I just had to show you this — 

Yeah, that’s really me, blowing out my birthday candles with my grandpa (albeit a few years ago 😂). Some of my happiest memories are the birthdays I shared with him.

This picture brings back such great memories of home, my loved ones, and the friends and family who supported me and poured into me to help me get where I am today.

This picture reminds me of the everyday families just like mine that I’m fighting for across the district — the teachers, the workers, and the farmers who keep District 13 moving in the right direction.

So thank you, for the kind birthday wishes and for sticking with our team thus far. 

— Nikki Budzinski (IL-13)