Ted Budd

U.S. Senator · North Carolina · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 8, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.52· expected 1.04

Below expectations

Rank 73 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 32 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Budd’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

57 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 56 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the Senate

How Budd’s ratings compare with every senator

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Budd.

97/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 25 missed of 915

Voted on 890 of 915 roll calls; missed 25. Lower than 58% of senators.

85%100%

100/ 100

Senate R median 100 · Rank 28 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 815 votes that split the parties. Higher than 66% of senators.

75%100%

8/ 100

Chamber median 9 · −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 63% of senators.

0%30%

+0.63

Republican middle 80%: 0.38 to 0.78

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

5 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Budd’s effectiveness score.

S. 2666 Foreign Robocall Elimination ActEstablishes interagency task force on foreign robocalls and extends FCC consortium designation to three years. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Introduced Aug 10, 2026Substantive2.2k words Introduced
S. 3984 United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026Reauthorizes the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Jul 27, 2026Substantive174 words Out of committee
S. 1759 Supersonic Aviation Modernization ActModernizes federal regulations and requirements for supersonic aircraft development and operations. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · Out of committee Jul 22, 2026Substantive119 words Out of committee
S. 246 Interstate Transport Act of 2025Regulates interstate transport of certain materials or persons. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · Out of committee Nov 18, 2025Substantive700 words Out of committee
S. 300 DLARAModifies disaster loan and recovery assistance programs. AI-readCommerce · Out of committee Mar 4, 2025Substantive4.3k words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.