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Budzinski

D · IL

Tracked receipts exceed tracked giving by

$1,827,591

Member of Congress

Tracked direct giving

$0

Tracked donations to candidate

$1,239,232

IE supporting this entity

$588,360

Connections

14

Votes

7

QPQ Score

43%

3/7 aligned

The QPQ Score measures how often this legislator voted in line with their donors' advocacy positions. 3 of 7 trackable votes aligned with donor interests across 163 donors. This metric shows correlation, not causation.

The Money Trail

How money flowed to Budzinski

$80K
15 transactions across 15 counterparties

BUDZINSKI SORENSEN VICTORY FUND directed $10K to Budzinski. Budzinski voted YES on GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394) — which BUDZINSKI SORENSEN VICTORY FUND advocates for.

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY - ADM PAC directed $5K to Budzinski. Budzinski voted YES on GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394) — which ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY - ADM PAC advocates for.

AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION COPE PAC directed $5K to Budzinski. Budzinski voted YES on GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394) — which AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION COPE PAC advocates for.

APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC) directed $5K to Budzinski. Budzinski voted YES on GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394) — which APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC) advocates for.

AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE directed $5K to Budzinski. Budzinski voted YES on GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394) — which AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE advocates for.

Budzinski also received from 10 other entities totaling $50K.

$80K tracked across 15 counterparties·1 policy outcome·15 aligned
PAC Chain Attribution

Who funded Budzinski

Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this

$222K
modeled estimate
70 paths across 50 counterparties
$17Kmodeled estimatefrom LIEU BUDZINSKI VICTORY FUND
2024 cycle1 path0 hopsMedium confidence
$15Kmodeled estimatefrom Vasquez
2024 cycle5 paths1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$10Kmodeled estimatefrom BUDZINSKI SORENSEN VICTORY FUND
2024 cycle1 path0 hopsMedium confidence
2024 cycle2 paths0 hopsMedium confidence
2024 cycle2 paths0 hopsMedium confidence
$5Kmodeled estimatefrom FISH, JOHN
2024 cycle6 paths1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$5Kmodeled estimatefrom NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC
2024 cycle1 path0 hopsMedium confidence
$5Kmodeled estimatefrom PERIMETER PAC
2024 cycle1 path0 hopsMedium confidence

Plus 42 additional chains totaling $147K.

$222K attributed (modeled estimate) across 70 paths·Up to 2 hops deep·Source FEC filings (Schedules A, B, E)·How we compute this

Dark Money Spending

Election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors. Dark money flows through 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar entities that are not required to reveal their funders. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.

Dark Money Targeting This Entity

FilerAmountTypeSupport/OpposeDate
Fairshake$588,360Form 5 IESupportingOct 3, 2024

Money spent by non-disclosing organizations on ads and communications referencing this candidate. These dollars do not flow to the candidate's committee.

Methodology Disclosure

Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates because QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.

Connected Government Contracts

Companies that Budzinski holds stock in, is employed by, or receives donations from may also receive government contracts. The connections below show which companies have federal awards.

Received donations from

Received donations from affiliated PAC/entity

$85.0M

1 contract

Agriculture: $85.0M
Received donations from

Received donations from affiliated PAC/entity

No contracts found

Received donations from

Received donations from affiliated PAC/entity

No contracts found

Stock disclosures from Senate EFD / House Financial Disclosures. Contract data from USASpending.gov. Connection does not imply wrongdoing.

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QPQ Score Breakdown

Each row shows a vote where this legislator's donors had an advocacy position. “Aligned” means the vote matched what donors wanted.

