Jacqueline Renae Walorski was an American politician who served as the US representative for Indiana's 2nd congressional district from 2013 until her death in 2022.
34 Facts About Jackie Walorski
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Jackie Walorski served in the Indiana House of Representatives, representing Indiana's 21st district, from 2005 to 2010.
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Jackie Walorski won the seat in 2012 after Donnelly vacated it to run for the US Senate, and was reelected four times.
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Jackie Walorski then attended Liberty Baptist College from 1981 to 1983, and graduated from Taylor University, receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and public administration in 1985.
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Jackie Walorski began her career as a television reporter for WSBT-TV, a CBS affiliate in South Bend, from 1985 to 1989, and was the executive director of the St Joseph County Humane Society from 1989 to 1991.
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Jackie Walorski later worked as the director of annual giving at Indiana University South Bend from 1997 to 1999.
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Jackie Walorski moved to Romania in 2000 and founded Impact International, a foundation to provide medical supplies and attention to impoverished children.
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Jackie Walorski did Christian missionary work in Romania before returning to the US in 2004.
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In 2004, Walorski ran for a seat in the Indiana House of Representatives after incumbent Republican State Representative Richard W Mangus decided to retire.
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Jackie Walorski ran in Indiana's 2nd District, which included the suburban area between South Bend and Elkhart.
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Jackie Walorski was criticized for missing a committee vote and the opportunity for stopping the daylight saving time bill from passing out of committee, even though that bill died on the House floor.
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Jackie Walorski authored legislation combating identity theft, including in 2006 when she sponsored a bill requiring companies to notify customers who are Indiana residents of any security breaches that could cause identity theft, identity deception, or fraud, making it a Class C felony and imposing a $50,000 fine on anyone who has the identities of over 100 persons.
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Jackie Walorski became active in the caucus and was appointed Assistant Floor Leader.
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In 2014, while serving on the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Jackie Walorski was a leading voice pushing for the resignation of Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs due to the Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014.
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Jackie Walorski voted against the second impeachment of Donald Trump and voted to object to the certification of the 2020 United States presidential election.
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In 2019, Jackie Walorski was named the ranking member on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
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Jackie Walorski won the uncontested 2022 Republican primary for the 2nd district.
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On May 25,2018, Jackie Walorski introduced legislation to double the death gratuity the federal government pays to the families of service members killed on active duty.
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Jackie Walorski voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.
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Jackie Walorski voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
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In 2018, Jackie Walorski said she opposed the Trump tariffs on goods imported from US allies.
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Jackie Walorski said that such duties threaten US businesses and workers.
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Jackie Walorski asked that the system for granting exclusions for certain products be accelerated.
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In 2013, Jackie Walorski expressed support for a ban on late-term abortions.
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In 2015, Jackie Walorski raised objections to the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a bill banning late termination of pregnancy, an abortion procedure given beyond 20 weeks into a pregnancy.
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Jackie Walorski had supported the 2013 version, but removed her name from the 2015 House bill in mid-January.
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Jackie Walorski voted for this version of the House bill in May Jackie Walorski would go on to vote for the 2017 version of the bill.
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In October 2017, Jackie Walorski asked the Indiana State Department of Health to deny an application to open an abortion clinic in South Bend, saying the clinic would undermine efforts to reduce the number of abortions in the area.
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Jackie Walorski was given a "D" rating in 2016 from marijuana legalization advocacy group NORML for her voting history regarding cannabis-related causes.
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In December 2020, Walorski was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump.
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In 1995, Jackie Walorski married Dean Swihart, a schoolteacher in Mishawaka.
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Jackie Walorski resided in Jamestown, an unincorporated suburban community west of Elkhart, and was a member of South Gate Church, an Assemblies of God megachurch in South Bend.
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Jackie Walorski was returning from a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Claypool, Indiana.
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, whose hometown of South Bend is in Jackie Walorski's district, posted condolences on Twitter, saying that "she was always prepared to work together where there was common ground".