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Budzinski, Nikki

United States Representative · Illinois · District 13

DemocraticBioguide B001315

Nikki Budzinski is the Democratic U.S. representative for Illinois’s 13th District. The House Clerk lists her as a current member of the 119th Congress representing a central and southern Illinois district that includes Springfield, Decatur, Champaign-Urbana and Metro East communities.

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Profile research reviewed August 21, 2026

Nikki Budzinski is the Democratic U.S. representative for Illinois’s 13th District. The House Clerk lists her as a current member of the 119th Congress representing a central and southern Illinois district that includes Springfield, Decatur, Champaign-Urbana and Metro East communities.

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Current institutional role

Ranking Member, House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization

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Biography & Current Office

Background & current office

Nikki Budzinski is the Democratic U.S. representative for Illinois’s 13th District. The House Clerk lists her as a current member of the 119th Congress representing a central and southern Illinois district that includes Springfield, Decatur, Champaign-Urbana and Metro East communities.

Budzinski’s official House materials say she earned bachelor’s degrees in political science and history from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and came to Congress after work focused on labor, workforce and public policy. She was first elected to the House in 2022.

In the 119th Congress, the House Clerk lists Budzinski on the Agriculture Committee and Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Her office identifies her as ranking member of the Veterans’ Affairs Technology Modernization Subcommittee. This editorial layer records those institutional facts without turning ordinary partisan activity, votes or advocacy into controversies.

Editorial research reviewed: August 21, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.

Public record

Current seat & contact information

Chamber
U.S. House of Representatives
Representation
Illinois · District 13
Party
Democratic
Birth date
March 11, 1977
Washington phone
(202) 225-2371
Office
1717 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1313
Committees & Leadership

Current leadership and reviewed committee roles

Leadership / institutional roles

  • Ranking Member, House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization

Reviewed committee assignments

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Recent Recorded Votes

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Legislation & official congressional activity

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