budd, ted Rep 3% 100k$
spearhead ~ ESG? freedom caucus?
https://www.lcvvictoryfund.org/candidate/ted-budd/
lcv 2022 dirty doz
representative Ted Budd landed on LCV Victory Fund’s Dirty Dozen list thanks to consistently voting against the environment while in Congress. He earned an atrocious score of 0% in LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard in 2021 and has a lifetime score of just 3%.
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A climate change denier, Budd has taken over $100,000 in campaign cash from oil and gas interests while opposing efforts to invest in clean energy, protect North Carolina’s coasts from oil drilling, and maintain the Paris Agreement climate standards.
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Budd even voted against legislation to crack down on price gouging by the oil and gas industry. And instead of voting to protect the health and safety of North Carolina communities, Budd has consistently voted to allow toxic pollution to spew into our air and water. Budd also toes the Trump-MAGA party line by supporting the “Big Lie” about the 2020 election and voting against certifying election results in Arizona and Pennsylvania on January 6.
sedition caucus well repped, even more so freedom cocks?
~ ESG transparency climate action
https://www.sec.gov/comments/s7-10-22/s71022-20123081-279409.pdf
april 11 2022
Vanessa A. Countryman
Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090
RE: File No. S7-10-22
Dear Ms. Countryman:
We, the undersigned Members of Congress, have significant concerns with the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed rule on “The Enhancement and Standardization of
Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors.” This proposal would require publicly traded
companies to disclose their climate-related risks, report greenhouse gas emissions, and report
possible financial effects of climate change. We urge you to immediately table this rule.
Not only would this proposal addadditional red tape and bureaucracy that would be extremely
burdensome, if not impossible, for many public companies to fully comply with, but it would
also far exceed the authority that Congress explicitly granted the SEC. The SEC cannot and
should not mandate such public disclosures of information that strays from the “core purpose of
disclosure, [which] is to provide investors with the information they need to make informed
investment and voting decisions,” which “allow[s] our capital markets to flourish.”1
It isapparent that, as we have recently seen, this information would only be used to smear these
companies. [demonize FF ceo //?]
This proposal would drastically disrupt the current disclosure regime. Current SEC disclosure
mandates are intended to provide investors with insightful material information into a company’s
performance. SEC Commissioner Peirce emphasized that this proposal, instead, would tell
“corporate managers how regulators, doing the bidding of an array of non-investor stakeholders,
expect them to run their companies.”2
This would force everyday investors to view companies
through a tinted lens, obscured by the demands of vocal stakeholders “for whom a company’s
climate reputation is of equal or greater importance than a company’s financial performance.”3
Ultimately, the SEC’s actions would act to undermine and shame public companies, not to
provide investors with necessary financial disclosures.
furthermore, at a time of global turmoil, when energy prices are at decade highs, how would this
rule be beneficial to American citizens? Simply wrapping climate activism in financial regulation
will only further exacerbate our current energy crisis and do nothing to help everyday Americans
heat or cool their homes or lower prices at the gas pump. Instead, we need to refocus our
attention on domestic energy production and wean ourselves off energy from hostile nations.
Additional “climate” regulations will only hinder our ability to achieve this goal. Given the
current global and domestic circumstances, the administration should be focused on making the
basic necessities of life less expensive, not more.
The SEC has proposed disclosures that are outside of its historical purview in order to engage in
environmental policy. It is, however, the role of Congress – and, importantly, not the role of
financial regulators – to set climate-related policy, balancing interests and engaging with
stakeholders to appropriately move us to a more energy-efficient nation. This Administration
must end its assault on American businesses and the rule of law in the name of an immediate and
expensive transition to a “Green New Deal” agenda.
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Sincerely,
Ted Budd
Member of Congress
Ralph Norman
Dan Bishop nope
Bill Posey
Scott Perry
William R. Timmons IV nope
Stephanie Bice
Richard Hudson
Alexander X. Mooney
Mo Brooks
Louie Gohmert
Bruce Westerman
Debbie Lesko
Byron Donalds
John Joyce
Tom McClintock
Michael C. Burgess, M.D.
John Rose
Andrew S. Clyde
C. Scott Franklin
Ben Cline
Jay Obernolte
Rodney Davis
Ashley Hinson
Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S.
David B. McKinley P.E.
