# Ted Budd

Ted Budd is a Republican U.S. senator from North Carolina.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. Senate, North Carolina
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2028-11-07
- Bioguide ID: B001305
- FEC candidate IDs: H6NC13129, S2NC00505

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001305 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

83% of Budd’s statements discuss policy, in the top 5% of Senate Republicans (average 70%).

## What Budd says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,371 classified statements: 1,171 posts on X, 116 press releases, 67 Congressional Record speeches, 17 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Budd | Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.1% | 38 of 52 |
| Policy criticism | 16.4% | 17.4% | 27 of 52 |
| Policy discussion | 83.3% | 70.4% | 2 of 52 |
| Bipartisanship | 15.4% | 12.6% | 14 of 52 |
| Credit claiming | 38.9% | 36.1% | 23 of 52 |
| Extreme labels | 1.9% | 2.9% | 30 of 52 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 31% (Senate Republicans 25%); International Affairs 16% (Senate Republicans 11%); Emergency Management 13% (Senate Republicans 5.5%); Science, Technology, Communications 12% (Senate Republicans 9.2%); Commerce 11% (Senate Republicans 9.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.16 (standard error 0.01), from 1,497 donors and 3,001 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 97.2% (Senate Republicans 97.1%). Party unity 99.6% (98.4%). 13 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted yea · 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… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted yea · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 61 bills: 61 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 412. 11.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Republicans 22.2%; rank 39 of 51).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S. 5517: Fort Bragg Land Transfer for Veterans Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5517
- S. 5557: SCALE Biology Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5557
- S. 5370: Combatting the Persecution of Religious Groups in the People’s Republic of China Act (in committee, 2026-08-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5370
- S. 5063: FIRST Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5063
- S. 5043: Secure Drug Supply Chain Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5043
- S.Res. 803: A resolution congratulating the 2025-2026 Carolina Hurricanes for winning the Stanley Cup. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/803
- S. 4873: Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance Act (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4873
- S.Res. 776: A resolution honoring the life of Kyle Busch. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/776
- S. 4750: Semiconductor Superiority Act (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4750
- S. 4690: Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4690

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.8M (Senate Republicans median $3.2M). 38% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 49% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTedBudd/status/2114799986437128506
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTedBudd/status/2113662239567696286
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTedBudd/status/2113335839493161275
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTedBudd/status/2113382642754195537
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTedBudd/status/2113044782545064031
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTedBudd/status/2112645800714969213
- 2026-10-20 · Press release · Budd Conducts Air Power Oversight at USAFA Following the Release of the Board of Visitors’ Semiannual Report · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/10/20/budd-conducts-air-power-oversight-at-usafa-following-the-release-of-the-board-of-visitors-semiannual-report/
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTedBudd/status/2112252455358444025
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTedBudd/status/2112315953530765415
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTedBudd/status/2110839444710260922

## Links

- Official site: https://www.budd.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepTedBudd
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepTedBudd
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sentedbudd
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sentedbudd
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001305

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001305