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  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
December 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM

We cannot lose hope.

Friend, At the end of this email, I’m going to ask you to chip in $3 toward my re-election campaign. But before I do, please let me explain the stakes ahead of our public filing deadline. This year has been extremely challenging. The second Trump Administration has been even more an…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
December 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM

December photo update

Friend, As we approach the end of the year, I know you must be receiving a lot of messages from candidates across the country. While the upcoming final FEC deadline of the year is important for our race, right now I want to share what I’ve been up to in IL-13 this past month. This i…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
December 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Election Day is closer than you think

Friend, It’s hard to believe, but the year is almost over -- and Election Day is closer than you think. There are less than 100 days until the primary election in Illinois. My team and I are focusing on the voter outreach efforts we need to spread the word from yard signs to door kn…
  Nadav (via NikkiForCongress.com) · [email protected]
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Our last chance to set the tone

Hi friend, it’s Nadav here. 👋 I’ll get straight to it: I’m reaching out because we’re a few weeks away from the end of the year -- and the final end-of-quarter benchmark before the midterm election year. Will you chip in $3 to stand with Nikki when it matters most, then let me …
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
December 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM

Millions of lives will change at the end of this month.

We need action -- and we need it now. At the end of this month, the ACA tax credits will expire. Millions of Americans will be forced to choose between putting food on the table or lifesaving healthcare as their premiums double, triple, or even quadruple in price. It doesn’t have to…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
December 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM

End Citizens United: People, not money, decide the future

Friend, There are few Supreme Court cases with a larger impact on our democracy than the Citizens United decision. Decided 15 years ago, it has allowed special interest groups to pour unlimited sums of money into our elections ever since. The floodgates are open, and the consequence…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
December 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Affordability is not a dirty word.

I need to make sure you didn’t miss this news. Earlier this week, President Trump sat in the gold-plated Oval Office and called affordability “a con job” and a “Democrat scam.”   This is shockingly offensive to the millions of American families struggling -- living paycheck to payc…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Thank you -- we can’t let up.

Friend, Thank you. With your support in November, we met our online fundraising goal -- and are meeting our next challenges with strength. Right now, Trump’s agenda simply isn’t cutting it. Instead of fighting sky-high costs and protecting affordable healthcare, he’s chipping away a…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM

One last message

Friend, I hope you’ve had a joyful Thanksgiving holiday with your friends and family. It’s hard to believe, but with the upcoming holiday season comes one of our last opportunities to prepare for the midterm election year. And I’ll be upfront: My finance director tells me we need …
  Nadav, Finance Director · [email protected]
November 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM

14 donations from 19125

Hi there, it’s Nadav -- I’m Nikki’s finance director. 👋 As November draws to a close, so does one of our final fundraising benchmarks of 2025. Tomorrow marks our next end-of-month deadline, and I know it would mean a lot to Nikki to see your $3 donation before midnight tomorrow -- wi…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM

I’m speaking out. But I need your support.

Friend, As we approach the end-of-month fundraising deadline, I imagine you’re receiving a lot of messages from candidates like me. So today, I want to explain exactly what sets my race apart. I flipped IL-13 from red to blue back in 2022, becoming the first woman ever to represent …
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM

Sincerely asking for your input

As you know, I’m in Congress to fight for working families. And while I spend a lot of time on the ground in Central and Southern Illinois to listen to what matters most to you, it’s impossible to reach everyone. So before we break for the Thanksgiving holiday with family and friend…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM

This is unprecedented, violent, and wrong.

Friend, At the end of this email, I’m going to ask you to chip in $3 ahead of my end-of-month deadline. But before I do, please let me explain the increasingly high stakes in my race. If these last several weeks have shown us anything, it’s that Republicans are simply unfit to gover…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Postcard from the ground in IL-13 📸

Friend, Despite the ongoing chaos in Washington, I’m not stepping back from the fight. There’s a whole lot of work to be done to secure affordable healthcare and protect working families. I want to share a bit of what I’ve been up to around the district in the last few weeks. I hope…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
November 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM

I’m fed up, and I know I’m not alone.

