref> Since 2019, Yakym has been the director of growth initiatives at Kem Krest, a logistics and supply chain organization.<br />
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== U.S. House of Representatives ==<br />
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After Walorski died in a car accident in August 2022, Yakym declared his candidacy in [[2022 Indiana's 2nd congressional district special election|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.<ref name="wapo">{{Cite news |title=Rudy Yakym gets GOP nod to replace late US Rep. Walorski |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rudy-yakym-gets-gop-nod-to-replace-late-us-rep-walorski/2022/08/20/e6468494-20b4-11ed-9ce6-68253bd31864_story.html |access-date=2022-08-21 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Winning the nomination on the first ballot amid a field of 12 candidates, Yakym defeated contenders including former [[Indiana Attorney General]] [[Curtis Hill]] and [[Indiana House of Representatives|state representatives]] [[Curt Nisly]] and [[Christy Stutzman]]. He defeated the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee, [[Goshen, Indiana|Goshen]] teacher Paul Steury, and [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] nominee William Henry in the general election<ref name="WVPE">{{Cite news |title=Indiana's 2nd congressional district: Democrat Paul Steury |work=WVPE |url=https://www.wvpe.org/wvpe-news/2022-11-03/indianas-2nd-congressional-district-democrat-paul-steury | date=November 3, 2022 |access-date=November 9, 2022}}</ref> with over 64% of the vote.<ref name="NYT IN2">{{cite news |title=Indiana Second Congressional District Election Results |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=8 November 2022 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-indiana-us-house-district-2.html |access-date=November 9, 2022}}</ref><br />
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===Committee assignments===<br />
For the [[118th United States Congress|118th Congress]]:<ref>{{cite web |title=Rudy Yakym III |url=https://clerk.house.gov/members/Y000067 |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref><br />
* '''[[United States House Committee on the Budget|Committee on the Budget]]'''<br />
* '''[[United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure|Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure]]'''<br />
** [[United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation|Subcommittee on Aviation]]<br />
** [[United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Highways and Transit|Subcommittee on Highways and Transit]]<br />
** [[United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials|Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials]]<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
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Yakym is married to his wife, Sallyann, a teacher at [[Elkhart Christian Academy]].<ref name="NRCC">{{cite web |title=Special Election Rudy Yakym |url=https://www.nrcc.org/candidates/rudy-yakym/ |access-date=November 9, 2022}}</ref> They have three children. He is a practicing [[Baptist]] and serves as the head [[Church usher|usher]] at the New Life Baptist Church in [[Osceola, Indiana]].<ref name="NRCC" /><br />
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== Electoral history ==<br />
;2022<br />
{{election box begin<br />
| title = [[2022 Indiana's 2nd congressional district special election]]<ref name="NYT IN2" /><br />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
| party = Republican Party (United States)<br />
| candidate = Rudy Yakym<br />
| votes = 125,222<br />
| percentage = 64.6<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Democratic Party (United States)<br />
| candidate = Paul Steury<br />
| votes = 62,726<br />
| percentage = 32.4<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)<br />
| candidate = William Henry<br />
| votes = 5,782 <br />
| percentage = 3.0<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{election box total<br />
| votes = 193,730<br />
| percentage = 100.0<br />
}}<br />
{{election box end}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://yakym.house.gov/ Official website]<br />
* [https://www.rudyforindiana.com/ Campaign website]<br />
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