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Nikki Budzinski

U.S. House · Illinois
On the ballot · Nov 3
$2.9M

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$1.6M57%
  • PACs$1.2M41%
  • Transfers & other$63k2%

7% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$1.3M
Office
PartyDemocrat
ChamberU.S. House
SeatIllinois, district 13
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
IL-10 · Bradley Scott SchneiderIL-11 · Bill FosterIL-12 · Mike BostIL-14 · Lauren UnderwoodIL-15 · Mary E. MillerIL-16 · Darin LaHoodIL-17 · Eric SorensenIL-7 · Danny K. DavisIL-3 · Delia C. RamirezIL-9 · Janice D. SchakowskyIL-1 · Jonathan L. JacksonIL-2 · Robin L. KellyIL-6 · Sean CastenIL-4 · Jesús G. 'Chuy' GarcíaIL-8 · Raja KrishnamoorthiIL-5 · Mike QuigleyIL-13 · Nikki Budzinski
IL-13 · Illinois
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On the ballot · Illinois House, district 13 · Nov 397% party to win· vs. Wilson ↓
The campaign · in their words

“For Working Families”

nikkiforcongress.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 651 bills and votes, starting from a reputation prior of Left 28 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. Wilson · 2026vs. pick…
Budzinski (you're viewing)
Overall
20
L-lean
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

IL-13 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Budzinski (D)97%
Wilson (R)4%
The race · IL-13
Nikki BudzinskiDemocrat · incumbent · L-lean 20 on the record97%
Jeff WilsonRepublican · challenger · Right 25 from statements4%
2520
45 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Wilson's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Nikki Budzinski$3.5M
$2M from individuals · $1.8M itemized
Jeff Wilson$495k
$170k from individuals · $104k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of Nikki Budzinski's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 9 sponsored, 378 cosponsored, 0 statements, 605 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Health care · 20% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 2 sponsored · 98 cosponsored · 0 statements · 162 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 12 party-line votesHealth care 20%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 15% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 4 sponsored · 66 cosponsored · 0 statements · 280 tweets · broke with their party on 10 of 243 party-line votesFederal budget 15%Business, finance and labor · 13% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 0 sponsored · 37 cosponsored · 0 statements · 294 tweets · broke with their party on 9 of 52 party-line votesBusiness 13%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 10% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 0 sponsored · 39 cosponsored · 0 statements · 97 tweets · broke with their party on 18 of 180 party-line votesEnergy 10%Education · 8% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 0 sponsored · 30 cosponsored · 0 statements · 59 tweets · broke with their party on 5 of 25 party-line votesEducation 8%Civil rights, gender and religion · 6% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 0 sponsored · 11 cosponsored · 0 statements · 74 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 7 party-line votesCivil rights 6%Crime and justice · 5% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 0 sponsored · 18 cosponsored · 0 statements · 100 tweets · broke with their party on 14 of 45 party-line votesCrime 5%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 5% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 0 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 0 statements · 83 tweets · broke with their party on 13 of 125 party-line votesForeign policy 5%Elections, representation and accountability · 4% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 1 sponsored · 21 cosponsored · 0 statements · 6 tweets · broke with their party on 3 of 11 party-line votesElections 4%Federal power and civil liberties · 4% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 1 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 0 statements · 58 tweets · broke with their party on 6 of 43 party-line votesFederal power 4%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 4% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 0 sponsored · 13 cosponsored · 0 statements · 52 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 21 party-line votesHousing 4%Trade and industrial policy · 3% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 1 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 0 statements · 31 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 5 party-line votes3%Immigration · 2% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 0 sponsored · 8 cosponsored · 0 statements · 18 tweets · broke with their party on 11 of 33 party-line votes2%Guns · 1% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 0 sponsored · 5 cosponsored · 0 statements · 12 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 9 party-line votes1%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

Nikki Budzinski

● Democrat · U.S. House · Illinois
Raised
$2.9M
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$306k
labor unions
Overall
L-lean
20pt left
Actions
1,256
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 397% · vs. Wilson ↓
The campaign · in their words

“For Working Families”

Standing with Workers ↗“I've spent my entire career fighting for workers and their families.”Lowering Costs ↗“While the Trump Administration wreaks havoc on the pocketbooks of folks in Illinois 13, I'm working to bring costs down and give our families and small businesses some breathing room.”Creating Jobs ↗“That's why I'm focused on bringing manufacturing back home, strengthening American supply chains, and investing in a 21st-century Heartland economy.”
From nikkiforcongress.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
L-lean, 20 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Budzinski (D)97%
Wilson (R)4%
The race · IL-13
Nikki BudzinskiDemocrat · incumbent · L-lean 20 on the record97%
Jeff WilsonRepublican · challenger · Right 25 from statements4%
2520
45 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Wilson's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Nikki Budzinski$3.5M
$2M from individuals · $1.8M itemized
Jeff Wilson$495k
$170k from individuals · $104k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Health care · 20% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 2 sponsored · 98 cosponsored · 0 statements · 162 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 12 party-line votesHealth care 20%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 15% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 4 sponsored · 66 cosponsored · 0 statements · 280 tweets · broke with their party on 10 of 243 party-line votesBudget and taxes 15%Business, finance and labor · 13% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 0 sponsored · 37 cosponsored · 0 statements · 294 tweets · broke with their party on 9 of 52 party-line votesBusiness and labor 13%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 10% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 0 sponsored · 39 cosponsored · 0 statements · 97 tweets · broke with their party on 18 of 180 party-line votes10%Education · 8% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 0 sponsored · 30 cosponsored · 0 statements · 59 tweets · broke with their party on 5 of 25 party-line votes8%Civil rights, gender and religion · 6% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 0 sponsored · 11 cosponsored · 0 statements · 74 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 7 party-line votes6%Crime and justice · 5% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 0 sponsored · 18 cosponsored · 0 statements · 100 tweets · broke with their party on 14 of 45 party-line votes5%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 5% of Nikki Budzinski's priorities · 0 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 0 statements · 83 tweets · broke with their party on 13 of 125 party-line votes5%
10% Energy and land8% Education6% Civil rights5% Crime and justice5% Foreign policy
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Labor unions47$306k
Retail & business54$201k
Agriculture & food41$160k
Finance & insurance37$127k
Energy29$98k
Issue groups25$72k
Health care28$71k
Other politicians13$44k
Everything else57$208k
Raised $2.9M · 57% individuals · 41% pacs