Ted Budd

R Republican Senator from North Carolina

North Carolina 354 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-3154 Born 1971-10-21

Ted Budd is a Republican Senator representing North Carolina, serving since 2017. Ted Budd sits on 5 committees, including Senate Committee on Armed Services and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Term Details

Term Start 2023-01-03

Term End 2029-01-03

Terms Served 4

Senate Class 3

State Rank Junior

Committee Assignments

Senate Committee on Armed Services

Member

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Member

Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Member

Joint Economic Committee

Member

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Member

Lobbying Exposure

Total lobbying directed at committees this member serves on

$805.1M

2023-Q1 – 2024-Q4

These figures represent total lobbying on issues within each committee’s jurisdiction, not direct contributions to this member.

Recent Activity

Yea

On the Nomination PN1129: Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor

2026-09-30 Confirmed 47/41

Yea

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith Sonderling to be Secretary of Labor: Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor

2026-09-30 Agreed to 53/47

Yea

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 9340

2026-09-30 Rejected 57/43

Yea

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: H.R. 7008

2026-09-30 Rejected 53/47

Nay

On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 852

2026-09-29 Rejected 47/51

Nay

Motion to Proceed on S.J.Res. 197: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medica

2026-09-29 Rejected 48/51

Yea

S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026

2026-09-28 Passed 77/22

Nay

S.Amdt. 6835 (Booker) to S. 4668: To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.

2026-09-28 Rejected 47/52

Nay

S.Amdt. 6805 (Booker) to S. 4668: To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes.

2026-09-28 Rejected 49/50

Nay

S.Amdt. 6760 (Kennedy) to S. 4668: To limit price increases for college athletics tickets.

2026-09-28 Rejected 42/54

Data from GovTrack.us

Voting Record

98.5% Party Loyalty

With Party 877

Against Party 13

Not Voting 25

890 Total Votes Cast

Broke with Party (13)

Nay

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 6747 to S.Amdt. 6732 to H.R. 6500 (No short title on file) 2026-08-08 · Party voted Yea · Motion to Table Agreed to

Yea

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5378 to S.Con.Res. 33 (No short title on file) 2026-04-23 · Party voted Nay · Amendment Rejected

Nay

On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6644 2026-03-12 · Party voted Yea · Bill Passed

Nay

On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6644 2026-03-11 · Party voted Yea · Cloture Motion Agreed to

Nay

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4308 to H.R. 6644 (No short title on file) 2026-03-11 · Party voted Yea · Amendment Agreed to

Nay

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 4308 to H.R. 6644 (No short title on file) 2026-03-10 · Party voted Yea · Cloture Motion Agreed to

Nay

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 7148 2026-01-29 · Party voted Yea · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected

Nay

On the Cloture Motion PN129-10 2025-09-09 · Party voted Yea · Cloture Motion Agreed to

Yea

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3428 to S.Amdt. 3411 to H.R. 3944 (No short title on file) 2025-08-01 · Party voted Nay · Amendment Rejected

Yea

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3113 to S.Amdt. 3411 to H.R. 3944 (No short title on file) 2025-08-01 · Party voted Nay · Amendment Rejected

Recent Votes

Date	Bill	Vote	Result
2026-09-30	On the Nomination PN1129	Yea	Nomination Confirmed
2026-09-30	On the Cloture Motion PN1129	Yea	Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-09-30	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 9340	Yea	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
2026-09-30	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 7008	Yea	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
2026-09-29	On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 852	Nay	Motion to Discharge Rejected
2026-09-29	On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 197	Nay	Motion to Proceed Rejected
2026-09-28	On Passage of the Bill S. 4668	Yea	Bill Passed
2026-09-28	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6835 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)	Nay	Amendment Rejected
2026-09-28	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6805 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)	Nay	Amendment Rejected
2026-09-28	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6760 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)	Nay	Amendment Rejected
2026-09-28	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6758 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)	Nay	Amendment Rejected
2026-09-28	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6828 to S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)	Yea	Amendment Agreed to
2026-09-24	On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 89	Nay	Concurrent Resolution Rejected
2026-09-24	On the Cloture Motion S. 4668	Yea	Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-09-24	On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)	Yea	Amendment Agreed to
2026-09-23	On the Nomination PN999-1	Yea	Nomination Confirmed
2026-09-22	On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 6776 to S. 4668 (No short title on file)	Yea	Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-09-22	On the Cloture Motion PN999-1	Yea	Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-09-17	On the Nomination PN999-4	Yea	Nomination Confirmed
2026-09-17	On the Cloture Motion PN999-4	Yea	Cloture Motion Agreed to

Data from GovTrack.us · 119th Congress

Campaign Finance

2026 election cycle fundraising from FEC filings

$757K Total Raised

$108K From PACs

$576K From Individuals

$287K Cash on Hand

Top PAC Contributors

Committee	Type	Amount
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)	Trade	$5.0K
GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC PAC (GSK PAC) GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC	Corp	$5.0K
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ELI LILLY AND COMPANY	Corp	$5.0K
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE	Corp	$5.0K
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION	Trade	$3.5K
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE		$3.0K
META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC META PLATFORMS, INC.	Corp	$2.5K
GRAIL, INC. PAC GRAIL, INC.	Corp	$2.5K
ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	Corp	$2.5K
GRIDIRON-PAC		$2.5K
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FIFTH THIRD BANCORP	Corp	$2.5K
IHG SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IHG PAC)	Corp	$2.5K
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC.	Trade	$2.5K
THE TIMKEN COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND THE TIMKEN COMPANY	Corp	$2.5K
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY	Corp	$2.5K

2026 cycle · Data from Federal Election Commission

Follow the Money

These organizations both lobbied committees this member serves on and contributed to their campaign via PAC.

NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC) Trade

PAC Contribution $5.0K

Lobbying Spend $28.8M

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 8 lobbying filings

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) Corp

PAC Contribution $2.5K

Lobbying Spend $35.7M

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 8 lobbying filings

CUBIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Corp

PAC Contribution $2.0K

Lobbying Spend $460K

Senate Committee on Armed Services 7 lobbying filings