Indiana — 2nd District

Jamee Decio

Supports wage growth and middle-class affordability

Decio emphasizes that household wages have not kept pace with rising prices for food, healthcare, housing, and childcare. She advocates refocusing federal policy on working-family affordability and restoring access to homeownership.

• Highlights that salaries have fallen behind inflation in childcare, medical care, and groceries.
• Focuses on making home ownership attainable for Northern Indiana families.
• Criticizes cuts to Medicaid that exacerbate living costs for struggling residents.

“Jamee recognizes salaries and wages have lagged behind the rising costs of groceries, medical care, and childcare, leaving no room for savings. Meanwhile, home ownership has moved increasingly out of reach.”

Rudy Yakym

Opposes federal spending and debt

Yakym attributes inflation and economic strain to federal overreach, high spending, and Democratic policies. He supports capping non-defense federal expenditures, curbing regulations, and incentivizing job growth through tax relief.

• Voted for the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 to cap non-defense discretionary spending.
• Voted for the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024.
• Supported the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1 in 2025) to adjust federal program spending and debt statutory limits.

“In Congress, I’ll stand up to the failed Pelosi-Biden agenda that is piling up debt, driving up gas prices, fueling inflation and making our country, and our communities, less safe.”

Jamee Decio

Opposes mass deportations and ICE overreach

Decio criticizes large-scale deportation operations against tax-paying undocumented immigrants holding jobs in local communities. She opposes spending billions on enforcement deployments while social programs face reductions.

• Condemns using ICE to deport employed, tax-paying undocumented immigrants.
• Objects to spending $1.71 billion on deportations while citizens lose Medicaid access.
• Opposes deploying federal officers or National Guard troops into cities with elected Democratic leadership.

“She condemns using ICE to deport undocumented immigrants who hold jobs and pay taxes. She objects to spending $1.71 billion on deportations when millions of Americans are losing Medicaid and struggling with rising costs of food, fuel and housing.”

Rudy Yakym

Supports strict border enforcement and deportations

Yakym supports rigid border security laws, mandatory E-Verify, and stricter deportation mandates for undocumented immigrants charged with crimes. He also voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

• Voted for the Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2) to limit asylum and enforce E-Verify.
• Voted for the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) requiring detention of undocumented individuals arrested for theft crimes.
• Voted for H.R. 875 to make driving while impaired grounds for deportation or inadmissibility.
• Voted to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in 2024.

Jamee Decio

Opposes early redistricting and federal overreach

Decio pledges to fight mid-decade redistricting measures designed to eliminate Democratic seats in Congress. She also opposes using federal military or law enforcement personnel to control local municipal governments.

• Committed to opposing partisan redistricting campaigns targeting Democratic congressional seats.
• Opposes federal deployment of National Guard or ICE forces targeting municipal leaders.

“Jamee is committed to fighting the Trump administration efforts to eliminate Democratic congressional seats through early redistricting in several states.”

Rudy Yakym

Supports voter citizenship verification requirements

Yakym supports federal election legislation enforcing documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration. He has voted against bipartisan electoral count updates and supported restricting federal judicial injunction authority.

• Voted for the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register for federal elections.
• Voted against the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022.
• Voted for the No Rogue Rulings Act (NORRA of 2025) to limit federal district court injunction authority.

“Our nation’s capital has become a cesspool of partisan gridlock, bureaucratic overreach, and a general disconnect from the needs and values of the American people.”

Jamee Decio

Emphasizes law enforcement background as deputy

Decio draws on her professional record as a former county deputy sheriff and legal aid worker to emphasize a balanced approach to justice and public service.

• Served as a county deputy sheriff in Indiana.
• Affiliated with Elkhart Legal Aid.

Rudy Yakym

Supports law enforcement and conservative governance

Yakym highlights backing law enforcement and maintaining the rule of law as a central platform priority, arguing Democratic policies make American communities less safe.

• Identifies supporting law enforcement as a core campaign priority.
• Promotes law-and-order governance to counter violent crime.

“Supporting Law Enforcement and the Rule of Law”

Jamee Decio

Opposes tariffs harming local soybean farmers

Decio criticizes federal economic and trade policies that jeopardize local jobs in Northern Indiana. She specifically points to former trade tariffs that provoked retaliatory tariffs on Indiana soybean exports.

• Highlights Indiana's status as the nation's fourth-largest soybean producer.
• Points out that retaliatory 20 percent tariffs led Chinese buyers to shift purchasing from Indiana to South America.
• Pledges to eliminate federal economic policies that undermine regional industries.

“Indiana produces the nation’s fourth largest soybean crop, but Trump tariffs prompted China, the world’s biggest soybean importer and Indiana’s largest buyer, to impose a 20 percent retaliatory tariff and shift from Indiana farmers to South American growers.”

Rudy Yakym

Supports expanding domestic fossil fuel energy

Yakym advocates for domestic energy independence by expanding oil, natural gas, and coal development. He supports reducing environmental permitting restrictions and repealing clean energy tax subsidies.

• Campaign priority: 'Creating American Energy Independence and Lowering Energy Prices'.
• Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1 in 118th Congress) to streamline energy permitting and boost fossil fuels.
• Voted for H.J.Res. 30 to reject Department of Labor rules allowing ESG criteria in retirement investments.

“Creating American Energy Independence and Lowering Energy Prices”

Rudy Yakym

Opposes same-sex marriage and transgender sports

Yakym has taken conservative positions on social issues, voting against federal protections for same-sex marriage and supporting restrictions on transgender participation in women's sports.

• Voted against the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404) in the 117th Congress.
• Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (H.R. 28).