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Nikki Budzinski

Nikki Budzinski

Democratic · IL U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

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

2024 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House IL-13 · 2026 General Election

  • $4,337,254 raised
  • $2,594,264 spent
  • $1,784,732 cash on hand
$4.34M
$4.20M
$2.58M
Itemized (≥ $200)$2.36M
Unitemized (< $200)$218.68K
Party committees$13.22K
Other committees (PACs)$1.61M
Transfers from other committees$119.77K
Offsets to expenditures$15.65K
$2.59M
Operating expenditures$2.41M
Contribution refunds$44.61K
Other disbursements$142.78K
Cash on hand$1.78M
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2024 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2024)

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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.

Nikki Budzinski campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash 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

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    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.

  • 19
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 481 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    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.

  • 0
    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.

  • 6
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

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

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (6)

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • STATE OF ILLINOIS $45,600
  • SIMMONS HANLY CONROY LLC $36,800
  • MARQUIS MANAGEMENT INC $29,000
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS $28,145
  • THE GORI LAW FIRM $18,100
  • SIMMONS HANLY CONROY LLP $14,000
  • THE DRISCOLL FIRM LLC $11,900
  • POWER ROGERS LLP $11,900
  • CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES $9,900
  • SPIROS LAW $9,500

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? →

  • 2026 cycle $83,860 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group
  • 2024 cycle $635,419 supporting · $0 opposing · 6 outside groups

See the outside-money leaderboard →

Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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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

Data from Congress.gov

The members Budzinski most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Budzinski connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • 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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