Nikki Budzinski

NIKKI BUDZINSKI, Democrat, of Springfield, IL; born in Peoria, IL, March 11, 1977; education: B.A., history and political science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, 1999; professional history: Iowa political director, Chris Dodd presidential campaign, 2007-08; political representative, International Association of Fire Fighters, 2005-08; associate director of legislative and political action, United Food and Commercial Workers Union, 2008-15; labor outreach director, Hillary for America, 2015-16; executive director, Pritzker / Stratton Transition Committee, 2018-19; senior advisor, Governor J.B. Pritzker, 2019-20; president, Budzinski & Partners, LLC, 2020-21; chief of staff, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 2021; election history: elected to the 118th Congress on November 8, 2022; reelected to the 119th Congress on November 5, 2024.