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  1. Nikki Budzinski

    U.S. House · Illinois – District 13

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $134,711

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $105K via AIPAC PAC ($95.4K in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $10K from the PAC itself) + $29.3K from other PACs

    • Voting score 55% (19 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$108K donor network
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 32%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: JACPAC $13,500 · DMFI PAC $10,800 · To Protect Our Heritage PAC $5,000
    55%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    32%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $108Kgiven directly by 53 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    5%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 55% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 43% (7 votes), Speech & civil liberties 22% (9 votes), War powers 100% (3 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

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    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. Labor unions$835,000
    2. Banks, finance and insurance$223,500
    3. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$131,911
    4. Drug makers$23,000
    5. Weapons makers' PACs$20,500
    6. Health insurers$18,500
    7. Crypto industry PACs$3,000
    8. Oil and gas$1,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016. Not shown: $2,800 in outside spending by DMFI PAC backing them, not money given to the campaign.

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    AIPAC PAC
    $105,411 ($95,411 earmarked, $10,000 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    JACPAC $13,500 · DMFI PAC $10,800 · To Protect Our Heritage PAC $5,000
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $20,500: Boeing $14,500 · General Dynamics $6,000
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $835,000 from 49 PACs: American Federation of Teachers $35,000 · AFSCME $30,000 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) $30,000 · Fire Fighters (IAFF) $30,000 · Iron Workers $30,000 · and 44 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $223,500 from 34 PACs: American Bankers Association $22,500 · UBS $18,500 · America's Credit Unions $16,500 · New York Life $15,000 · Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers $12,500 · and 29 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $23,000 from 6 PACs: Bayer $15,000 · Eli Lilly $2,500 · Merck $2,500 · Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) $1,000 · Bristol-Myers Squibb $1,000 · and 1 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $18,500 from 5 PACs: Health Care Service Corporation $8,500 · UnitedHealth Group $3,500 · Molina Healthcare $3,000 · Elevance Health $2,500 · Cigna $1,000
    Oil and gas (PACs, separate)
    $1,000 from 1 PAC: Phillips 66 $1,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $107,550 given directly by 53 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $7,222,271 raised · 5% small donors (under $200) · 54% large donors · 39% PACs and party
    Crypto super PACs (separate)
    $666,234 backing, $3,000 given (Fairshake, Protect Progress, Coinbase Innovation PAC)
    Positions
    Does not co-sponsor Medicare for All · Co-sponsors a ban on members trading stocks (H.R. 5106)

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: none
    • 2018: none
    • 2020: none
    • 2022: $8,000
    • 2024: $63.7K
    • 2026: $63K

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Won the Democratic primary (IL-13), Mar 17, 2026

    Primary, Mar 17, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Nikki Budzinski (this member)Democrat44,76375.1%
    Dylan Blaha Website (Dylan Blaha) FEC filing (Dylan Blaha)Democrat14,85024.9%

    Certified results: elections.il.gov · elections.il.gov (2)

    November 3, 2026 (IL-13): faces Jeff Wilson (Republican). Average of 4 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: elections.il.gov · elections.il.gov (2)

    2028 challengers

    Sources

    Changes to this entry (2)
    • 2026-10-09: AIPAC PAC + UDP changed from $110,411 to $105,411
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 58% to 55%

    Changes come from new FEC filings and votes, or from method changes explained in the change log.

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93rd of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 171 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$95,411
  2. JACPAC$13,500
  3. DMFI PAC$10,800
  4. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$10,000
  5. To Protect Our Heritage PAC$5,000

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.