Representative · Illinois's 13th district

Nikki Budzinski

Nikki Budzinski is a Democratic representative for Illinois's 13th district, in Congress since 2023. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 0, and cast 441 of 471 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Democrat
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 3, 2023
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	0.0%0 of 675 · rank 413 of 439	94%441 of 471 · rank 388 of 439	190 became law	30%153 of 514
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	0.4%5 of 1,222 · rank 411 of 442	92%785 of 852 · rank 345 of 442	150 became law	29%140 of 479

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.32+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

H.R. 6955: Main Street Capital Access ActYea
Jul 21, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 270–155· Against party
H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 104–314· Against party
H.R. 8312: Fraud Prevention and Accountability ActYea
Jun 10, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 240–181· Against party
H.R. 5625: Cashless Bail Reporting ActYea
May 14, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 308–116· Against party
H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Yea
May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
S. 1318: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration ActYea
Apr 29, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 235–191· Against party
H.R. 5587: HEATS ActYea
Apr 23, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 231–186· Against party
H.R. 7084: Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026Yea
Mar 27, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 247–164· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Illinois's 13th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $89.6M
Per resident: $120
Rank in Illinois: 14 of 17
Contract actions: 11.6K; New awards: 10.8K

By fiscal year

294MFY2017
297.7MFY2018
279MFY2019
371.5MFY2020
132.5MFY2021
177.3MFY2022
165.8MFY2023
280.9MFY2024
151.6MFY2025
89.6MFY2026

Top buyers

Department of the Army$21M23%
Department of Defense
Defense Logistics Agency$10.6M12%
Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs$8.8M9.8%
Department of the Navy$6.4M7.1%
Department of Defense
Public Buildings Service$5.1M5.7%
General Services Administration
National Institutes of Health$4M4.5%
Department of Health and Human Services
USTRANSCOM$3.2M3.6%
Department of Defense
Office of Procurement Operations$3.1M3.4%
Department of Homeland Security

Top recipients

IMT DEFENSE CORP$12.4M14%
2 awards
BELLEVILLE SHOE MANUFACTURING COMPANY$10.5M12%
24 awards
THE ROSS AGENCY, INC.$7.1M7.9%
4 awards
OLIN WINCHESTER LLC$6.5M7.2%
65 awards
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$6.1M6.8%
33 awards
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ILLINOIS$3.4M3.8%
8 awards
THE BOEING COMPANY$3.2M3.6%
1 award
PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT SERVICES, INC.$2.7M3.0%
1 award
NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL CANCER REGISTRIES INC$2.7M3.0%
8 awards
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION$2.5M2.8%
1 award

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised: $2.9M; through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand: $2.6M
From committees: $1.2M; 303 committees
From contractor PACs: $265K; 64 PACs · 23% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)	$10K	AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac	$10K	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization	$5,280
abbott laboratoriesabbott laboratories employee political action committee	$10K	ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$90M
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee	$10K	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
ameren corporationameren corporation federal political action committee (ameren fedpac)	$10K	AMEREN SERVICES COMPANYAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$2M
document storage systems, inc.document storage systems, inc. (dss pac)	$10K	DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization	$85.9M
the boeing companythe boeing company pac	$8,500	THE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization	$9B
bunge north america incbunge north america inc political action committee	$8,500	BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, INCAI match · 100% · the same organization	-$534
booz allen hamilton inc.booz allen hamilton inc. pac (booz allen pac)	$8,000	BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INCAI match · 100% · the same organization	$5.6B
health care service corporationhealth care service corporation employees' political action committee	$7,500	HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	$16M

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$2.9M	$1.2M	$265K64 PACs · 23% of committee money
2024	$4.3M	$1.5M	$184.8K51 PACs · 12% of committee money
2022	$3.9M	$851.2K	$28K5 PACs · 3% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · Illinois's 13th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Illinois's 13th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: budzinski.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-2371
Office: 1717 Longworth House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.