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U.S. House · Democrat · in Congress since 2023

Nikki Budzinski

Illinois District 13

#263of 537 in Congress
#134of 262 Democrats
51%of members score lower
Fullall four measures on file
57.3of 100C

How the score adds up

each block is a measure, sized by its weight and filled by the score
Points earned57.3of 100

The record

each part 0 to 100, higher is more independent

Pro-Israel lobby money

22% of the index
$283K
  • $280K in direct and earmarked gifts from pro-Israel PACs
  • $3K in outside spending by pro-Israel PACs for this member
Source: TrackAIPAC, career total

PAC money share

22% of the index
41%
  • $1.17M from PACs and other committees of $2.89M raised
  • $1.65M from individual donors
  • 2025 to 2026 two year period, filings through Jun 30, 2026
Source: FEC candidate page

Stock trading

16% of the index
None
  • No trades are listed for this member in Quiver Quantitative's table for the last year. That table can miss members, so a missing entry is not proof of no trades.
Source: Quiver Quantitative, last year

Crossing the aisle

40% of the index
58.9
  • Left scorecards 98, right scorecards 20, on a scale where each party's average member is 0 or 100
  • A typical member of either party lands near 50. Earning credit from the other side's groups raises it; falling short of your own side's groups lowers it.
Source: how the scorecards are rescaled

Votes that helped donors

not scored yet

This part will compare the member's votes with the industries that fund their campaigns. It needs donor industry data we cannot yet read reliably, so it is not part of any score today.

Where Budzinski stands in Congress

every member, from 0 to 100
0255075100Democrats 57.7Republicans 57.3

The eight scorecards

the raw score each group gives, and where it sits between the parties
Left leaningside score 98
League of Conservation Voters94
2025avg D 96 · avg R 2
ProgressivePunch89
2025-26 (119th Congress, votes since January 2025)avg D 93 · avg R 1
AFL-CIO92
2025avg D 97 · avg R 2
Human Rights Campaign100
119th Congressavg D 98 · avg R 2
Right leaningside score 20
Heritage Action0
119th Congressavg D 1 · avg R 87
CPAC ratings19
2025avg D 6 · avg R 83
Club for Growth28
2025avg D 13 · avg R 89
America First Foundationcounts twice45 · F
117th to 119th Congressavg D 34 · avg R 68

The rest of the Illinois delegation

18 members
RMary E. MillerIL-1576.0ADDelia C. RamirezIL-0370.5BDLauren UnderwoodIL-1469.8BDJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaIL-0465.9CDRaja KrishnamoorthiIL-0864.1CDTammy DuckworthIL Senate61.3CDDanny K. DavisIL-0760.2CDEric SorensenIL-1758.3CDJanice D. SchakowskyIL-0958.0CDRichard J. DurbinIL Senate55.4DDSean CastenIL-0655.0DDJonathan L. JacksonIL-0154.2DDBill FosterIL-1153.3DDMike QuigleyIL-0550.3DRDarin LaHoodIL-1648.8DDRobin L. KellyIL-0248.1DDBradley Scott SchneiderIL-1047.6FRMike BostIL-1246.5F

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