BIÂN Chicago
600 W. Chicago Ave
Suite 001
Chicago, IL
Monday, April 14
12-1:30pm CT
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski represents Illinois’ 13th Congressional District, made up of communities across Central and Southern Illinois. Nikki has spent her life fighting for workers and working families — beginning her career in the labor movement, fighting to strengthen the middle class and restore the American Dream.
Working with the United Food and Commercial Workers, she fought to make sure grocery workers and meatpackers got a fair day’s pay and workplace protections at dangerous processing plants. She also stood with the International Association of Fire Fighters and helped to ensure our first responders have the equipment, training, and health protections they need.
As Governor JB Pritzker’s senior advisor on labor issues, Nikki successfully led the charge to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. As President Biden’s OMB Chief of Staff, she helped set up the “Made in America” office to prioritize U.S. companies and manufacturers. Nikki is working hard in Congress fighting to support good-paying jobs and ensure working families aren’t left behind. She has also been elected to serve in a leadership position for the New Democrat Coalition as the Vice Chair of Policy, and has been appointed to serve on the House Committee on Agriculture and House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.