Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Ted Budd
- Office
- U.S. senator from North Carolina (class 3)
- Party
- Republican
- Born
- 1971
- In Congress
- House since 2017 · Senate since 2023 · 9 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2029
- FEC filing name
- BUDD, THEODORE P
- Next election
- 2028
North Carolina
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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID S2NC00505 · Principal campaign committee: TED BUDD FOR SENATE
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. Senate · North Carolina | $1,827,202.72 | Not up for election in 2026; seat is next up in 2028 |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. Senate · North Carolina | $14,904,162.55 | Won the general election (50.5%) |
Total raised$1,827,202.72
Total spent$1,381,372.31
Cash on hand$728,188.68
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 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$1,060,837.2258%
- PACs and other committees$338,750.0019%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$421,181.7823%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$6,433.720%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$547,546.4245%
- Contributions over $200$673,261.7155%
- Itemized from inside North Carolina$370,810.6045%
- Itemized from other states$444,572.6355%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Florida $80,101.95 · California $49,662.57 · Texas $37,163.65 · Virginia $36,158.07 · New York $28,142.07. 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
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Roll-call votes while serving915
Voted yea658
Voted nay232
Did not vote25 of 915
Bills and resolutions sponsored61
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored412
Recorded Senate roll-call votes from January 9, 2025 through September 30, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official Senate record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | On the Nomination · PN 1129 Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor | Nomination Confirmed | Yea |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On the Cloture Motion · PN 1129 Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Yea |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 9340 A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes. | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 30, 2026 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 7008 A bill 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. | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | Yea |
| Sep 29, 2026 | On the Motion to Discharge · SRES 852 A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. | Motion to Discharge Rejected | Nay |
| Sep 29, 2026 | On the Motion to Proceed · SJRES 197 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to | Motion to Proceed Rejected | Nay |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On Passage of the Bill · S 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes. | Bill Passed | Yea |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams. | Amendment Rejected | Nay |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes. | Amendment Rejected | Nay |
| Sep 28, 2026 | On the Amendment · S 4668 To limit price increases for college athletics tickets. | Amendment Rejected | Nay |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- S. 5557 SCALE Biology Act
Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. - S. 5517 Fort Bragg Land Transfer for Veterans Act
Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. - S. 5370 Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in the People’s Republic of China Act
Introduced Aug 7, 2026 · Latest action Aug 7, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. - S. 5063 FIRST Act
Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Latest action Jul 22, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. - S. 5043 Secure Drug Supply Chain Act of 2026
Introduced Jul 21, 2026 · Latest action Jul 21, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - S.Res. 803 A resolution congratulating the 2025-2026 Carolina Hurricanes for winning the Stanley Cup.
Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Latest action Jul 14, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4087; text: CR S3946) - S. 4873 Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act
Introduced Jun 23, 2026 · Latest action Jun 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. - S.Res. 776 A resolution honoring the life of Kyle Busch.
Introduced Jun 17, 2026 · Latest action Jun 17, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2886; text: CR S2899) - S. 4750 Semiconductor Superiority Act
Introduced Jun 11, 2026 · Latest action Jun 11, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - S. 4690 Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2026
Introduced Jun 4, 2026 · Latest action Jun 4, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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
- Joint Economic Committee
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Airland
- Cybersecurity
- Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Personnel
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Aviation, Space, and Innovation
- Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness Chairman
- Telecommunications and Media
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
109 committees reported giving $296,250.00 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.
- NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PACPAC$7,500.00
- GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC PAC (GSK PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- SIEMENS CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PACPAC$5,000.00
- ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ATI INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ATI-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- JM FAMILY ENTERPRISES, INC PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- TECHNOLOGY NETWORK (TECHNET) FEDERAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- SAP AMERICA INC PACPAC$5,000.00
- NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WAYNE-SANDERSON FARMS LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- IN THE ARENA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- GARMIN INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MCKINSEY & COMPANY, INC. UNITED STATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MCKINSEY PAC)PAC$5,000.00
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- THE TIMKEN COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$4,500.00
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- ONEMAIN HOLDINGS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- MCDOWELL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPACPAC$3,000.00
- ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$3,000.00
- CITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NOVARTIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- EQUIFAX INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTUIT INC. 21ST CENTURY LEADERSHIP FUNDPAC$2,500.00
- SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION & PERFORMANCE RACING, INC. PAC (SEMA & PRI PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- CENCORA, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CENTER FOR SPORTFISHING POLICY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA CENTER PACPAC$2,500.00
- GRIDIRON-PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE CONTINUUM FUND, ZACHRY HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OLD DOMINION PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MOTORSPORTS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SPEED PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- BROADCOM INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BROADCOM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- GRAIL, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- IHG SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IHG PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- BRIGHTSPEED PAC OF CONNECT HOLDING II LLC (BRIGHTSPEED PAC) Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- SYNOPSYS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNOPSYS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CUBIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'')PAC$2,000.00
- BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. EDWARDS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- ASSOCIATION FOR UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AUVSI PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ANDURIL PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT TRS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMH PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- Y COMBINATOR MANAGEMENT, LLC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (LITTLE TECH PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- BOWLING PROPRIET0RS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PFIZER INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- CONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NISOURCE INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BEAM SUNTORY INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- TWDC ENTERPRISES 18 CORP. EMPLOYEES PAC AKA 'THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC' OR 'DISNEY PAC' Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DENTONS US LLP PACPAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- OSHKOSH CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC (OCEPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA DOMTAR PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VANTOR PARENT INC. PAC (VANTOR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ENPRO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- PERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERATON PAC') Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BIOGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE A.K.A 'BIOGEN PAC' Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- EISAI INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- STEPTOE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VSP HOLDING COMPANY INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AAR CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- USANA HEALTH SCIENCES, INC PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MARQUETTE PAC LLCPAC$1,000.00
- FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FRANKLIN TEMPLETON PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARI PAC) Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- SARONIC TECHNOLOGIES INC. PACPAC$1,000.00
- AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)Connected PAC$750.00
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: TED BUDD FOR SENATE.
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