Senator · North Carolina

Ted Budd

Ted Budd is a Republican senator from North Carolina, in Congress since 2017. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 25, and cast 813 of 816 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
Senate
Current
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2017
Term ends
Jan 3, 2029
Open in the Congress explorerOfficial recordAlert me
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.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressSenate9152.7%25 of 915 · rank 42 of 101100%813 of 816 · rank 35 of 101610 became law14%58 of 412
118th CongressSenate6912.7%19 of 691 · rank 56 of 10197%507 of 522 · rank 60 of 101420 became law20%85 of 415
117th CongressHouse of Representatives99712.2%122 of 997 · rank 6 of 44397%503 of 518 · rank 282 of 443500 became law12%68 of 574

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 (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.63+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.

  1. S. 316: A bill to repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.Yea
    Mar 29, 2023· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 66–30· Against party
  2. S. 316: A bill to repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.Nay
    Mar 28, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 38–57· Against party
  3. S. 316: A bill to repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.Nay
    Mar 28, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 31–65· Against party
  4. S. 316: A bill to repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.Nay
    Mar 23, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–63· Against party
  5. S. 316: A bill to repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.Nay
    Mar 22, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 36–60· Against party
  6. S. 4003: Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022Yea
    Dec 14, 2022· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 264–162· Against party
  7. H.J.Res. 100: To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.Yea
    Nov 30, 2022· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 290–137· Against party
  8. H.R. 5455: Terry Technical Correction ActYea
    Nov 29, 2022· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 307–101· Against party

Recent votes

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

  1. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22
  2. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
  3. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
  4. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54
  5. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
  6. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
  7. H.Con.Res. 89: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
    Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50
  8. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23
  9. H.R. 6500: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027Yea
    Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6
  10. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11
  11. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
    Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64
  12. S.Res. 817: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.Yea
    Jul 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 50–47

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

153 sponsored · 0 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced14393%
  2. Reported by committee32.0%
  3. Passed one chamber74.6%

Policy areas

  1. Finance and Financial Sector21
  2. International Affairs16
  3. Government Operations and Politics14
  4. Health11
  5. Armed Forces and National Security10
  6. Taxation10
  7. Labor and Employment9
  8. Immigration8

Latest activity

  1. S. 5557 A bill to establish in the National Institute of Standards and Technology a program of measurement research, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Sep 24, 2026
  2. S. 5517 Fort Bragg Land Transfer for Veterans Act
    Introduced· Sep 24, 2026
  3. S. 2666 Foreign Robocall Elimination Act
    Passed one chamber· Science, Technology, Communications· Aug 10, 2026
  4. S. 5370 Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in the People’s Republic of China Act
    Introduced· International Affairs· Aug 7, 2026
  5. S. 3984 United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026
    Reported by committee· International Affairs· Jul 27, 2026
  6. S. 5063 FIRST Act
    Introduced· International Affairs· Jul 22, 2026
  7. S. 1759 Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act
    Introduced· Transportation and Public Works· Jul 22, 2026
  8. S. 5043 Secure Drug Supply Chain Act of 2026
    Introduced· Health· Jul 21, 2026

Committees

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

Current seats

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
$1.3M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$471.4K
From committees
$300.3K
110 committees
From contractor PACs
$95.5K
33 PACs · 32% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
cardinal health inc.cardinal health inc. pac$7,500CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$276.6M
glaxosmithkline llcglaxosmithkline llc pac (gsk pac)$6,000GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLCAI match · 99% · the same organization$39.8M
siemens corporationsiemens corporation pac$6,000SIEMENS ENERGY INCAI match · 98% · of one corporate family$3.8M
johnson & johnsonjohnson & johnson political action committee$5,000JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family—
ball corporationball corporation political action committee$5,000BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP.AI match · 99% · of one corporate family-$182.3K
eli lilly and companyeli lilly and company political action committee$5,000ELI LILLY AND COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization$286.4K
laboratory corporation of america holdings political participation committeelaboratory corporation of america holdings political participation committee$5,000LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGSAI match · 99% · of one corporate family$23.4K
space exploration technologies corp.space exploration technologies corp. pac$5,000SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPAI match · 100% · the same organization$6.6M
garmin internationalgarmin international inc political action committee$5,000GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$291.1K
the timken companythe timken company good government fund$4,500THE TIMKEN CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$3.3M

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$1.3M$300.3K$95.5K33 PACs · 32% of committee money
2024$2.1M$377.3K$105K42 PACs · 28% of committee money
2022$14.8M$1.3M$170.9K41 PACs · 13% 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.

  1. Senate · North CarolinaJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2029
  2. House · North Carolina's 13th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  3. House · North Carolina's 13th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  4. House · North Carolina's 13th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
www.budd.senate.gov
Phone
202-224-3154
Office
354 Russell Senate Office Building
Contact form
Contact form

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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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)
  • 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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.