WHERE
Where do Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $4.3M
- Total spent
- $2.6M
- Cash on hand
- $1.8M
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$2.6M(59%)
- PACs$1.6M(37%)
- Political parties$13K(0%)
- Self-funding$0(0%)
- Other receipts$135K(3%)
Top industries
Of $871K in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.
- General Business$370K
- Legal & Lobbying$240K
- Government$63K
- Advocacy & Nonprofits$52K
- Finance & Real Estate$37K
An additional $762Kin itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.
Vote-finance correlation
Data through Jul 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [154]
Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski voted on 154 bills. She received $861,479.22 in donations. The data shows a weak positive pattern between donation amounts and yea rates. This means larger donations did not strongly align with a higher rate of voting yes. The largest donation sector was "Other" at $496,479.22. This sector had a 71.4% yea rate on 14 bills. The "Energy/Natural Resources" sector donated $40,000 and had a 16.7% yea rate on 24 bills.
Fewer than 5 other members of the IL House delegation have comparable data right now, so no peer comparison is shown.
This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.
Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals reflect the current two-year cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology