Ted Budd

Budd was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1971.{{cite web|url=http://info.cqrollcall.com/rs/764-XAC-282/images/CQ-NewMemberGuide-115thCongress.pdf|title=Guide to the New Congress|publisher=Roll Call|access-date=January 3, 2017|archive-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524105207/http://info.cqrollcall.com/rs/764-XAC-282/images/CQ-NewMemberGuide-115thCongress.pdf|url-status=dead}} When he was young, his family moved to a {{convert|300|acre|adj=on}} farm on the Yadkin River in Davie County, outside Advance, where they raise cattle and chickens.{{Cite news |last=Richard |first=Laura E. |date=23 July 1987 |title=Family Moves From City To Rural Davie |pages=6 |work=Davie County Enterprise Record}}{{cite web |title=How a gun store owner with no political experience won the nation's most crowded primary |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article91307042.html |access-date=November 3, 2016 |work=Charlotte Observer}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ourdavie.com/2016/07/07/ted-budd-a-likeable-guy/|title=Ted Budd a likeable guy|work=Davie County Enterprise Record|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=November 3, 2016}} His father, Richard, owned a facility-services company.

Budd attended Summit School, a private school in Winston-Salem, before attending Davie County High School, graduating in 1990.{{Cite web |last=Budd |first=Ted |date=29 July 2021 |title=In Honor of DuWayne Amen |url=https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2021/07/29/167/133/CREC-2021-07-29-pt1-PgE841-4.pdf |access-date=28 February 2022 |website=Congressional Record - Extension of Remarks}}{{Cite news |date=7 June 1990 |title=Davie High School - Class of 1990 |page=2C |work=Davie County Enterprise Record}} He then attended Appalachian State University, where received a Bachelor of Science in business administration in 1994.{{Cite news |date=2 June 1994 |title=Area Students Earn College And University Degrees |page=C1 |pages= |work=Davie County Enterprise Record}} Budd later received a master of theology from the Dallas Theological Seminary in 1998 and a master of business administration from the Wake Forest University School of Business in 2007.{{Cite web |title=Rep. Ted Budd - R North Carolina, 13th, In Office - Biography {{!}} LegiStorm |url=https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/259547/Theodore_Paul_Budd.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=www.legistorm.com |language=en}}

Budd owns a gun store in Rural Hall, North Carolina.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourdavie.com/2016/06/30/budd-may-have-had-rookie-advantage|title=Budd may have had 'rookie' advantage|work=Davie County Enterprise Record|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=November 3, 2016}} The father of home-schooled children, he also served as a board member for North Carolinians for Home Education.{{Cite web |title=Meet Ted |url=https://tedbudd.com:443/meet-ted/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Ted Budd |language=en-US}}

{{See also|2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 13}}

Following court-mandated redistricting, the old 13th district essentially merged with the 2nd district. A new 13th district was created, stretching from the northern suburbs of Charlotte to Greensboro. The old 13th district's incumbent, Republican George Holding, opted to run in the 2nd district. Budd ran as one of 17 candidates in the ensuing Republican primary for the 13th district in the 2016 elections.{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/17-republicans-walk-primary|title=Seventeen Republicans Walk into a Primary...|date=May 23, 2016|work=Roll Call|access-date=November 3, 2016}} His home had previously been in the 5th district but had been drawn into the 13th district.

