← Priority IndexIL-13 · MODEL v1.14 · 5 INPUTS MEASURED
Nikki Budzinski
IL-13 scores 31.4 on the expanded model: deep-blue structure, incumbent alignment, and reported cash-on-hand evidence. V0.10 refreshes incumbent finance from the FEC candidate summary through 2026-06-30, leaving the score unchanged.
Priority score31.4#2,725 of 5,726
THE MEMBER
Record
Nikki Budzinski (born 1977) has served in the U.S. House since 2023-01-03. The retained record shows 3.6 cumulative years of House service, 3.6 in the current uninterrupted stretch, 0 district changes, and 0 material service breaks.
- First House service
- Jan 3, 2023
- District changes
- 0
- Alignment gap
- 64.1
- Bioguide record
B001315
THE DISTRICT
IL-13
IL-13 had a retained 2024 presidential Democratic margin of D+10.5. Incumbent cash on hand is $2.6M as of 2026-08-04. The incumbent reported $2,625,565 cash on hand through 2026-06-30.
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10.5
- Cash on hand
- $2,625,565
- Receipts / disbursements
- $2,885,018 / $2,044,185
- Finance through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Route
- Deep blue
- Baseline score
- 25.3
SCORE ANATOMY
What makes the score
Blue baseline
21.9
District Democratic baseline contributes 21.9 points; the retained 2024 presidential margin is D+10.5.
Primary feasibility
33.1
Current partial feasibility evidence contributes 33.1 points and remains incomplete.
AIPAC support
0.0
Retained FEC AIPAC evidence contributes 0.0 points; tracker labels are context only and are not double counted.
Incumbent alignment gap
64.1
The retained voting trackers produce a 64.1-point alignment gap.
Cash vulnerability
14.0
The FEC candidate summary snapshot (2026-06-30) reports $2,625,565 cash on hand, replacing the $2,625,565 release aggregate. The inverse log scale is 100 at $50,000 or less and 0 at $5 million or more.
HOUSE HISTORY
Recorded service
2023–2025IL-13Completed term
2025–nowIL-13Current at source cutoff