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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Public transit commuting share: 2.0%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 37.4
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 5.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Veteran population share: 6.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: SNAP utilization rate: 17.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 5.87% (43.9k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 96.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 5.06% (37.8k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black or African American population share: 19.2% (142k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 67.5% (495k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 747,221 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median rent: $999
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $154,500
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 63.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 10.8% (ACS 5-Year); 17.5% (Data USA 2024, broader measure)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $63,106 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Amendment — Transportation Funds Lockbox (2016) (2016) — passed, margin 79% to 21%
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Illinois Constitutional Amendment 1 — Workers' Rights Amendment (Right to Collective Bargaining, 2022) (2022) — passed, margin 58.3% to 41.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 - Manufacturing (share 0.1)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 - Educational Services (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.16)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: U.S. Steel Granite City Works (Madison County) (1500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Memorial Health System (Springfield — multiple hospitals) (7000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Scott Air Force Base (St. Clair County) (13000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (15000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: State of Illinois (Springfield — state capital) (17000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Illinois's 13th Congressional District stretches from the Metro East suburbs of St. Louis through Springfield (the state capital) to Champaign-Urbana and Decatur in central Illinois. With approximately 747,221 residents, it is a Democratic-leaning seat (Cook PVI D+16) that was redrawn after the 2020 census to be more favorable to Democrats. Budzinski flipped the seat in 2022 after defeating Republican Regan Deering, and held it in 2024. The district has a median household income of $63,106 — well above the national median but below Illinois metro averages — and a poverty rate of 10.8%. The population is 67.5% White (Non-Hispanic) and 19.2% Black, with 5.06% Hispanic and 96.3% citizens. Only 5.87% of residents are foreign-born. Median home values are $154,500 with a 63.2% homeownership rate. Only 32.3% hold bachelor's degrees, below the national average. The economy is anchored by healthcare and education (28.7% of jobs), manufacturing, agriculture (corn, soybeans, renewable fuels), and government (state capital in Springfield). The district is car-dependent (73.2% drive alone) with an average 21-minute commute. Key local concerns include healthcare access, SNAP/Medicaid (17.1% SNAP usage), agricultural policy, steel manufacturing (Granite City Works), and Scott Air Force Base. The district is 'anchored by white working- and middle-class voters, but a sizable Black population gives Democrats their floor.' Budzinski is a former union leader and senior advisor to Gov. J.B. Pritzker who serves on the Agriculture and Veterans' Affairs committees.
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Voted nay on H.R. 9495 (Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act — On Passage (Second Vote)) on 2024-11-21: Budzinski was one of 34 Democrats who flipped from Yea to Nay on H.R. 9495 after sustained grassroots pressure. Her initial Yea vote drew condemnation from CU Muslim Action Committee and Cartoonists Rights, who warned the bill could be 'weaponized against organizations critical of government policies, especially those advocating for justice in Palestine.' Indivisible credited constituent calls for the flip and listed Budzinski among representatives who 'listened to constituents and changed their vote.' The reversal illustrates responsiveness to district activism but also an initial willingness to support legislation that civil liberties groups called a threat to free speech. This was not a scored AFL-CIO vote.
Date: 2024-11-21
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted nay on H.R. 5371 (Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — Ending the 43-Day Government Shutdown) on 2025-11-12: Budzinski voted Nay on ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. She argued the bill 'fails to address Republicans' manufactured healthcare crisis and prevents skyrocketing premiums.' Her district's SNAP recipients (17.1% usage) and federal workers were directly harmed by the prolonged shutdown. Six Democrats crossed party lines to vote Yea, including Sen. Dick Durbin, whom Smile Politely contrasted unfavorably with Budzinski's 'fight' posture. The vote illustrates a Democrat choosing long-term healthcare policy objectives over immediate constituent relief from shutdown impacts, though she was praised by progressive opinion writers for her resistance stance.
Date: 2025-11-12
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Voted nay on H.R. 22 (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — On Passage) on 2025-04-10: Budzinski voted Nay (220-208) on requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register. Her campaign sent an email stating the bill would 'fundamentally change the way we vote in this country' and require 'a birth certificate or passport in-person to vote.' Only 4 Democrats supported the bill. Her district is 96.3% citizens, meaning the ID requirements would create limited practical barriers for most constituents, but the vote aligned with Democratic concerns about voter suppression. The League of American Workers attacked her for opposing a bill supported by 80% of Americans, making this a potential general-election vulnerability in a district that is 'not sleepy' despite D+16.