With the help of the Club for Growth, which spent over $285,000 on his campaign,{{cite web|url=http://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/local/political-neophyte-draws-big-dollar-support-in-district-house-race/article_cbb4a4a0-cc8b-5423-9dd7-e64a579bb3de.html|title=Political neophyte draws big-dollar support in District 13 House race|first=Taft Wireback Greensboro News &|last=Record|work=Winston-Salem Journal|date=May 19, 2016 |access-date=November 3, 2016}} Budd won the primary with 20% of the vote.{{cite web|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article82370807.html|title=13th District: Ted Budd wins his first run for office|work=Charlotte Observer|access-date=November 3, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mooresvilletribune.com/news/ted-budd-wins-big-in-th/article_493159ea-2d22-11e6-bcdc-b37ffa15022d.html|title=Ted Budd wins big in 13th|first1=Dale|last1=Gowing|first2=Nina|last2=Mastandrea|work=Mooresville Tribune|date=June 7, 2016 |access-date=November 3, 2016}} He defeated Bruce Davis, a former Guilford County commissioner, in the general election with 56.1% of the vote.{{cite web |title=Davis: Experience a must for U.S. House seat |url=http://www.greensboro.com/news/government/elections/davis-experience-a-must-for-u-s-house-seat/article_fd274ba5-54b3-5b41-a931-638798c3eea8.html |access-date=November 3, 2016 |work=News & Record|date=September 30, 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.greensboro.com/news/government/elections/politcal-newcomer-ted-budd-wins-redrawn-u-s-house-th/article_225b264a-a548-11e6-b0f1-8f658599c8eb.html|title=Political newcomer Ted Budd wins redrawn U.S. House 13th District|first=Tim|last=Rickard|work=News & Record|date=November 8, 2016|access-date=November 8, 2016}} He was sworn into office on January 3, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article124346129.html|title=New House Rep. Ted Budd of NC sworn into office; now he'll bunk there|work=The Wichita Eagle|first=William|last=Douglas|date=January 3, 2017|access-date=January 26, 2017}}

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{{See also|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 13}}

Budd was reelected in 2018, winning 51.5% to Kathy Manning's 45.8%.{{Cite web |title=North Carolina Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis |url=https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/north-carolina |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=www.politico.com |date=November 7, 2018 |language=en}} Manning was elected to represent the neighboring 6th district in 2020.{{Cite news |date=2020-11-03 |title=North Carolina Election Results: Sixth Congressional District |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-6.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |issn=0362-4331}}

{{See also|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 13}}

In 2020, Budd was reelected with 68.2% of the vote defeating Democrat Scott Huffman, who won 31.8% of the vote.{{Cite news |date=2020-11-03 |title=North Carolina Election Results: 13th Congressional District |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-district-13.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |issn=0362-4331}}

Budd voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and numerous Defense Authorization Spending Bills during the Trump administration. He also voted for the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, which he said would open up more markets for North Carolina agricultural products. He opposed the American Rescue Plan Act, the Build Back Better Act, and the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act under President Biden.{{Cite web |title=The Voter's Self Defense System |url=http://votesmart.org/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Vote Smart}}

In late February 2021, Budd and a dozen other Republican House members skipped votes and enlisted others to vote in their place, citing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. He and the other members were actually attending the Conservative Political Action Conference, which was held at the same time as their slated absences.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/26/politics/cpac-house-republicans-proxy-voting/index.html|title=More than a dozen Republicans tell House they can't attend votes due to 'public health emergency.' They're slated to be at CPAC.|publisher=CNN|last1=Bash|first1=Dana|last2=Raju|first2=Manu|last3=Diaz|first3=Daniella|last4=Fox|first4=Lauren|last5=Warren|first5=Michael|date=February 26, 2021|accessdate=March 10, 2021}} In response, the Campaign for Accountability, an ethics watchdog group, filed a complaint with the House Committee on Ethics and requested an investigation into Budd and the other lawmakers.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/10/politics/house-committee-ethics-watchdog-republicans-proxy-voting-cpac/index.html|title=First on CNN: Watchdog group requests investigation into 13 GOP lawmakers for misusing proxy voting|publisher=CNN|last1=Grayer|first1=Annie|last2=Diaz|first2=Daniella|date=March 10, 2021|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}

Budd was a member of the Freedom Caucus.{{cite news |last=Dexheimer |first=Elizabeth |date=July 5, 2017 |title=Taking Wall Street's Side, Young Congressman Infuriates Allies |publisher=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-05/taking-wall-street-s-side-young-congressman-infuriates-allies |access-date=February 7, 2018 |quote=Budd affiliated himself with the Freedom Caucus}}

• Committee on Financial Services{{Cite web|title=Committees and Caucuses {{!}} U.S. Congressman Ted Budd|url=https://budd.house.gov/biography/committees.htm|access-date=2021-02-01|website=budd.house.gov}}
• Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions
• Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion

