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Ted Budd

U.S. Senator (Class 3), NC

Republican North Carolina since Jan 3, 2023

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Issue areas

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Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
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

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)

VotePositionDateResultSource
Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 2719 Nay Jul 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Rosen Amdt. No. 2717 Nay Jul 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Blackburn Amdt. No. 2814 Yea Jul 1, 2025 Amendment Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Sanders Amdt. No. 2435 Nay Jul 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Kim Amdt. No. 2817 Nay Jul 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Lee Amdt. No. 2745 Yea Jul 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected 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. Nay Jul 1, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Hirono Amdt. No. 2382 Nay Jul 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected 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. Nay Jul 1, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2775 Yea Jul 1, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive Section 302(f) of the CBA Re: Collins Amdt. No. 2812 Nay Jul 1, 2025 Motion Rejected 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. Nay Jul 1, 2025 Motion Rejected 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. Nay Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2772 Nay Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected 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. Nay Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected 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. Nay Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected 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. Nay Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected 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. Nay Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected 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. Nay Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected 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. Nay Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive Section 313 (b)(1)(D) of the CBA Re: Amdt. No. 2401 Yea Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of the CBA Re: Murray Amdt. No. 2771 Nay Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(D) of the Congressional Budget Act Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 2446 Nay Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(D) of the CBA Re: Cornyn Amdt. No. 2705 Yea Jun 30, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of the CBA Re: Amdt. No. 2414 Nay Jun 30, 2025 Motion 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 typeContributionsTotalShare
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

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$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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