Date: 2025-04-10
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Voted nay on H.R. 7147 / H.Res. 1142 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — On Passage and Disposition of Senate Amendment) on 2026-03-27: Budzinski voted Nay on DHS funding three times, citing the deaths of two American citizens by DHS officers and calling for 'meaningful, enforceable reforms.' She cosponsored articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and the No Secret Police Act. Her district is 96.3% citizens with low immigration enforcement impact, making the vote constituent-aligned for her progressive base but less cross-pressured than border-district Democrats. This vote — combined with her earlier Laken Riley Act Yea — created a complex enforcement-vs.-oversight record that both progressives and moderates could cite in the 2026 primary.
Date: 2026-03-27
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Voted nay on H.R. 7567 (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) — On Passage) on 2026-04-30: As a House Agriculture Committee member representing a district with significant row-crop production, Budzinski voted Nay (224-200) on the Farm Bill that passed with only 14 Democratic defectors. She stated the bill 'fails to address the many crises plaguing rural America' and cited SNAP cuts that will 'reduce food assistance.' She introduced amendments to update base acres, prevent $1.055 billion in conservation cuts, and stop a ban on USDA solar energy projects. The bill preserved SNAP cuts from the OBBB — particularly harmful in her 10.8% poverty-rate district. Her Nay demonstrates a tension between agricultural committee interests (she fought to include provisions) and food-assistance advocacy. The AFL-CIO did not score this vote but her position was consistent with Democratic leadership.
Date: 2026-04-30
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Voted yea on H.R. 5009 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 — On Passage) on 2024-12-11: Budzinski was the only Illinois Democrat to vote for the NDAA, which included a provision banning gender-affirming care for transgender children of military families — described as 'the first piece of federal anti-LGBTQ+ legislation to pass in 30 years.' 81 Democrats joined the GOP in supporting the bill, but Budzinski was alone among Illinois Democrats. The vote drew criticism from LGBTQ+ advocates in her district, particularly in Champaign-Urbana, where The Lavender Newsletter documented her support. Budzinski's district is home to Scott Air Force Base, giving the defense bill a local military constituency dimension, but the anti-trans provision made the vote controversial among her progressive base. She later voted Nay on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a partial corrective.
Date: 2024-12-11
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment) on 2025-07-03: Budzinski voted with all 212 Democrats against the bill. She was a leading Democratic messenger against it, hosting Hakeem Jeffries at a Head Start school roundtable in her district to highlight SNAP and early-childhood education cuts. She cited CBO projections that the bill would cut 17 million from health insurance and add $3+ trillion to the deficit. Her district has 10.8% poverty, 17.1% SNAP usage, and a median income of $63,106 — well below the national average — making Medicaid and SNAP cuts directly harmful to her constituents. She warned 141,000 people in Madison and St. Clair counties alone could lose Medicaid. The bill raised the SALT cap to $40,000 but IL-13's median home value of $154,500 means SALT relief was far less salient than in coastal districts, simplifying her opposition calculus. The AFL-CIO scored her vote 'Right' (with working people).
Date: 2025-07-03
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Voted yea on S. 5 (Laken Riley Act — On Passage) on 2025-01-22: Budzinski was one of only 46 House Democrats to join all 217 Republicans in passing mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with theft (263-156). Her district is 96.3% citizens with only 5.87% foreign-born, but has growing Latino communities in the Metro East. Budzinski defended the vote in August 2025, saying the administration had moved 'well past the Laken Riley Act' into 'mass overreach.' The vote positioned her as a moderate Democrat in a D+16 district that includes both progressive Champaign-Urbana and more conservative rural areas, and was used against her by progressive primary challenger Dylan Blaha in the 2026 primary. She later voted three times against ICE funding, creating a sharp enforcement-vs.-defunding contrast within her own record.
