Rudy Yakym
Yakym voted for every Israel aid bill and against both amendments to cut that aid, keeps a pro-Israel page listing his record, and marked the attack’s second anniversary: “Today marks two years since Hamas terrorists carried out a brutal attack on Israel”. Nothing located on U.S. aid to Palestinians.
Yakym represents Indiana’s 2nd District and is the sitting member.
His recorded votes on the tracked bills appear as badges on this card, all on the support side, including votes against both amendments to cut aid to Israel. His office maintains a standing pro-Israel initiatives page, and his 2023 appropriations requests sought funding for the U.S.-Israel security memorandum including missile-defense and counter-tunnel systems; specifics on the research page.
His second-anniversary statement in October 2025 reads: "Today marks two years since Hamas terrorists carried out a brutal attack on Israel, murdering i[nnocents]...", quoted on the card to its verified span. His November 2023 statement calling Israel "our closest ally in the Middle East" is on the research page.
His campus-antisemitism record is extensive (letters pressing more than 130 colleges), and he has discussed Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Washington visits on local television. Nothing located has him addressing U.S. humanitarian aid for Palestinians.
Tracked votes: backed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 6 of 6 recorded votes.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- His recorded votes appear as badges on this card, all support-side; the grounding for each sits in the record section.
- [Position, standing page] His pro-Israel initiatives page, verified to exist and read; a live page, recorded on the date we read it.
- [Position, 2023-10, appropriations requests] Funding requests for the U.S.-Israel memorandum including Iron Dome, anti-tunneling and counter-drone systems; defensive-systems detail stays off the front; our research from his resources page.
- [Reaction window, 2023-11-02] His statement on the November 2023 bill ("our closest ally in the Middle East", "they need our unwavering support now more than ever"). Off the card; our research.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- Nothing located at any date.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Position, 2025-10-07] The second-anniversary statement, verified; quoted on the card.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- [Position] The Gottheimer-Yakym bipartisan resolution appears via both offices’ releases; dates checked, nothing quoted.
- Tracked funding totals appear as a badge on this card.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- [Position, 2024-2025] His letters pressing over 130 colleges and universities and over 100 college DEI offices on campus antisemitism; his own releases.
Race and status context
- Sitting member, nominated. His Democratic challenger’s card carries its own record.
Also in this race: Jamee Decio (Democrat) · All Indiana candidates.
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