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Ted Budd
U.S. Senator (Class 3), NC
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Bradley Hansell to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Aaron Lukas to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cristian M. Stevens to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Joshua M. Divine to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Schmitt Admt. No. 2853 | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Merkley Amdt. No. 2863 | Nay | Jul 17, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Ossoff Amdt. No. 2896 | Nay | Jul 17, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Shaheen Amdt. No. 2898 | Nay | Jul 17, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Murkowski Amdt. No. 2865 | Nay | Jul 17, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Table Amdt. No. 2893 | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Motion to Table Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Booker Amdt. No. 2887 | Nay | Jul 16, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Nay | Jul 16, 2025 | Motion to Recommit Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Rosen Amdt. No. 2878 | Nay | Jul 16, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Nay | Jul 16, 2025 | Motion to Recommit Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Schiff Amdt. No. 2862 | Nay | Jul 16, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Nay | Jul 16, 2025 | Motion to Recommit Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Nay | Jul 16, 2025 | Motion to Recommit Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Baldwin Amdt. No. 2855 | Nay | Jul 16, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Nay | Jul 16, 2025 | Motion to Recommit Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Nay | Jul 16, 2025 | Motion to Recommit Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Nay | Jul 16, 2025 | Motion to Recommit Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Coons Amdt. No. 2856 | Nay | Jul 16, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Yea | Jul 15, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Yea | Jul 15, 2025 | Motion to Discharge Agreed to | 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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