The South Bend Tribune reports:
Rudy Yakym, a former Walorski campaign finance director, has been named Indiana Republicans’ nominee to succeed Jackie Walorski for the 2nd congressional District race this November.
Yakym was a campaign finance director for Walorski in 2011 and 2012 and was endorsed by the late Congresswoman’s husband Dean Swihart earlier this week. He won the nomination to represent the Indiana GOP this November in the first round of voting during a Saturday caucus.
The initial voting caucus of nearly 375 precinct committee members selected Yakym as Republicans’ 2nd district nominee to run this November in place of Walorski, who ran unopposed in this spring’s primaries. Walorski and three others were killed in a car crash earlier this month.
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Congratulations to our dear friend @RudyYakym, Sallyann and their whole family on winning the Republican Caucus nomination today! Rudy will be a great conservative Congressman for #IN02! On to Victory!?? https://t.co/0j6KKnRPmr
— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) August 20, 2022
Congratulations to Rudy Yakym on his victories in the Second Congressional District caucuses today in Mishawaka!
Now, on to November! pic.twitter.com/onPFZp1wJX
— Indiana Republican Party (@indgop) August 20, 2022
#NEW: Rudy Yakym will replace U.S. Rep. @jackiewalorski on the Nov. ballot.
He was chosen at Saturday’s IN GOP caucus.
The seat will remain unfilled until the special/general elections after Nov. 8.
Whoever wins can be sworn in immediately to fill the vacancy through Jan. 3. pic.twitter.com/JGUFhglpUQ
— Erica Finke WSBT (@EricaFinkeTV) August 20, 2022