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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmation: Joseph Edlow, of Maryland, to be Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security | Yea | Jul 15, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Joseph Edlow to be Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security | Yea | Jul 15, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Anthony Tata, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness | Yea | Jul 15, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anthony Tata to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness | Yea | Jul 15, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Luke Pettit, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury | Yea | Jul 15, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Luke Pettit to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury | Yea | Jul 14, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Whitney D. Hermandorfer, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit | Yea | Jul 14, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Jonathan Gould, of Virginia, to be Comptroller of the Currency | Yea | Jul 10, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Whitney D. Hermandorfer to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit | Yea | Jul 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jonathan Gould to be Comptroller of the Currency | Yea | Jul 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: William Briggs, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Yea | Jul 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Scott Kupor, of California, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management | Yea | Jul 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: William Briggs to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Yea | Jul 9, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Bryan Bedford, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration | Yea | Jul 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Scott Kupor to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management | Yea | Jul 9, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Preston Griffith, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Energy | Yea | Jul 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Bryan Bedford to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration | Yea | Jul 8, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Preston Griffith to be Under Secretary of Energy | Yea | Jul 8, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Amdt. No. 2360, as Amended | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Graham Amdt. No. 2848 | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Klobuchar Amdt. No. 2849 | Nay | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Van Hollen Amdt. No. 2585 | Nay | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Warner Amdt. No. 2847 | Nay | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Shaheen Amdt. No. 2564 | Nay | Jul 1, 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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