Is Nikki Budzinski pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Nikki Budzinski stand on Israel?

Nikki Budzinski (Democrat, Illinois) is tied for the 344th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +6: 4 cosponsorships and 10 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 3 cosponsorships and 6 votes on the pro-Palestine side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

• Pro-Israel activity (additions): 4 cosponsored bills × 2 = 8 points; 10 aligned floor votes × 1 = 10 points. Subtotal: 18 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 3 cosponsored bills × 2 = 6 points; 6 aligned floor votes × 1 = 6 points. Subtotal: 12 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +6 pro-Israel (18 pro-Israel points minus 12 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $3,527,069. Total spent: $2,407,273. Cash on hand: $2,904,528.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Budzinski: $276,771 (2022–2026, 2 PACs, 17 donors, 90 bundled, including $19,000 just filed with the FEC).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Budzinski: $0. No tracked pro-Israel money spent against this member.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $20,800 (8%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $148,448 (50%, 17 named individuals), of which $8,800 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $116,323 (42%, 90 conduit donors, including $14,000 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $276,771: PAC money $20,800, plus named individual donors $148,448, minus $8,800 routed through conduits by 5 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $116,323, equals $276,771 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Budzinski.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $158,113, tracked in its own tier and not included in the hardline total.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.