Ted Budd
U.S. Senator (Class 3), NC
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), NC current
North Carolina |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2029 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District North Carolina current
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 1, 2030 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District NC-13
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, NC-13
North Carolina |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, NC-13
North Carolina |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District NC-13
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, NC-13
North Carolina |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District NC-13
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Joint Economic Committee unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Airland unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Cybersecurity unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Emerging Threats and Capabilities unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Personnel unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Aviation, Space, and Innovation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Telecommunications and Media unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.634, social dim. -0.079. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 28, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Bill Lewis, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama | Yea | Oct 27, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Rebecca L. Taibleson, of Wisconsin, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit | Yea | Oct 27, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Rebecca L. Taibleson to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit | Yea | Oct 23, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Stephen Chad Meredith, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky | Yea | Oct 23, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 3012 — Shutdown Fairness Act | Yea | Oct 23, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: William W. Mercer, of Montana, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Stephen Chad Meredith to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Bill Lewis to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida | Yea | Oct 21, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: William W. Mercer to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana | Yea | Oct 21, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida | Yea | Oct 21, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Harold D. Mooty III, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama | Yea | Oct 21, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 20, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Not voting | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Harold D. Mooty III to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama | Yea | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 15, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 14, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Oct 9, 2025 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Merkley Amdt. No. 3927 | Nay | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Sanders Amdt. No. 3853 | Nay | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Duckworth Amdt. No. 3210 | Nay | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Van Hollen Amdt. No. 3872 | Nay | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,005 recorded contributions totalling $1,994,854. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 245 of 1005 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate PAC | 56 | $599,096 | 30% |
| Big donor | 184 | $562,068 | 28% |
| Super PAC | 5 | $17,978 | 1% |
| Unclassified | 760 | $815,712 | 41% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $42,192 | BUDD NC VICTORY FUND 2028 | TED BUDD FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 17, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $40,028 | BUDD NC VICTORY FUND 2028 | TED BUDD FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | May 16, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $38,451 | BUDD NC VICTORY FUND 2028 | TED BUDD FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | May 16, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $37,316 | BUDD NC VICTORY FUND 2028 | TED BUDD FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | May 1, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $25,722 | BUDD NC VICTORY FUND 2028 | TED BUDD FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Jun 2, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $24,802 | TED BUDD MAJORITY COMMITTEE 2028 | TED BUDD FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Sep 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $23,000 | 2023 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE | TED BUDD FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $22,344 | BUDD NC VICTORY FUND 2028 | TED BUDD FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Jun 2, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $17,785 | BUDD NC VICTORY FUND 2028 | TED BUDD FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | May 1, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $17,785 | BUDD NC VICTORY FUND 2028 | TED BUDD FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | May 1, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $15,251 | TED BUDD MAJORITY COMMITTEE 2028 | TED BUDD FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Sep 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $14,403 | BUDD NC VICTORY FUND 2028 | TED BUDD FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | May 1, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $13,947 | BUDD NC VICTORY FUND 2028 | TED BUDD FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 17, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $13,068 | WINRED | TED BUDD FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Apr 10, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $13,068 | MACFARLANE, RON | TED BUDD FOR SENATE | Big donor | Apr 10, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (7 as lead sponsor)
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SRES 776
US · Jun 17, 2026
A resolution honoring the life of Kyle Busch.
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S 3984
US · Jun 17, 2026
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026
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S 4750
US · Jun 11, 2026
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the application of the advanced manufacturing investment credit with respect to semiconductor…
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S 4690
US · Jun 4, 2026
Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2026
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S 2666
US · Jun 1, 2026
Foreign Robocall Elimination Act
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S 4627
US · May 21, 2026
FARM AI Act of 2026
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S 4593
US · May 20, 2026
Detention Authority Clarification Act
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