RepublicanIn office since Jan 2023

Ted Budd

U.S. Senator from North Carolina since 2023. Ran in 4 elections between 2016 and 2022, winning 4. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

Senate Committee on Armed ServicesAirlandCybersecurityEmerging Threats and CapabilitiesPersonnel
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationAviation, Space, and InnovationTelecommunications and MediaScience, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness · Chairman
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Joint Economic Committee
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

119th Congress · 61 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Budd is closer to the center than 16% of the chamber's Republicans.

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. Senate.

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Budd’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Budd	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Jun 5, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 52–47
Apr 16, 2026	HJRES 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 50–49
Feb 12, 2026	HJRES 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C.…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 49–47
Jan 30, 2026	HR 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 71–29
Dec 4, 2025	HJRES 131: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 49–45

Offices held, and every time Budd was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2022	U.S. Senate, North Carolina	Won	R+3.2	R+1.4	+1.8
2020	U.S. House, NC-13	Won	R+36.3	—	—
2018	U.S. House, NC-13	Won	R+6.0	—	—
2016	U.S. House, NC-13	Won	R+12.2	—	—