Friend, At the end of this email, I’m going to humbly ask you to chip in $3 to keep me in Congress fighting for you. But before I do, I want to explain the importance of this moment. After the longest shutdown in our country’s history ended without any guarantees for affordable heal…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM

You deserved a better deal.

Friend, Late last night, the House voted to end the government shutdown. Most Democrats, including me, were against the Republicans’ funding bill. I voted no because working families in IL-13 deserve a far better deal. The bill brought to the House didn’t address the GOP’s manufactu…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM

What I’m fighting for right now:

Friend, I joined WCPT 820 AM earlier this week to discuss what I’m fighting for right now – protecting healthcare, reopening the government, and demanding better for our communities. I’m speaking with folks everyday who are making the impossible decision of choosing between paying f…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM

I joined CNN to make this statement

Friend, I want to thank you for your continued support. With your help, we met our October fundraising goal and are gaining momentum ahead of the midterm election year. Now it’s November, and the government shutdown is in its second month – and has become tied for the longest in our…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
October 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM

quick final note

Hi friend, it’s Nikki with a quick final note. Before I ask you to chip in $3, please let me explain why your support means so much. Tonight is my end-of-month fundraising deadline, and my finance director just let me know we’re running just short of our goal. This campaign is by and for Central…
  Nikki Budzinski HQ · [email protected]
October 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Lucky number 13 🎃

Friend, Tomorrow is Halloween, and we can’t think of anything scarier than Republicans staying in control of the House next year. They own the nearly month-long government shutdown, and their cruel agenda is putting billionaire donors above working families. Nikki is standing up to…
  Nadav (Finance Director) · [email protected]
October 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM

Even $1 will make a difference in this fight.

Hi friend, it’s Nadav here. 👋 There’s no question about it: October has been a challenging month for working families across Illinois and the country. Republicans have forced the government into a nearly month-long shutdown as Democrats like Nikki push to protect affordable healthcar…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
October 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM

I’m speaking out. But I need your support:

Friend, As we approach the end-of-month fundraising deadline, I imagine you’re receiving a lot of messages from candidates like me. So today, I want to explain exactly what sets my race apart. I flipped IL-13 from red to blue back in 2022, becoming the first woman ever to represent …
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
October 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM

I’ll never stop going to bat for Illinois

Friend, The government shutdown is in its fourth week, and House Republicans continue to be unwilling to come to the table. Affordable healthcare is on the line for thousands of Illinoisans and millions nationwide. And while working people are missing paychecks and families are hurt…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
October 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM

This filled me with hope

Friend, I was proud to join the millions of people across America and the thousands across Illinois protesting President Trump’s abuses of power at the No Kings rally in Decatur.   I was filled with hope to see folks of all stripes – young people, seniors, veterans, and families – …
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
October 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM

I’m showing up & listening to IL-13

Friend, This is a tough time for IL-13 and communities nationwide as the Republican-led government shutdown drags on. I’m committed to doing right by Central and Southern Illinois – and it starts with showing up and listening. I’m energized by the folks I’m meeting and taking their …
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
October 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM

The Republican shutdown is unacceptable – people are not political pawns.

Friend, The government has been shut down for over two weeks. House Republicans haven’t been in Washington for four weeks – instead, they’re sitting in their home districts refusing to work with Democrats to come to an agreement to reopen the government. Their refusal to extend ACA …
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
October 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM

I’m standing shoulder to shoulder with impacted workers

Friend, The impacts of the government shutdown are already being felt far and wide – and unlike the Republican majority in Congress, I’m not turning my back. Earlier this week, I rallied with AFLCIO along with American Federal of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2192 and AFSCME. Th…
  Nikki Budzinski · [email protected]
October 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM

We are in a crisis of the Republican Party’s making.

Friend, I want to thank you for your support these last few weeks and months. With your help, we exceeded our online end-of-quarter fundraising goal – and are building the momentum we need to keep IL-13 blue. Right now, I’m laser-focused on the devastating impacts of the government …