Rudy Yakym
Republican · IN · U.S. Representative for Indiana's 2nd Congressional District
Republican U.S. Representative for Indiana's 2nd Congressional District, first elected in a 2022 special election and reelected to the 118th and 119th Congresses. He previously worked in business and serves on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Where Rudy Yakym stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Data Privacy (1 record)
Opposes
Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Labor Rights (2 records), Corporate Accountability (1 record)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes posting nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, a crime and orders 48-hour takedowns. The House passed it 409-2, and it became law on May 19, 2025.
April 28, 2025Supports AI Regulation
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 oppose
Voted for H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, stopping certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time. It failed the House 209-215.
January 13, 2026Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 oppose
Voted for H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, stopping certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time. It failed the House 209-215.
January 13, 2026Opposes Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177, a resolution cancelling a labor board rule that eased treating franchise chains and owners as joint employers. The Senate agreed, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024, and the House override failed.
January 12, 2024Opposes Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
On July 3, 2025, Representative Rudy Yakym voted aye on the House motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; the motion passed 218-214.
July 3, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes posting nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, a crime and orders 48-hour takedowns. The House passed it 409-2, and it became law on May 19, 2025.
April 28, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177, a resolution cancelling a labor board rule that eased treating franchise chains and owners as joint employers. The Senate agreed, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024, and the House override failed.
January 12, 2024Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Voted against passing H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, setting deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sending stalled talks to arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.
June 9, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 2550, the Protect America's Workforce Act, cancelling the March 2025 executive order that stripped union bargaining rights from most federal workers. The House passed it 231-195, and the Senate has not voted on it.
December 11, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 1948, the VA Employee Fairness Act, letting doctors and nurses at veterans' hospitals bargain and file grievances over patient care and pay. The House passed it 219-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
December 15, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Race Rudy Yakym is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 2 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 2 (119th Congress), Indiana · incumbent
Profile last researched September 7, 2026.