Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Nikki Budzinski

Official portrait of Nikki Budzinski
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Illinois’s 13th district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Springfield, IL
Born
1977
In Congress
House since 2023 · 3 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
BUDZINSKI, NIKKI
Next election
Primary March 17, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Illinois with the current district highlighted

Illinois, District 13

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · Illinois District 13IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H2IL13153 · Principal campaign committee: NIKKI FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Illinois District 13$3,654,995.97General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Illinois District 13$4,337,253.92Won the general election (41.9%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Illinois District 13$3,933,506.61Won the general election (56.6%)
Total raised$3,654,995.97
Total spent$2,487,921.87
Cash on hand$2,951,806.45
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $2,043,679.95PACs and other committees: $1,523,703.62Party committees: $2,259.55Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $43,475.13Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $41,877.72
  • Individual contributions$2,043,679.9556%
  • PACs and other committees$1,523,703.6242%
  • Party committees$2,259.550%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$43,475.131%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$41,877.721%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$184,765.3711%
  • Contributions over $200$1,500,954.4889%
  • Itemized from inside Illinois$822,110.3053%
  • Itemized from other states$733,555.6847%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $124,900.00 · Massachusetts $99,900.00 · District of Columbia $86,119.54 · Missouri $82,900.00 · California $80,253.50. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$2.9M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $561,315.24APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $278,816.35JULY QUARTERLY: raised $386,685.75JULY QUARTERLY: spent $198,892.05OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $513,108.74OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $267,501.74YEAR-END: raised $373,321.64YEAR-END: spent $415,807.63PRE-PRIMARY: raised $306,206.62PRE-PRIMARY: spent $215,965.57APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $317,964.35APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $256,399.90JULY QUARTERLY: raised $426,415.20JULY QUARTERLY: spent $410,801.89OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $642,051.59OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $363,088.362025-032025-092026-022026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea318
Voted nay356
Did not vote0 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored19
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored518

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 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 Harbo
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 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 Vesse
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 8076 PREDICT Act
    Introduced Mar 25, 2026 · Latest action Mar 25, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to b…
  • H.R. 7938 Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026
    Introduced Mar 16, 2026 · Latest action Apr 3, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
  • H.R. 7864 Gateway Arch National Park Boundary Revision Act of 2026
    Introduced Mar 9, 2026 · Latest action Mar 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • H.R. 7324 More Behavioral Health Providers Act of 2026
    Introduced Feb 3, 2026 · Latest action Feb 3, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak…
  • H.R. 7280 Veteran DATA Act
    Introduced Jan 30, 2026 · Latest action Apr 15, 2026: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  • H.R. 7241 Protect Veterans from the THIEF Act
    Introduced Jan 27, 2026 · Latest action Feb 12, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
  • H.R. 5841 Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act
    Introduced Oct 28, 2025 · Latest action Oct 28, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the S…
  • H.R. 4159 To require the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations requiring that optional combat boots worn by members of the Armed Forces wear be made in America, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Jun 26, 2025 · Latest action Jun 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • H.R. 3863 VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act
    Introduced Jun 10, 2025 · Latest action May 4, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 550.
  • H.R. 3578 Improving Veterans’ Experience Act of 2025
    Introduced May 23, 2025 · Latest action Dec 19, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

307 committees reported giving $1,175,685.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Nikki Budzinski$83,860.34
  • Independent expenditures opposing Nikki Budzinski$0.00
  • Electioneering communications naming Nikki Budzinski$104,964.75

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Illinois U.S. House, District 13, 2026 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Nikki Budzinski (D)$3,654,995.97$2,951,806.452026-10-14
Jeff Wilson (R)$532,329.74$48,166.812026-10-14
Dylan Thomas Blaha (D)$105,872.44$993.672026-06-30
Joshua Loyd (R)$16,876.20$0.002026-04-21

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DDecember 5, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 15, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: NIKKI FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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