2026 election · U.S. House
2026 Illinois House race — Nikki Budzinski's seat
Incumbent: Nikki Budzinski (Democrat) — see their approval score, record, and voting history on their page.
Declared candidates
Source: FEC candidate filingsStated positions (7) ▾
- Abortion: Supports allowing women to make their own reproductive health care decisions and opposes restrictions on abortion access. [1]
- Cost of Living / Affordability: Has proposed an 'Affordability Agenda' aimed at lowering health care, housing, energy and grocery costs, and opposes tariff policies she says raise consumer prices. [1][2]
- Energy & Environment: Supports transitioning to clean energy sources while opposing the broader Green New Deal framework. [1]
- Government Ethics & Campaign Finance: Supports a seven-point anti-corruption agenda including ending Citizens United, banning congressional insider trading, and increasing judicial transparency. [1]
- Immigration & Border Security: Supports bipartisan legislation to secure the border and reform the immigration and asylum systems, and has criticized Republican leadership for blocking such measures. [1][2][3]
- Jobs & Workforce Development: Supports expanding union apprenticeship programs and partnerships between schools, businesses, and unions to create pathways to middle-class jobs without requiring a four-year degree. [1][2]
- Taxation: Favors tax cuts for middle-class and working households while raising tax rates on those earning over $400,000 annually to fund education, health care and infrastructure; supports closing corporate loopholes that reward outsourcing. [1][2]
Public polling
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