Service history
4 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2023
- Representative IL-13 2023–present
Background
- background Born March 11, 1977; a trade unionist who worked for most of her career for labor unions
- background Served as chief of staff to the director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Biden administration beginning in 2021
- role A member of the Democratic Party
- role U.S. Representative for Illinois's 13th congressional district since 2023
Campaign finance
2026 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House IL-13 · 2026 General Election
- $2,885,018 raised
- $2,044,185 spent
- $2,625,565 cash on hand
| $2.89M | |
| $2.82M | |
| $1.65M | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $1.54M |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $107.32K |
| Party committees | $2.01K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $1.17M |
| Transfers from other committees | $24.94K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $36.43K |
| $2.04M | |
| Operating expenditures | $1.57M |
| Contribution refunds | $25.13K |
| Other disbursements | $453.45K |
| Cash on hand | $2.63M |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through June 30, 2026 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $3,933,507 | $3,891,764 | $41,742 |
| 2024 | $4,337,254 | $2,594,264 | $1,784,732 |
| 2026 | $2,885,018 | $2,044,185 | $2,625,565 |
Contributions received
Data from FEC
Recorded individual contributions: $34,602 ·
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 481 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 19 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
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Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Nikki Budzinski. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (6)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Technology Modernization Subcommittee Ranking Member · oversees Technology
- Agriculture Committee
- Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
- Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee · oversees Technology
- General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Top contributors (FEC)
Outside spending on this race
Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures
Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesFull support from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Budzinski, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.
Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HRES 1476Supporting the designation of the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week".cosponsoredAug 2, 2026
- HRES 1463Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month".cosponsoredJul 26, 2026
- HR 9958To amend the Head Start Act to expand and improve participation in Head Start programs, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJul 26, 2026
- HR 9974Young Farmer Success ActcosponsoredJul 26, 2026
- HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9886Federal Facilities Indoor Air Quality Assessment ActcosponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HR 9874Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections ActcosponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HRES 1432Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the freeze on State-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Fund, and Social Services Block Grant payments for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
- HR 9688High Court Gift Ban ActcosponsoredJul 13, 2026
- HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
- HRES 1417Remembering the lives lost and honoring the survivors 4 years after the Independence Day Parade shooting that occurred on July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois.cosponsoredJul 1, 2026
- HR 9458Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
- HRES 1380Commemorating 50 years of women at the service academies.cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
- HR 9401Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
- HR 9370Protect Local Funding ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
- HR 9289Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9261Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees ActcosponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HR 9150Boxing Therapy for Parkinson’s Access ActcosponsoredJun 3, 2026
- HRES 1342Expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".cosponsoredJun 3, 2026
- HR 9128CFTC Protection of Information and Data Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 2, 2026
- HR 9105SAFEGUARD Veterans Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 1, 2026
- HR 9018Fostering TRUST Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
- HRES 1315Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Renewable Fuels Month" to recognize the important role that renewable fuels play in lowering fuel prices for consumers, lessening reliance on foreign adversaries, supporting rural communities, and reducing carbon impacts.cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
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