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Nikki Budzinski
Democratic · Illinois · 2026 · IncumbentBudzinski is a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduate who worked as a labor-movement organizer and state government negotiator before serving on the White House staff, where she helped implement the American Rescue Plan, per the campaign site. She now represents Illinois' 13th District in Congress, per the campaign site.
Priorities
- Strengthening working families and the middle class, per the campaign site
- Expanding internet access to rural communities, per the campaign site
- Protecting a woman's right to choose their own healthcare, per the campaign site
Key voting record
- Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
- Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
- Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the September 2025 stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 in September 2025. Opposed
- Voted no on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Opposed
On the ballot
U.S. House, IL-13 · Illinois · 2026
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