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U.S. House, District 13: who gets your vote?

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Data last updated: Oct 13, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Candidate
Jeff Wilson

Jeff Wilson

Running for U.S. House · Illinois District 13

NationalRepublican

In the role now
Nikki Budzinski

Nikki Budzinski

U.S. House · Illinois District 13

NationalDemocrat

Jeff WilsonCandidateNikki BudzinskiCurrent rep

Job fit

Jeff Wilson

Offices held

  • Navy Veteran 1

Education

  • a Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Illinois 1

Nikki Budzinski

Other work

  • And she worked at the White House’s Office of Management and Budget 2

Education

  • After graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Nikki joined the labor movement 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Jeff Wilson

  • Health care costs
    I 100% agree that healthcare is needed, but I also 100% look at our own responsibility to take care of our own lives. It is not the federal government's role to take care of every issue that affects our lives. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Jeff will focus on real solutions - like expanding Midwest energy to lower utility bills, strengthening local farms and supply chains to cut food prices, and cracking down on onerous regulation. 4
  • Guns
    Whether it's standing up for free speech, safeguarding the Second Amendment, or fighting federal overreach, Jeff believes our founding values are not negotiable - they are worth defending. 4

No public stance found on: Crime & safety

Nikki Budzinski

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

Jeff Wilson

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donors
small donors$10Klarge donors$50K$153K raised
$9,9085Small individual donors
$49,5405Large individual donors

Nikki Budzinski

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$107Klarge donors$1.5Mcompanies$375Kindustryassociations$260Klabor unions$245KOther kinds ofdonors$188K$3.0M raised
$107,3196Small individual donors
$1,541,5436Large individual donors

Checks

Jeff Wilson

No voting record to check yet

Nikki Budzinski

No stock-trade or missed-vote records on file yet. That is not a zero.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Jeff Wilson | Proven Leader and Navy Veteran for Congress · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. About · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. ipmnewsroom.org used in: Top issues
  4. wilsonforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money