• Freedom Caucus{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-05/taking-wall-street-s-side-young-congressman-infuriates-allies |title=Taking Wall Street's Side, Young Congressman Infuriates Allies |quote=Budd affiliated himself with the Freedom Caucus |first=Elizabeth |last=Dexheimer |date=July 5, 2017 |access-date=December 6, 2017 |publisher=Bloomberg }}
• Republican Study Committee{{Cite web |date=2017-12-06 |title=Membership |url=https://rsc-banks.house.gov/about/membership |access-date=2021-03-28 |website=Republican Study Committee |language=en}}
• Senate Taiwan Caucus{{cite web|title=Senate Taiwan Caucus 118th Congress (2023-2024)|author=|url=https://fapa.org/senate-taiwan-caucus/|format=|publisher=Formosan Association for Public Affairs|date=|accessdate=8 October 2024}}
• Task Force on Artificial Intelligence

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On April 23, 2021, Budd went to Mar-a-Lago to discuss his prospective U.S. Senate candidacy with former U.S. President Donald Trump.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ted-budd-trump-endorsement-farmers-bankruptcy/2021/08/30/816991a6-003f-11ec-825d-01701f9ded64_story. Trump's pick in a key Senate race touts his agriculture ties. He doesn't mention his role in bankruptcy that cost farmers millions], Washington Post, Michael Kranish, August 30, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021. On April 28, 2021, Budd announced his candidacy for the Class 3 Senate seat held by the retiring Richard Burr.{{cite web|title= Ted Budd launches Senate bid in North Carolina|url= https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/28/ted-budd-senate-race-north-carolina-484868|access-date=April 28, 2021|website=Politico|date=April 28, 2021}} At the Republican state convention in Greenville on June 5, Budd received the endorsements of Donald Trump and Trump's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, who had declined to run for the seat.{{cite web|title=Trump endorses Ted Budd in North Carolina's Senate race as Lara Trump declines to run|website=The News News&Observer|first=Brian|last=Murphy|date=June 5, 2021|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article251929733.html}}[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ted-budd-trump-endorsement-farmers-bankruptcy/2021/08/30/816991a6-003f-11ec-825d-01701f9ded64_story.html Trump’s pick in a key Senate race touts his agriculture ties. He doesn’t mention his role in a bankruptcy that cost farmers millions], Washington Post, Michael Kranish, August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021. Former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said he would remain in the race despite Trump's endorsement. A third declared candidate, U.S. Representative Mark Walker, said he too would stay in the race, maintaining that he had won a straw poll of those attending the convention.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/06/05/trump-endorses-budd-lara-says-no/ Trump endorses North Carolina’s Rep. Ted Budd for Senate after Lara Trump declines to run], Washington Post, Josh Dawsey, June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-north-carolina-election/2021/06/06/2707c706-c64b-11eb-8c34-f8095f2dc445_story.html Republican leaders say they want to focus on the future, but Trump is far from done with the past], Washington Post, Josh Dawsey and Julie Watson, June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.{{cite news|title=Club for Growth targets Idaho Rep. Simpson for defeat in 2014|url=http://blogs.idahostatesman.com/club-for-growth-targets-idahos-simpson-for-defeat-in-2014/|accessdate=9 September 2021|newspaper=Idaho Statesman|date=2013-02-27}}{{cite news|last=Wing|first=Nick|title=Club For Growth Launches New Effort To Recruit GOP Primary Challengers Against Republicans|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/club-for-growth-primary_n_2774662.html|accessdate=9 September 2021|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=2013-02-27}}

Budd won the Republican primary on May 17, 2022, with 58% of the vote, to McCrory's 25% and Walker's 9%.{{cite news|title=North Carolina Primary Results|url=https://www.cnn.com/election/2022/results/north-carolina/primaries|accessdate=21 May 2022|newspaper=CNN|date=17 May 2022}} In the general election, Budd defeated Democratic nominee Cheri Beasley, the former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Budd received 50.5% of the vote to Beasley's 47.3%, a margin of 3.2%.{{Cite news |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Why AP called North Carolina Senate race for Ted Budd |url=https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-north-carolina-government-and-politics-56ef906108d5b0f67618507afbbd3b04 |access-date=November 9, 2022 |publisher=Associated Press}}

At the convening of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, Budd was sworn in as North Carolina's junior U.S. Senator.{{cite news|title=NC's Sen. Ted Budd sworn into office, as House members wait to elect new speaker |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nc-s-sen-ted-budd-sworn-into-office-as-house-members-wait-to-elect-new-speaker/ar-AA15VYIh|accessdate=March 18, 2023|work=MSN|date=January 3, 2023}} He was one of five new Republican senators to take office that day.{{cite news|title=Meet the freshman class: Congress' new members include 13 women of color, the 1st Gen Z lawmaker, and some familiar faces |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/new-lawmakers-incoming-freshman-class-118th-congress-2022-12|accessdate=March 18, 2023|work=Business Insider|date=January 2, 2023}}

