Common Ground Scorecard logo

Common Ground Scorecard for Nikki Budzinski

U.S. House

Nikki Budzinski (IL-13 - D)

Compare

Nikki Budzinski was born in Peoria, Illinois. Budzinski’s career experience includes working as the chief of staff of the Office of Management and Budget, the president of Budzinski & Partners, LLC, and a senior advisor with the Office of the Governor of Illinois. She served as the chair of the Broadband Advisory Council with the Office of the Governor of Illinois.

(Biography courtesy of https://ballotpedia.org/Nikki_Budzinski)

Learn what Nikki Budzinski says about finding common ground

Up for Reelection in 2024

Common Ground Score is

81
Champion

Based on a scale of 0-100, below is a breakdown of the Common Ground Score:

Official PerformanceMAX 30
11
Personal ActionsMAX 30
20
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
20
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
10

See an Overview of the Common Ground Scorecard

Discover how scores are calculated and other FAQs

View Nikki Budzinski's Maverick Matrix

Click to compare your selected politicians

Common Ground Score History for Nikki Budzinski

Hover over points for more data

Official Performance Commentary

Top 50% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Participated in the American Congressional Exchange with Republican Congressman Juan Ciscomani. Member of the Civility and Respect Caucus.

Communications Commentary

"I think we need to start listening to each other and work together to find where we have common ground. I think it's up to us as individuals to help contribute to more civility in Washington."

Commitments Commentary

Affirmed Common Grounder Commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Championed common ground by co-authoring an op-ed with Republican Congressman Zach Nunn saying, "History has shown that we need to work in a bipartisan way to achieve this for our farmers."

What are the score ranges?

  • Champion
  • Well Above Average
  • Somewhat Above Average
  • Average
  • Somewhat Below Average
  • Well Below Average

Insufficient Data to Score

For candidates without congressional or gubernatorial service, Official Performance points are a predictive estimate using statistical modeling.

Personal Actions points can be provisionally awarded for a commitment to take the action(s) within the first six months of office, if elected.

Maverick Matrix for Nikki Budzinski

Balancers
Mavericks
Hold-Outs
Team Players
Constituent Partisan Intensity
Common Ground Score
Learn More About the Maverick Matrix