GOTV Intel

Nikki Budzinski

U.S. Representative, Illinois 13th Congressional District · Democrat

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Illinois 13th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Illinois State Board of Elections — 2026 General Primary (March 17, 2026) Certified Vote Totals — 13th Congress — 'NIKKI BUDZINSKI', Democratic, 44,763 votes (75.09%); won D primary · read Sep 24, 2026

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The District

What Illinois 13th Congressional District covers

Covers all of Macoupin County; parts of Sangamon County, Madison County, Champaign County, Macon County, Piatt County and St. Clair County.

Includes Springfield (part), Champaign, Decatur (part), Granite City, Belleville (part), Edwardsville (part), Cahokia Heights, Madison (part), Alton (part), Collinsville (part), East St. Louis, Fairview Heights and 78 more.

Map of Illinois 13th Congressional District with 639 precincts

639 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, Boundaries - Ward Precincts (2023-2024) (data.cityofchicago.org 6piy-vbxa) for the City of Chicago; Cook County Clerk, Suburban Cook Election Precincts - Current (datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov k7sw-w3b8); DuPage County, Election_Precincts layer (gis.dupageco.org, current, retrieved 2026-09-24); U.S. Census Bureau 2020 VTDs elsewhere in Illinois; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer; Sangamon County Clerk, ApprovedPrecincts20231012 (precincts approved 2023-10-12; 2024 general)

Results

Certified results for Illinois 13th Congressional District

Representative in Congress, District 13

2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
Nikki BudzinskiDemocrat191,33958.0%
Joshua LoydRepublican137,91741.8%
Write-in6200.2%
Chibuihe "Chibu" Asonye2310.1%
Chibuihe ("Chibu") Asonye120.0%

Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct

Representative in Congress, District 13

2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Nikki BudzinskiRepublican141,78856.5%
Regan DeeringRepublican108,64643.3%
Write-In3290.1%
Nancy Foster160.0%

Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct

Representative in Congress, District 13

2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Rodney DavisRepublican181,37354.5%
Betsy Dirksen LondriganDemocrat151,64845.5%

Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct

Key Votes

The record

  • Current office: U.S. Representative, Illinois 13th District

    House Clerk roll-call records identify the member as B001315. 22 major 119th-Congress House votes loaded (standard set); voted against the majority of the member's own party on 3 of them. Selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. House (official member site) · source

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 9770 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-205 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 272 (2026)

    Jul 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · Passed, 358-32 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 224 (2026)

    Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 2 Secure America Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)

    Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 226-195 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 224-200 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)

    Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 221-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 87 (2026)

    Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
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  • H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Passed, 217-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 53 (2026)

    Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 215-201 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 362 (2025)

    Dec 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-211 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 349 (2025)

    Dec 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4405 Epstein Files Transparency Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed, 427-1 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 289 (2025)

    Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 222-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 285 (2025)

    Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 231-196 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 262 (2025)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed, 399-12 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 218 (2025)

    Jul 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 1582 GENIUS Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 308-122 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 200 (2025) · voted against own party's majority

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 294-134 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 199 (2025) · voted against own party's majority

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 218-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 190 (2025)

    Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4 Rescissions Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 168 (2025)

    Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 215-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 145 (2025)

    May 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 22 SAVE Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-208 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 102 (2025)

    Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 217-213 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 70 (2025)

    Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 29 Laken Riley Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 264-159 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 6 (2025) · voted against own party's majority

    Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)

    Score -0.3170 over 573 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.

    OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$2,918,302cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$2,625,565cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$2,269,545cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

  • The Frost Group$156,600.13
  • 2054 Strategies Llc$126,535.66
  • Westwest Digital$80,143.09
  • Capitol Compliance Associates$69,877.00
  • Impact Research Inc$45,600.00

Campaign finance — Nikki For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance — Nikki For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $2,918,302.37 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $2,269,545.37 · cash on hand $2,625,564.76 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $1,671,924.89 (57%); PACs and other political committees $1,174,484.00 (40%); Party committees $3,009.55 (0%); Transfers from authorized committees $30,740.88 (1%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $38,143.05 (1%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): fundraising $291,963.67; digital $152,126.68; other $86,604.03; compliance and treasurer $69,877.00; polling $51,600.00; staff, contractors and reimbursements $48,021.92.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

  • Stock trades — no periodic transaction reports filed 2024–2026

    No periodic transaction reports appear in the U.S. House Clerk financial-disclosure indexes for 2024, 2025, and 2026 (searched by StateDst and surname). Index files searched as of 2026-09-24.

    Official · U.S. House Clerk

Filings

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Nikki

  • Google/YouTube ads — Nikki for Congress (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (Nikki for Congress). No ads in the 2026 cycle; 7 ads Oct 2022–Oct 2024 during the 2024 cycle, $29,900–$38,100 (Google creative spend ranges; 7 video); 6 ads May–Oct 2022 during the 2022 cycle, $95,000–$125,000 (Google creative spend ranges; 6 video). Earlier-cycle ads are not included in 2026 totals.

    Oct 22, 2024 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Public social accounts

    X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube

    Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Illinois 13th Congressional District

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Illinois 13th District — November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "NIKKI BUDZINSKI" (DEMOCRATIC) on the IL official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · IL official election authority · source

  • Sponsored travel — Center Forward

    Netherlands, 6/14/2026 to 6/19/2026. Original filing, filed by John Lee.

    Jun 14, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Center Forward

    Netherlands, 6/14/2026 to 6/17/2026. Original filing, filed by Nikki Budzinski.

    Jun 14, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Third Way Foundation, Inc.

    South Korea, Japan, 3/27/2026 to 4/4/2026. Original filing, filed by John Lee.

    Mar 27, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Innovative Future Collective, Inc.

    Los Angeles, CA, 2/17/2026 to 2/20/2026. Original filing, filed by John Lee.

    Feb 17, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Center Forward

    United Kingdom, 6/14/2025 to 6/19/2025. Original filing, filed by Nikki Budzinski.

    Jun 14, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Center Forward

    United Kingdom, 6/13/2025 to 6/19/2025. Original filing, filed by John Lee.

    Jun 13, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Center Forward

    New York, NY, 4/22/2025 to 4/25/2025. Original filing, filed by Yusuf Nekzad.

    Apr 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Aspen Institute, Inc. and Rockefeller Foundation

    Italy, 4/21/2025 to 4/26/2025. Original filing, filed by Nikki Budzinski.

    Apr 21, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Center Forward

    Middleburg, VA, 3/28/2025 to 3/30/2025. Original filing, filed by John Lee.

    Mar 28, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Third Way Foundation

    United Kingdom, 5/8/2024 to 5/12/2024. Original filing, filed by Yusuf Nekzad.

    May 8, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Third Way Foundation

    Belgium, Poland, 4/1/2024 to 4/6/2024. Original filing, filed by John Lee.

    Apr 1, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Center Forward

    Middleburg, VA, 3/21/2024 to 3/24/2024. Original filing, filed by John Lee.

    Mar 21, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Center Forward

    Mexico, 2/18/2024 to 2/23/2024. Original filing, filed by John Lee.

    Feb 18, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Center Forward

    Middleburg, VA, 3/31/2023 to 4/2/2023. Original filing, filed by John Lee.

    Mar 31, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • U.S. Representative · IL-13

    Democrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    OSINT

Not on file for Nikki yet: In Their Words, In the News, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_m8e0jqs44.

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