In March 2023, Budd introduced the Seeing Objects at Altitude Regularly Act (SOAR), co-sponsored by Senator Mark Kelly, legislation that would require the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations within two years mandating equipping high-altitude balloons operating at 10,000 feet above sea level or higher with tracking systems to transmit location, altitude, and identity.{{cite news|title=U.S. senators to propose legislation to mandate balloon tracking |url=https://news.yahoo.com/u-senators-propose-legislation-mandate-115333076.html/|accessdate=March 19, 2023|first=David|last=Shepardson|agency=Reuters|date=March 15, 2023}} The idea for the bill came after a Chinese-operated balloon crossed over the U.S. the previous month.{{cite news|title=Sen. Budd introduces bipartisan bill to improve tracking of high-altitude balloons |url=https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/balloon-bill-congress-laws-national-ted-budd-mark-kelly/275-fc6022c3-6632-4d82-b8b1-668edbc67a81|accessdate=March 19, 2023|first=Matthew|last=Ablon|work=WCNC-TV|date=March 15, 2023}}

Committee assignments

• Committee on Armed Services
• Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
• Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
• Subcommittee on Personnel
• Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
• Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
• Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security
• Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
• Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband
• Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security
• Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports
• Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Caucuses

• Senate Republican Conference

After Senator Lindsey Graham introduced legislation that would ban abortion nationwide after 15 weeks of pregnancy,{{Cite news |last=Karni |first=Annie |date=2022-09-13 |title=Graham Proposes 15-Week Abortion Ban, Seeking to Unite Republicans |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/us/politics/lindsey-graham-abortion.html |access-date=2022-09-13 |issn=0362-4331}} Budd co-sponsored a House version of the bill with over 80 Republicans.{{Cite news |last1=Tasolides |first1=Justin |last2=Landis |first2= Austin |date=2022-09-14 |title=White House calls Graham bill 'blatantly hypocritical' as GOP split on 15-week ban |language=en-US |work=Spectrum News |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/news/2022/09/14/senate-gop-republicans-graham-abortion-ban |access-date=2022-09-14}}

In 2022, Budd voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, which requires states and the federal government to recognize the validity of same-sex and interracial marriages if they were legal in the jurisdiction where they were performed.{{Cite news |last=Battaglia |first=Danielle |date=December 8, 2022|title=NC House Republicans vote against same-sex, interracial marriage as bill passes Congress

|language=en-US |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article269761787.html |access-date=2024-08-08}}

Budd opposes the Affordable Care Act and voted to repeal it in 2017.{{Cite news |date=2018 |title=Republican 'voted to gut protections for pre-existing conditions?' There's more to it. |work=News & Observer |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article220458190.html}}

In December 2020, Budd was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at the United States Supreme Court.{{Cite web |last=Platoff |first=Emma |date=2020-10-06 |title=As Ken Paxton faces criminal allegations, an agency at war with itself must carry on the state's business |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/05/texas-ken-paxton-attorney-general/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007070110/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/05/texas-ken-paxton-attorney-general/ |archive-date=October 7, 2020 |access-date=February 13, 2022 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}[https://apnews.com/article/ken-paxton-austin-texas-crime-f8413d14842d848e69cf81bb4d2e87e2 AP Sources: FBI is investigating Texas attorney general], Associated Press, Ken Bleiberg, November 17, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2022. It contested the results of the 2020 presidential election, in four states, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, where Joe Biden defeated{{cite web |last1=Blood |first1=Michael R. |last2=Riccardi |first2=Nicholas |date=December 5, 2020 |title=Biden officially secures enough electors to become president |url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208201209/https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa |archive-date=December 8, 2020 |access-date=February 13, 2022 |website=AP News}} incumbent Donald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by other states.{{Cite news |last=Liptak |first=Adam |author-link=Adam Liptak |date=2020-12-11 |title=Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html |url-status=live |access-date=2020-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234955/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html |archive-date=December 11, 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}{{cite web |date=2020-12-11 |title=Order in Pending Case |url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234004/https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf |archive-date=December 11, 2020 |access-date=December 11, 2020 |publisher=Supreme Court of the United States}}{{cite news |last=Diaz |first=Daniella |title=Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=December 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212000435/https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html |archive-date=December 12, 2020}}

