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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
SJRES 55 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Nay May 21, 2025 Motion to Table Failed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 55 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Yea May 21, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1582 — GENIUS Act Yea May 21, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1582 — GENIUS Act Yea May 19, 2025 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Charles Kushner, of New York, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the French Republic and the Principality of… Yea May 19, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Charles Kushner to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the French Republic and the Principality of… Yea May 19, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 195 — A resolution requesting information on El Salvador's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of… Nay May 15, 2025 Motion to Discharge Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Sean Donahue, of F.L., to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Yea May 15, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sean Donahue to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Yea May 14, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Eric Matthew Ueland, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget Yea May 14, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Eric Matthew Ueland to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget Yea May 14, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Emil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Yea May 14, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Emil Michael to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Yea May 14, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Michael Rigas, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Yea May 14, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael Rigas to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Yea May 14, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Katharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior Yea May 14, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Katharine MacGregor to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior Yea May 13, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: James Danly, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy Yea May 13, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: James Danly to be Deputy Secretary of Energy Yea May 13, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Troy Meink, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air Force Yea May 13, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Troy Meink to be Secretary of the Air Force Yea May 13, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Reed Rubinstein, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State Yea May 13, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Reed Rubinstein to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State Yea May 12, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Monica Crowley, of New York, to be Chief of Protocol and to have the rank of Ambassador Yea May 12, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Monica Crowley to be Chief of Protocol and to have the rank of Ambassador Yea May 12, 2025 Cloture Motion 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 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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