Nikki Budzinski
Democrat Representative of Illinois's 13th district
Representative
Illinois, district 13
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
1
Congresses Served
1
House Terms
March 11, 1977 (47 years old)
Birthday
- Has served as a U.S. representative since 2023
- Worked extensively for trade unions throughout her career
- Held the position of chief of staff to the director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Biden administration in 2021
- Grandparents were union members, influencing her early life
- Graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Interned for notable political figures and organizations during her education
- Started her career at the Laborers International Union of North America and the International Association of Fire Fighters, later becoming the national political director for the United Food and Commercial Workers unions
- Played a significant role in J.B. Pritzker’s 2018 gubernatorial campaign and served as his senior advisor and transition director upon his election
- Chaired the Broadband Advisory Council in Illinois, focusing on expanding broadband access
- Resigned from her role in the OMB to return to Illinois in 2021
- Announced her candidacy for Illinois’s 13th congressional district in 2021 and won the primary and general elections in 2022
- Member of the moderate New Democrat Coalition
- Holds committee assignments in the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, with specific subcommittee memberships focusing on commodity markets, digital assets, rural development, conservation, research, biotechnology, general farm commodities, risk management, credit, and health