Budd, Ted

Budd, Ted is a Republican Senator representing North Carolina. They serve on 5 committees, including Senate Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

They have raised $363K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is misc business, contributing $23K. Organizations spend $1.3 billion lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are defense and transportation. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They almost never miss a vote, participating in 100% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 50% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

3 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $1.1 million in lobbying activity.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a senator. The biggest factors are campaign contributions and lobbying activity around their committee topics.