What is Nikki Budzinski?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Nikki Budzinski | image = Rep. Nikki Budzinski official portrait, 118th Congress.jpg |state = [[Illinois]] |district = {{ushr|IL|13|13th}} |term_start = January 3, 2023 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Rodney Davis (politician)|Rodney Davis]] (''redistricting'') | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1977|3}} | birth_place = [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]], [[Illinois]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | education = [[University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | website = {{url|nikkiforcongress.com|Campaign website}} }} '''Nikki Budzinski''' (born March 1977)<ref>{{cite web|title=Illinois New Members 2023|url=https://thehill.com/new_members_2023/3740252-illinois-new-members-2023/|date=November 17, 2022|access-date=November 18, 2022}}</ref> is an American politician and [[Trade union|labor union]] leader. In 2021, Budzinski served as the Chief of Staff to the Director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]] (OMB) in the [[Joe Biden|Biden administration]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://politi.co/39hwdxu |title=TEACHER TENSION DEJA VU — PRECKWINKLE FUNDRAISING — MORE MOVES to BIDEN'S TEAM |first=Shia |last=Kapos |website=POLITICO}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/07/19/budzinski-leaving-dc-racism-in-high-places-total-police-burnout-493636 |title=BUDZINSKI LEAVING D.C. — RACISM IN HIGH PLACES — 'TOTAL' POLICE BURNOUT |first=Shia |last=Kapos |website=POLITICO}}</ref> She is the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House representative]] for [[Illinois's 13th congressional district]] since 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Budzinski and Deering head to November |url=https://www.wandtv.com/news/budzinski-and-deering-head-to-november/article_16b22780-f7f9-1