THE MONEY AROUND THIS OFFICIAL · CYCLE 2022-2023
SUPER PAC & OUTSIDE SPENDING
$2,990,819

Reported independent expenditures for or against this official. Paid by outside groups — not received by the official.

DARK-MONEY-LINKED
$101,151
3.4% OF PAC + SUPER PAC MONEY

The share spent by groups whose filings never name the donors behind the money. Original funding source is not publicly traceable.

SPENT FOR THIS OFFICIAL
$0
SPENT AGAINST THIS OFFICIAL
$101,151
PAC CONTRIBUTIONS (DIRECT)

Given directly to this official's committee — always in support, never in opposition.

$0
Ted Budd

Ted Budd

RepublicanSenate · NCBioguide: B001305
FOLLOW THE MONEY — AT A GLANCE
TOTAL DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS (ITEMIZED)
$0
TOTAL OUTSIDE SPENDING (IND. EXPENDITURES)
$2,990,819
Money by Election Cycle
2022–232023–24$0$750K$1.5M$2.3M$3.0M
Direct contributions Outside spending (super PACs & 501(c) groups)
Top Outside Spenders
$0$500K$1.0M$1.5M$2.0MSMPAMERICANS FORPROSPERITYACTI…AFL-CIOCOMMITTEE ONPOLITICA…END CITIZENSUNITEDPLANNEDPARENTHOODVOTESGRASSROOTSACTION FUNDAMERICANS FORCONSTITUTIONAL…THE LINCOLNPROJECT

Independent expenditures supporting or opposing this official — money raised outside their campaign committee, often from corporate and special-interest groups.

BIOGRAPHY

Theodore Paul Budd is an American businessman and politician serving since 2023 as the junior United States senator for North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district from 2017 to 2023.

Source: Wikipedia
OFFICE
OFFICE
Senate
STATE
NC
PARTY
Republican
ROLE
U.S. Senator
TERM
—
LAST DATA UPDATE
Oct 25, 2026
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES
Campaign total — Ted Budd
FEC CAND-S2NC00505 · 2026 cycle
In: $1,827,203
Out: $1,381,372
PLEDGE ALIGNMENT
Pledge not on record
This official has not signed the $3,500 individual-donor pledge.
$3,500 INDIVIDUAL CAP

No itemized individual contributions on record yet.

VOTING RECORD ON FILE

256 recorded roll-call votes from official Senate and House records.

Measured only against the pledge's stated commitment. No score is assigned and no conclusion is drawn. Read the pledge

EDITORIAL NOTE

No editorial commentary has been published for this official. This database presents documented records only and does not score or judge officials — see Sources & Methodology.

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