Bill / OutcomeVoteDonor PositionDonorAligned
Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century A...yeaAdvocated forAIPACYes
CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity ActyeaAdvocated forAIPACYes
CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, 118th CongressnayAdvocated forAIPACNo
GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation f...yeaAdvocated forAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEYes
CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, 119th CongressnayAdvocated forAIPACNo
Disapproval of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121nayAdvocated forAIPACNo
Disapproval of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121nayAdvocated forAIPACNo

Donations Received

DonorAmountDateCycle
FairshakeIE support$588,360Oct 3, 20242024
Budzinski Victory Fund$21,500Sep 30, 20242024
DEMOCRACY SUMMER 2024$20,000Mar 25, 20242024
ILLINOIS NEVADA 2023 FUND$19,000Sep 26, 20232024
LIEU BUDZINSKI VICTORY FUND$16,714Sep 24, 20242024
BUDZINSKI SORENSEN VICTORY FUND$10,000Sep 27, 20242024
ILLINOIS NEVADA 2023 FUND$9,133Nov 8, 20232024
Budzinski Victory Fund$9,000May 3, 20232024
Budzinski Victory Fund$5,805Nov 21, 20242024
Budzinski Victory Fund$5,500Jun 26, 20242024
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000Sep 15, 20232024
IVES, J. ATWOOD$5,000Mar 28, 20232024
JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$5,000Mar 28, 20232024
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION$5,000Aug 31, 20232024
JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$5,000Mar 28, 20232024
DEFENSE ECONOMIC RENEWAL EDUCATION & KNOWLEDGE PAC$5,000Mar 18, 20242024
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Jun 30, 20242024
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY - ADM PAC$5,000Sep 25, 20232024
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000Sep 20, 20242024
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Jun 30, 20242024
BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$5,000Sep 29, 20232024
Archer-Daniels-Midland PAC (ADM PAC)$5,000Sep 20, 20232024
Growth Energy PAC$5,000Feb 29, 20242024
Growth Energy PAC$5,000Sep 28, 20232024
DEREK PAC (DEFENSE, ECONOMIC RENEWAL, EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE PAC)$5,000Mar 13, 20242024
DEREK PAC (DEFENSE, ECONOMIC RENEWAL, EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE PAC)$5,000Mar 18, 20242024
Archer-Daniels-Midland PAC (ADM PAC)$5,000Sep 25, 20232024
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$5,000Jun 23, 20232024
SHORE PAC$5,000Jun 23, 20232024
GREAT CHAIN PAC$5,000Jun 27, 20242024
AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Feb 19, 20242024
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$5,000Mar 28, 20232024
LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$5,000Feb 10, 20232024
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION PAC$5,000Mar 26, 20242024
Growth Energy PAC$5,000Mar 4, 20242024
ONWARD TOGETHER COMMITTEE$5,000May 15, 20232024
WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERAL$5,000Apr 30, 20242024
WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERAL$5,000Sep 25, 20232024
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC)$5,000Sep 12, 20242024
BRACEPAC$5,000Mar 19, 20242024
PAC TO THE FUTURE$5,000Mar 7, 20232024
CHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Oct 7, 20242024
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$5,000Jun 5, 20242024
Growth Energy PAC$5,000Sep 29, 20232024
PRAIRIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Sep 22, 20232024
PERIMETER PAC$5,000Dec 22, 20232024
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Nov 22, 20232024
APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$5,000Feb 26, 20242024
UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$5,000Feb 8, 20242024
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE - UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$5,000Jan 9, 20232024

Voting Record

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Voted onFinancial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21, H.R.4763)Vote yea on roll call 226Source
Voted onDisapproval of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121Vote nay on roll call 355Source
Voted onCBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, 118th CongressVote nay on roll call 230Source
Voted onGENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394)Vote yea on roll call 200Source
Voted onCLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity ActVote yea on roll call 199Source
Voted onCBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, 119th CongressVote nay on roll call 201Source
Held officeU.S. House of RepresentativesSitting member of the U.S. House in the 119th Congress.Source
Member ofAgriculture CommitteeMember of Agriculture Committee (119th Congress).Source
Member ofVeterans' Affairs CommitteeMember of Veterans' Affairs Committee (119th Congress).Source
Member ofGeneral Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit SubcommitteeMember of General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee (119th Congress).Source
Member ofCommodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development SubcommitteeMember of Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee (119th Congress).Source
Member ofConservation, Research, and Biotechnology SubcommitteeMember of Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee (119th Congress).Source
Member ofTechnology Modernization SubcommitteeMember of Technology Modernization Subcommittee (119th Congress).Source
Advocated for byFairshakeIndependent expenditures totaling $2,329,496.00 across 8 filingsSource