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Nikki Budzinski

Nikki Budzinski is a Democratic U.S. representative from Illinois.

Current office
U.S. representative
Jurisdiction
Illinois
Seat or institution
Illinois · House District 13
Research date
October 19, 2026
Career contextSelected public recordsCommitteesEvidence

Party in the source: Democratic. A party label is directory information, not an endorsement.

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Career context

Official Congressional Directory career notes (compiled October 2025): Iowa political director, Chris Dodd presidential campaign, 2007-08; political representative, International Association of Fire Fighters, 2005-08; associate director of legislative and political action, United Food and Commercial Workers Union, 2008-15; labor outreach director, Hillary for America, 2015-16; executive director, Pritzker / Stratton Transition Committee, 2018-19; senior advisor, Governor J.B. Pritzker, 2019-20; president, Budzinski & Partners, LLC, 2020-21; chief of staff, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 2021; elected to the 118th Congress on November 8, 2022; reelected to the 119th Congress on November 5, 2024.

Attributed Congressional Directory material compiled through October 1, 2025, published February 20, 2026. This is historical career context, not a newly verified biography of every detail.

Committees and subcommittees

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BodyTypeSource-reported role
Committee on Agriculturestandingmember
Committee on Veterans' Affairsstandingmember
Conservation, Research, and Biotechnologysubcommitteemember
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Creditsubcommitteemember
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Developmentsubcommitteemember
Technology Modernizationsubcommitteemember

House assignments are from the October 1, 2026 source snapshot. Historical source-listed bodies are excluded from current assignments.

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Selected public records

This is an illustrative collection across documented service, not an exhaustive career archive or a complete statement of policy positions. Missing records do not establish opposition, absence, or inaction. How the examples were selected →

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DateQuestion and measureRecorded responseRole / periodSource
September 16, 2026H R 10326On PassagePROOF ActNayHouse service · 119th CongressOfficial roll call ↗
July 20, 2026H R 4541On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedEARLY Act ReauthorizationYeaHouse service · 119th CongressOfficial roll call ↗
July 3, 2025H R 1On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentOne Big Beautiful Bill ActNoHouse service · 119th CongressOfficial roll call ↗
April 20, 2024H R 8035On PassageUkraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024YeaHouse service · 118th CongressOfficial roll call ↗
May 31, 2023H R 3746On PassageFiscal Responsibility ActAyeHouse service · 118th CongressOfficial roll call ↗

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