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Nikki Budzinski

Democrat · Incumbent

Nikki Budzinski (Democrat) is one of 2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, Illinois District 131. A full profile is coming.

Who funds this campaign

Official reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

$2,885,018raised
$2,044,185spent
$2,625,565cash on hand

Cash on hand includes money left over from the campaign's earlier races, so it can be more than raised minus spent.

Where the money came from

  • People who gaveincluding $107,319 in gifts under $200$1,648,863
  • PACs and other political committees$1,172,784
  • Political party committees$2,010
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and other campaign committees$24,936

Largest contributions from PACs and parties

As named in the filings, net of any refunds. Joint fundraising transfers are counted in the totals above.

  1. WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. PACPAC$10,000
  2. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PACPAC$10,000
  3. DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS PAC)PAC$10,000
  4. AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
  5. POET PACPAC$10,000
  6. INT'L ASSOC OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION & EDUCATION PACPAC$10,000
  7. LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUNDPAC$10,000
  8. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUNDPAC$10,000
  9. APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. PACPAC$10,000
  10. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$10,000

Gifts from individual people are listed by name in the full filings. See every report on FEC.gov. Numbers updated October 9, 2026; we add no labels or judgments to any donor.

Last reviewed 2026-10-10. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.

Sources (1)

Every claim on this page links to one of these
  1. Illinois State Board of Elections, Candidate Filing Search, General Election 11/3/2026Official election source