On January 6, 2021, Budd was one of 147 Republican lawmakers who objected to the certification of electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, forcing an emergency recess of Congress.{{Cite news |last1=Yourish |first1=Karen |last2=Buchanan |first2=Larry |last3=Lu |first3=Denise |date=January 7, 2021 |title=The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html |access-date=2021-01-10 |issn=0362-4331}} Budd contended that officials in Pennsylvania had acted "illegally" and "violated" both the United States Constitution and that of their own state. He said, "I cannot consent to accepting Pennsylvania's electoral votes."

Budd opposes the For the People Act, a Democratic bill intended to expand voting rights. Budd said that the bill undermines election integrity by expanding "no excuse" absentee voting and weakening voter ID requirements. He said that the bill would allow minors to vote. PolitiFact ruled this claim false, as the bill would only allow those under 18 to register to vote. Amendments to the bill that would lower the voting age to 16 failed in both 2019 and 2021.{{Cite web |date=10 March 2021 |title=PolitiFact - No, HR 1 doesn't 'allow minors to vote' |url=https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/10/ted-budd/no-hr-1-doesnt-allow-minors-vote/ |access-date=2021-03-17 |website=PolitiFact |language=en-US}}

In 2020, Budd voted against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021, which would prevent the president from withdrawing soldiers from Afghanistan without congressional approval.{{Cite web |title=H.R. 6395: William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act ... -- House Vote #152 -- Jul 21, 2020 |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/116-2020/h152}}

In 2021, Budd was one of 14 Republican representatives to vote against a measure condemning the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.{{cite news |last1=Diaz |first1=Daniella |last2=Wilson |first2=Kristin |date=March 19, 2021 |title=14 House Republicans vote against a measure condemning military coup in Myanmar |publisher=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/politics/house-republicans-myanmar-coup/index.html |accessdate=March 24, 2021}} In 2024, he visited Israel as a show of support after the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023.{{cite web |last1=Battaglia |first1=Danielle |title=NC's Sen. Ted Budd witnessed 'capacity for evil' during trip to Middle East|url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/nc-sen-ted-budd-witnessed-212128113.html |website=News Observer |access-date=6 May 2024}}

In 2022, Budd was one of 39 Republicans to vote for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021, an antitrust package that would crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior.{{cite web | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/29/house-passes-antitrust-bill-raising-ma-fees.html | title=House passes antitrust bill that hikes M&A fees as larger efforts targeting tech have stalled | website=CNBC | date=September 29, 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/117-2022/h460 | title=H.R. 3843: Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 -- House Vote #460 -- Sep 29, 2022 }}

Budd was among the 31 Senate Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4031302-here-are-the-senators-who-voted-against-the-bill-to-raise-the-debt-ceiling/|title=Here are the senators who voted against the bill to raise the debt ceiling|first=Aris|last=Folley|date=June 1, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2023|work=The Hill}}

In January 2025, Budd co-sponsored the Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA), which was introduced by Senators Brian Schatz, Chris Murphy, Ted Cruz, and Katie Britt. Senators John Curtis, Peter Welch, John Fetterman, Angus King, and Mark Warner also co-sponsored the Act, which would set a minimum age of 13 to use social media platforms and prevent social media companies from feeding "algorithmically targeted" content to users under 17.{{Cite web |title=Kids Off Social Media Act {{!}} U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii |url=https://www.schatz.senate.gov/kosma |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=www.schatz.senate.gov |language=en}}

Budd met his wife, Amy Kate Adams, on a mission to the Soviet Union in 1991. They married in 1994 and have three children. The Budds live in Davie County on the farm where Budd was raised. They home-school their children and Budd serves as an assistant scoutmaster in his son's Boy Scout troop.

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• [https://www.budd.senate.gov/ Senator Ted Budd] official U.S. Senate website
• [http://tedbudd.com/ Campaign website]{{CongLinks | congbio=B001305 | votesmart=171489 | fec=C00614776 | congress=ted-budd/B001305 }}
• [http://ballotpedia.org/Ted Budd Biography] at Ballotpedia
• [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/ted budd/index.html Collected news and commentary] at The New York Times
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