Born on August 17, 1963, Jacqueline R. Walorski was an American politician and U.S. representative for Indiana’s 2nd congressional district from 2013 until her death in 2022. A member of the Republican Party, she was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing Indiana’s 21st district, from 2005 to 2010.

In 2004, Walorski ran for a seat in the Indiana House of Representatives after incumbent Republican State Representative Richard W. Mangus decided to retire. She ran for Indiana’s 2nd District, which included the suburban area between South Bend and Elkhart. Walorski defeated Democrat Carl H. Kaser, 64%–36%.[10] In 2006, she won a second term with 53% of the vote. In 2008, she won a third term unopposed.

Jackie Walorski’s parents: Raymond B. Walorski, and Martha C. Walorski

Walorski grew up with her two older brothers in the city’s Gilmer Park neighborhood. Her mother, Martha C. worked as a meat cutter at a local grocery store, and her father, Raymond B. Walorski, worked as a firefighter and owned an appliance store. She had Polish and German ancestry. As a child, she attended Hay Elementary School and graduated from Riley High School in 1981.

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