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Ted Budd

RSenator (R-NC)


Committee assignments

  • Armed Services
  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Joint Economic Committee
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
  • Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Top industries by PAC contributions (2022 cycle)

  • Republican/Conservative$21.4M
  • Democratic/Liberal$11.2M
  • Women's issues$3.1M
  • Pro-Guns$1.4M
  • Trial lawyers & law firms$1M

These figures are from OpenSecrets' 2022-cycle bulk release — the most recent Sift has been able to obtain. They are not refreshed between cycle releases.

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