Budd is the representative for North Carolina’s 13th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2017. Budd is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Ted Budd [R-NC13]](/static/legislator-photos/412712-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Budd.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Budd is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Budd has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 6, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Ted Budd sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Financial Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions
- Member, Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Budd sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Finance and Financial Sector (40%) Taxation (14%) Government Operations and Politics (12%) International Affairs (12%) Health (9%)
Recent Bills
Some of Budd’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 4950: CTE Outcome Data Enactment Act of 2019
- H.R. 4484: Flexibility Through Lower Expenses Health Care Act
- H.R. 4411: Iron Dome Reinforcement Act of 2019
- H.R. 4286: Virtual Apprenticeship Tax Credit Act of 2019
- H.R. 3963: Virtual Value Tax Fix Act of 2019
- H.R. 3964: Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2019
- H.R. 3939: To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to carry ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Dec 2019, Budd missed 17 of 1,864 roll call votes, which is 0.9%. This is better than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of Ted Budd for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