Yvette Herrell
Andy Biggs
Tom Rice
Daniel Webster
Michael Guest
Michael Cloud
Lauren Boebert
Kat Cammack
Pat Fallon
W. Gregory Steube
Nancy Mace
2019
- andy Biggs of Arizona[58]
- Mo Brooks of Alabama[59]
- Ken Buck of Colorado[60]
- Ted Budd of North Carolina[61]
- Ben Cline of Virginia[62]
- Michael Cloud of Texas[62]
- Warren Davidson of Ohio[63]
- Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee[64]
- Jeff Duncan of South Carolina[65]
- Russ Fulcher of Idaho[62]
- Matt**Gaetz**of Florida[66][67]
- Louie Gohmert of Texas[68]
- Paul **Gosar** of Arizona[69]
- Mark E. Green of Tennessee[62]
- Morgan Griffith of Virginia[10]
- Andy Harris of Maryland[70]
- Jody**Hice**of Georgia[71]
- JimJordan of Ohio[72]
- Debbie Lesko of Arizona[73]
- MarkMeadows of North Carolina[72][57]
- Alex Mooney of West Virginia[70]
- Greg Murphy of North Carolina (won special election)[74]
- Ralph Norman of South Carolina[75]
- Gary Palmer of Alabama[76]
- Scott Perry of Pennsylvania[70]
- Bill Posey of Florida[70]
- Denver Riggleman of Virginia[62]
- Chip Roy of Texas[62]
- David **Schweikert**of Arizona[60]
- Randy Weber of Texas[77]
- Ron Wright of Texas [62]
- Ted **Yoho**of Florida[77]
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theodore Paul Budd (born October 21, 1971) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, his district covers the north-central part of the state. Budd is the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina to replace retiring Republican Senator Richard Burr.
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Early life and career
Budd was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1971.[1] When he was young, his family moved[2] to a 300-acre (120 ha) farm on the Yadkin River in Davie County outside Advance, where they raise cattle and chickens.[3][4][5][6] His father owned a facility-services company.[4]
Budd attended Summit School,[7] a private school in Winston-Salem, before attending Davie County High School, graduating in 1990.[8] He then went to Appalachian State University, where he studied business, graduating in 1994.[9][3] Budd earned his master's degree in business administration from the Wake Forest University School of Business.[3][4] He owns a gun store in Rural Hall, North Carolina.[3][4]
The Budd family loaned $10 million to AgriBioTech, which was repaid with over $25,000 in interest. The company later declared bankruptcy.[10]
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
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's incumbent, Republican George Holding, opted to run in the 2nd. Budd ran as one of 17 candidates in the ensuing Republican primary for the 13th district in the 2016 elections.[11] His home had previously been in the 5th district but had been drawn into the 13th.
With the help of the Club for Growth, which spent over $285,000 on his campaign,[5] Budd won the primary with 20% of the vote.[12][13] He defeated Bruce Davis, a former Guilford County commissioner, in the general election,[14] with 56% of the vote.[15] He was sworn into office on January 3, 2017.[16]Budd is a member of the Freedom Caucus.[17]
Tenure
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.[18] 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.[19]
Committee assignments
Caucus memberships
- Freedom Caucus[21]
- Task Force on Artificial Intelligence[20]
- Republican Study Committee[22]
2022 U.S. Senate campaign
Main article: 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina
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.[23] On April 28, 2021, Budd announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by the retiring Richard Burr.[24] 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.[25][10] Former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said he would remain in the race despite Trump's endorsement. A third declared candidate, Representative Mark Walker, said he too would stay in the race, maintaining that he had won a straw poll of those attending the convention.[26][27][28][29]
Budd won the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.[30] He will face Democratic nominee Cheri Beasley in the November 2022 general election.
Political positions
Affordable Care Act
Budd opposes the Affordable Care Act and voted to repeal it in 2017.[31]
2020 presidential election
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 long-indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at the United States Supreme Court.[32][33] It contested the results of the 2020 presidential election, in four states, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, where Joe Biden defeated[34] 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.[35][36][37]
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.[38] Budd contended that officials in Pennsylvania had acted "illegally" and "violated" both the Constitution of the United States and that of their own state.[23] He said, "I cannot consent to accepting Pennsylvania's electoral votes."[23]
Voting rights and election integrity
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.[39]
Foreign policy
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.[40]
In 2021, Budd was one of 14 Republican representatives to vote against a measure condemning the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.[41]
Personal life
Budd met his wife, Amy Kate, on a mission to the Soviet Union in 1991.[4] They have three children. They live on the Davie County farm where Budd was raised.[4]
References
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Ted's record is clear: he is fighting for the working families of North Carolina! That's why Ted fought to cut middle-class taxes and job-killing red tape, and why Ted is fighting Joe Biden's reckless agenda that is causing record inflation. Ted is committed to strengthening the family and recognizes the cultural battle we face to protect it.
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Ted Budd ( Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing North Carolina's 13th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2023. Budd ( Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent North Carolina.
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May 17, 2022Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Ted Budd, of North Carolina, smiles as he takes the stage before former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Selma, N.C. (CNN)...
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North Carolina Values Coalition "Ted Budd is an incredible leader on pro-life, pro-family issues and we wholeheartedly endorse him for North Carolina's U.S. Senate race." Gun Owners of America "Gun owners in the Tar Heel State deserve a Second Amendment Champion in the US Senate. Congressman Ted Budd has proven himself to be that champion."
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4 days agopronounced ted // bud Budd is the representative for North Carolina 's 13 th congressional district ( view map ) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2017. Budd is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.