Date: 2025-01-22
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[disclosure] The NRCC reported that after voting against the OBBB, Budzinski toured St. Louis Lambert Airport 'touting new federal funding that was included in the bill despite voting against it' — a 'vote no and take the dough' allegation.
Date: 2025-07-25
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[vote] Budzinski voted Nay on the One Big Beautiful Bill (H.R. 1, Roll Call 190) on July 3, 2025, calling it 'a profound betrayal to hardworking American families.' She cited CBO findings that it would increase the deficit by more than $3 trillion and cut 17 million Americans off healthcare.
Date: 2025-07-03
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[vote] After sustained constituent pressure and 34,000+ calls from Indivisible activists, Budzinski flipped and voted Nay on the second passage of H.R. 9495 on November 21, 2024. She was one of 34 Democrats who changed their vote, and Indivisible listed her among those who 'listened to constituents and changed their vote to NO.'
Date: 2024-11-21
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[vote] Budzinski initially voted Yea on H.R. 9495, the 'Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act,' which would have given the Secretary of Treasury power to revoke tax-exempt status based on allegations without evidence. CU Muslim Action Committee condemned her support.
Date: 2024-11-12
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[statement] At a February 11, 2025 telephone town hall, Budzinski fumbled when asked about Trump's executive order stating there are only two genders, replying: 'I think that yes, there are male and female genders. Yes. Yeah.' The Lavender Newsletter followed up and reported she later 'did say that Trump's actions towards the LGBTQ+ community are hurtful, and she will do everything in her power to protect the community.' She also voted Nay on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
Date: 2025-02-11
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[vote] Budzinski voted Yea on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 on December 11, 2024 — the only Illinois Democrat to do so. The bill included a provision banning gender-affirming care for transgender children of service members, described as 'the first piece of federal anti-LGBTQ+ legislation to pass in 30 years.'
Date: 2024-12-11
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[vote] Budzinski voted Nay on the DHS/ICE appropriations bill three times in 2025-2026 (January 22, 2026, February 3, 2026, and March 27, 2026), stating she 'cannot in good conscience support additional funding for this agency.' She cosponsored articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and the No Secret Police Act.
Date: 2026-03-27
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[vote] Budzinski voted Yea on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5, Roll Call 23) on January 22, 2025, one of 46 House Democrats joining all Republicans to mandate ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with theft. She defended the vote, stating: 'I think we can all agree we don't want criminals on our streets, whether they're citizens or non-citizens.'
Date: 2025-01-22
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FEC candidate committee ID: C00820605 (Nikki for Congress). Budzinski co-sponsored legislation to ban congressional stock trading (PREDICT Act) in March 2026.
Date: 2026-03-25
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Leadership PAC: Budwinski PAC. Union PACs including International Association of Fire Fighters ($15,000), Amalgamated Transit Union ($10,000), ironworkers ($10,000), air-traffic controllers ($10,000), and machinists ($10,000) were among her largest PAC contributors.
Date: 2024-07-28
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In October 2024, POLITICO reported Budzinski starred in a promotional video for New York Cancer & Blood Specialists within days of affiliated physicians and a related PAC contributing $18,000 to her reelection. Across two House campaigns, she has benefited from at least $100,000 from NY Cancer & Blood Specialists associates and the Conquering Cancer PAC. End Citizens United called it 'the very definition of pay-to-play politics.'
Date: 2024-10-28
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Top contributing organizations (2023-2024): State of Illinois ($70,190), JStreetPAC ($48,915), Simmons Hanly Conroy ($48,600), American Israel Public Affairs Cmte ($40,704 — $35,704 individuals + $5,000 PAC), Marquis Energy ($32,300). Pro-Israel groups overall contributed $52,315, ranking her in the top 130 in the House.
Date: 2024-12-31
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Top contributing industries (2023-2024): Lawyers/Law Firms ($369,281), Leadership PACs ($314,305), Retired ($241,299), Securities & Investment ($236,929), Lobbyists ($162,709).
Date: 2024-12-31
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2023-2024 election cycle: Raised $4,276,994; Spent $2,534,004; Cash on hand $1,784,732; Debts $0. Source of funds: Large individual contributions 55.15% ($2,358,859), PAC contributions 37.67% ($1,611,075), Small individual contributions 5.11% ($218,683).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
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