Candidate · November 3, 2026
Macey Budke
On the ballot for U.S. House · Nebraska's 3rd District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $6,347
- cash on hand
- $326
- issues with public statements
- 15
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Nebraska's 3rd District1 |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Nebraska Working People1 |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Macey Budke is a practice manager in behavioral health, according to her campaign website.2 Her campaign website says her professional background is in healthcare administration and organizational leadership.2
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running to give Nebraska's 3rd District a representative focused on the district's own challenges rather than national party agendas.2,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitebudkeforcongress.com3
- Facebookfacebook.com/BudkeforCongress3
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@BudkeforCongress3
- Instagraminstagram.com/BudkeForNE33
- TikToktiktok.com/@budkeforcongress3
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Agriculture and Rural Life
Her campaign website says she supports responsible domestic energy production alongside investment in innovation that, among other things, expands biofuel markets.4
- Expand biofuel use, such as by allowing E15 sales all year
- Keep the current requirements
- Lower the requirements or end the Renewable Fuel Standard
Her agriculture plan says she would push for the next Farm Bill to align crop insurance, disaster policy, livestock risk tools and producer cash flow around long-term stability, with more durable support for smaller and midsize operations.5
Economy, Jobs and Trade
Her campaign website says she respects Nebraska's right-to-work tradition and believes Nebraska voters should shape state labor policy.4
- Pass a national right-to-work law
- Leave it to each state
- Allow union contracts that require fees in every state, overriding state right-to-work laws
Her campaign website says workers should be free to organize and bargain collectively if they choose, and that unions have played an important role in apprenticeships, workplace safety and training.4
Her campaign website says her agricultural policies would aim for fair, competitive markets and a wider range of responsible trade opportunities for producers.4
Technology, Privacy and AI
Infrastructure and Transportation
Her campaign website says she supports a strong federal-state partnership that gives rural communities their fair share of infrastructure investment, with highway and bridge maintenance among the priorities.4
Taxes and Budget
Her campaign website says she supports disciplined budgeting, stronger program audits and more transparency about how federal funds are used, and that she does not equate fiscal responsibility with cutting services without careful thought.4
Guns
Her campaign website says she supports responsible gun ownership together with stronger enforcement of background check rules.4
Her campaign website says she supports concealed carry reciprocity so that people carrying lawfully do not risk breaking the law when they travel into another state.4
- Require every state to accept other states' permits
- Let each state decide which permits to accept
Her campaign website says she does not support broad federal bans based on cosmetic or ergonomic features of firearms when such bans do little to address the causes of violence or improve enforcement.4
Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties
Her campaign website says she supports equal treatment under the law and basic non-discrimination standards, including for members of the LGBTQ+ community.4
Veterans
Her campaign website says she supports closer cooperation between the VA and trusted local providers, and wants veterans to be able to get community-based care promptly when it is appropriate.4
Elections and Government Reform
Her campaign website says she wants more precise laws from Congress, tougher congressional oversight and limits on how far executive power can expand, and says agencies sometimes go beyond the authority Congress has defined.4
Her leadership accountability plan says she would support an Ethics, Lobbying, and Donor Transparency Act and a Public Disclosure Clarity Standard that make donor, spending and lobbying information easier to read.5
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.6
| Raised | $6,347 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $6,021 |
| Cash on hand | $326 |