U.S. House candidate · Illinois 13th District
Nikki Budzinski
Overview
Poliscope ↗$2.89M
Raised this cycle
$42K
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
4%
Small-dollar share
52%
In-state share
12
Flags
Nikki Budzinski is a Democratic Representative from IL (District 13). Budzinski's campaign has raised $2.9 million from 1,025 donors. Funding includes 3.8% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 42.5% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Real Estate, Education. Campaign committees include NIKKI FOR CONGRESS.
Backed by George Soros
- George Soros gave $7,000 (2026)
- George Soros gave $6,600 (2024)
- Alexander Soros gave $7,000 (2026)
- Alexander Soros gave $6,600 (2024)
Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz
- Marc Andreessen gave $1,666 (2024)
- Ben Horowitz gave $3,500 (2026)
- Ben Horowitz gave $1,666 (2024)
Backed by the Winklevoss twins
- Cameron Winklevoss gave $3,300 (2024)
- Tyler Winklevoss gave $3,300 (2024)
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
Backed by crypto super PACs
- Coinbase Global Inc. PAC gave $2,000 (2026)
- Coinbase Global Inc. PAC gave $1,000 (2024)
- PROTECT PROGRESS spent $41,930 supporting
Backed by EMILYs List
- EMILY's List gave $10,000 (2024)
Backed by End Citizens United
- End Citizens United gave $6,000 (2024)
Real estate money
- Real Estate is the candidate's #2 donor sector ($50K from individual donors)
Gambling industry money
- DraftKings PAC gave $1,000 (2026)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $5,000 (2026)
- SEIU COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- IBEW PAC gave $10,000 (2026)
- IBEW PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $6,000 (2026)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $5,000 (2024)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $10,000 (2026)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- UAW V-CAP gave $10,000 (2024)
- CWA COPE gave $5,000 (2026)
- CWA COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $2,500 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $9,000 (2024)
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 3 gift or travel filings
Money
Poliscope ↗$2.89M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$1.65M
From individuals
$107K unitemized
$1.17M
From PACs
1,025
Donors
avg $620
39%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2022 2,231 donors$3.93M
- 2024 2,093 donors$4.34M
- 2026 1,344 donors$2.89M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 1,087 gifts · 3%$48K
- $200-$499 332 gifts · 5%$84K
- $500-$999 439 gifts · 14%$220K
- $1,000-$2,899 415 gifts · 32%$493K
- $2,900+ 198 gifts · 45%$688K
- Refunds / negative records 1 gifts$-1K
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 239 gifts$278K
- Real Estate 64 gifts$50K
- Education 137 gifts$38K
- Finance & Investment 25 gifts$30K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 49 gifts$29K
- Transportation 12 gifts$14K
- Hospitality & Entertainment 3 gifts$8K
- Communications & Media 4 gifts$8K
- Construction 19 gifts$8K
- Business & Professional Services 12 gifts$8K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 7 gifts$7K
- Retail & Consumer Goods 7 gifts$7K
- Technology & Internet 3 gifts$6K
- Energy & Natural Resources 4 gifts$5K
- Manufacturing 1 gifts$4K
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASSIF, VALERE | individual | NJ | $8,000 | — | 4 |
| LAITMAN, JUDITH, | individual | MO | $8,000 | — | 8 |
| SCOTT, RUSSELL K | individual | IL | $7,950 | — | 13 |
| MARQUIS, THOMAS L. | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| STOCKS, JOHN | individual | WI | $7,000 | — | 8 |
| BLUHM-KAUL, BARBARA S. | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| JOHNSTON, GREG | individual | WA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| STRYKER, PAT | individual | CO | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| ZION, SARA | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| FRENCH GATES, MELINDA | individual | WA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MARQUIS, DARRELL L | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| SOROS, ALEX | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| KAUFMAN, DEREK | individual | CT | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| Fred Eychaner | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MARQUIS, BENJAMIN L. | individual | IL | $7,000 | — | 3 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| ULLICO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ULLIPAC) | DC | $15,000 | 3 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| BAYER US LLC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAYERPAC) | MO | $10,000 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND | MO | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $10,000 | 5 |
| AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MN | $10,000 | 2 |
| MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS | MD | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND | PA | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS PAC) | FL | $10,000 | 2 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | IL | $10,000 | 4 |
Where the money comes from
- IL 52% · home state$801K
- NY 8%$125K
- MA 7%$100K
- DC 6%$86K
- CA 5%$80K
- MO 5%$80K
- FL 2%$30K
- MD 2%$28K
- CT 2%$27K
- VA 2%$23K
- MI 1%$22K
- TX 1%$16K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
| Spender | Stance | Spent | Network | Dark money in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 | Support | $42K 1 filing | Crypto super PACs | — |
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,263 roll calls on record: 406 yea, 266 nay, 2 not voting.
796 of 796
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 49–237 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | No | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5470 | Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Aug 26, 2026 | — |
| 309 | National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| 10115 | Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Aug 17, 2026 | — |
| 6020 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in Plainfield, Illinois, as the Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr. Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 5773 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois, as the Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 2466 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5225 Harrison Avenue in Rockford, Illinois, as the Jay P. Larson Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 1476 | Supporting the designation of the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week". | cosponsor | Agriculture and Food | Aug 3, 2026 | — |
| 1469 | Condemning a legal opinion issued by the U.S. Department of Justice on June 18, 2026, regarding the Olmstead v. L.C., the 1999 Supreme Court decision that recognized institutional isolation of people with disabilities as discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. | cosponsor | Health | Aug 3, 2026 | — |
| 5254 | Gateway Partnership Act | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Jul 29, 2026 | — |
| 9974 | Young Farmer Success Act | cosponsor | Education | Jul 27, 2026 | — |
| 9958 | To amend the Head Start Act to expand and improve participation in Head Start programs, and for other purposes. | cosponsor | — | Jul 27, 2026 | — |
| 1463 | Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month". | cosponsor | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | Jul 27, 2026 | — |
| 8205 | Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9941 | Right to IVF Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9886 | Federal Facilities Indoor Air Quality Assessment Act | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIKKI FOR CONGRESS | C00787812 | H / P | principal | $9.98M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | phone | start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | https://budzinski.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2371 | 2023-01-03 |
| 2027-01-03 | https://budzinski.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2371 | 2025-01-03 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗| Year | Type | Source / sponsor | Description / destination | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | travel | Center Forward | Netherlands (Jun 14, 2026 – Jun 17, 2026) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | Center Forward | United Kingdom (Jun 14, 2025 – Jun 19, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc. and Rockefeller Foundation | Italy (Apr 21, 2025 – Apr 26, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Real Estate, Education, Finance & Investment, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | IL | 13 | H2IL13153 | $2.89M |
| 2024 | House | IL | 13 | H2IL13153 | $4.34M |
| 2022 | House | IL | 13 | H2IL13153 | $3.93M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.