Race for Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District

PLYMOUTH, Ind. -- Voters in Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District will have the chance to decide whether incumbent Rep. Rudy Yaykm will keep his seat.

Yakym was first elected to represent the district in a special election following the death of Congresswoman, Jackie Walorski.

He said throughout his time in office he has worked to continue her legacy of giving a voice to the voiceless and would continue to do so if reelected.

"I literally had the opportunity over the last few years to hear from thousands of Hoosiers. Met with directly at hundreds of businesses and all kinds of different places around Indiana Second District and most important is listening to them, knowing what's on their mind and making sure that their concerns and issues are reflected in Washington DC,” said Yakym in an interview Monday.

Democratic Nominee, Lori Camp and Libertarian Nominee, William Henry went head-to-head in a debate earlier this month, which Yakym declined to participate in.

The three are vying for the spot that represents 11 counties across Northwest and Central Indiana, including voters in South Bend, Elkhart, Plymouth, and Warsaw.

Camp, a lifelong South Bend resident, is running for the first time with hopes to restore women’s reproductive rights amongst other issues she says are top priorities.

“The job of a Congressperson is to represent you and work for the people, and I just want to see that happen again we have legislation that should be passed the farm bill that needs to be passed for our farmers things to protect voting rights to protect Social Security veterans' benefits. I mean, I could go on and on, and none of this has been done,” said Camp in an interview Friday.

Henry, a US Army Veteran is running for the second time.

He told ABC57 he will focus heavily on individual liberties, limiting spending, and advocating for veterans.

"We just want to share our views with the public we're on the ballot we want less government we want less taxes we want less in our lives to be able to choose our own lives personal lives in liberty,” said Henry in an interview Monday.

Both candidates say they want to bring change to Capitol Hill.