# Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski

Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Illinois’s 13th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Illinois’s 13th district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001315
- FEC candidate IDs: H2IL13153

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001315 (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

0.9% of Budzinski’s statements contain a personal attack, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats (average 6.6%).

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

2,292 classified statements: 2,089 posts on X, 91 newsletters, 88 press releases, 24 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Budzinski | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.9% | 6.6% | 196 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 32.3% | 27.5% | 73 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 80.2% | 73.2% | 33 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.2% | 9.8% | 79 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 32.9% | 22.7% | 24 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.9% | 176 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 26% (House Democrats 26%); Agriculture and Food 20% (House Democrats 8.8%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.01), from 3,246 donors and 1,904 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 100% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 93.6% (96.4%). 32 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 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 · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 518. 10.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 29 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 8076: PREDICT Act (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8076
- H.R. 7938: Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Grant Program Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7938
- H.R. 7864: Gateway Arch National Park Boundary Revision Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7864
- H.R. 7324: More Behavioral Health Providers Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7324
- H.R. 7280: Veteran DATA Act (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7280
- H.R. 7241: Protect Veterans from the THIEF Act (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7241
- H.R. 5841: Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act (in committee, 2025-10-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5841
- 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… (in committee, 2025-06-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4159
- H.R. 3863: VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3863
- H.R. 3578: Improving Veterans’ Experience Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3578

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.7M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 6.7% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 52% 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 criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNikkiB/status/2114771542265786712
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNikkiB/status/2114805010068578447
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNikkiB/status/2114829924397678926
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNikkiB/status/2114380212213317974
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNikkiB/status/2114441364200976530
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNikkiB/status/2114009029403902063
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepNikkiB/status/2114061108365476019
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepNikkiB/status/2114095585322303767
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepNikkiB/status/2113681859318050964
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepNikkiB/status/2113722628233887776

## Links

- Official site: https://budzinski.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepNikkiB
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepNikkiBudzinski
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repnikki
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UCp0Ykb-qUGx3ekTH9MIEK-w
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001315

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001315