Nikki Budzinski

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Nikki Budzinski

U.S. Representative · IL-13 · D

U.S. Representative — IL-13 (D)

Nicole Jai Budzinski ( bəd-ZIN-skee; pol. /bud͡ʑiɲski/) (born March 11, 1977) is an American trade unionist and politician. She has served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 13th congressional district since 2023, and is a member of the Democratic Party. Budzinski worked for most of her career for trade unions. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2022–2026 cycles

$11,155,778 raised

Influence graph
Individual 63%
PAC 33%
Other

Where the $11,155,778 raised came from · FEC · 2022–2026 cycle

$11,155,778
Raised
FEC receipts · 2022–2026 cycle
$3,680,631
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2022–2026 cycles
$1,835,364
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 73 sources

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$739,280
  • Not employed / self$586,465
  • Lawyers & law firms$416,276
  • Retired$173,062
  • Securities & investment$125,674
  • TV, movies & music$106,185
  • Health professionals$62,420
  • Education$53,550

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • STATE OF ILLINOIS$44,400
  • SIMMONS HANLY CONROY LLC$36,800
  • MARQUIS MANAGEMENT INC$29,000
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$27,475
  • THE GORI LAW FIRM$18,100
  • SIMMONS HANLY CONROY LLP$14,000
  • POWER ROGERS LLP$11,900
  • THE DRISCOLL FIRM LLC$11,900
  • CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES$9,900
  • SPIROS LAW$9,500

Committee assignments · 6

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • House Committee on Veterans' Affairs — Technology ModernizationRanking Member
  • House Committee on Agriculture — Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
  • House Committee on Agriculture — Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
  • House Committee on Agriculture — General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 19

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.R. 8076PREDICT Act· Government Operations and Politics
  • H.R. 7938Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Protection Act of 2026· Agriculture and Food
  • H.R. 7864Gateway Arch National Park Boundary Revision Act of 2026· Public Lands and Natural Resources
  • H.R. 7324More Behavioral Health Providers Act of 2025· Health
  • H.R. 7280Protect Veterans from the THIEF Act· Armed Forces and National Security

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 74 total

People0
  • None on file
Organizations4
PACs / committees70

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