Budgiebud

Budgiebud

Personal details
Join date	31 August 2025 (401 days ago)
Occupation	Politician
Political party	The Freedom Coalition
Pronouns	He/Him
Nationality	Wadiyan/Aventura

Budgiebud, also known as Budgie and Daddy Willow, is a Representative in the 40th congress, the 9th Mayor of Aventura, and a former Senator, Representative, Speaker of the House, and member of the Willow Advisory Board. He is also the current leader of The Freedom Coalition party.

Jobs

Budgie worked as as a DOJ investigator from 18 October 2025 to 16 January 2026, and worked as a recruit in the DHS from 23 January to 11 June 2026.

Political Career

Town Politics

Budgie ran for the Head of Urban Development council position in the December 2025 Oakridge Council election, earning 12 of the 29 votes and losing to Talion77. He also ran for Mayor of Oakridge in the December 2025 Oakridge mayoral election, earning 3 votes and coming 3rd in the election. This would end his involvement in Oakridge politics. He would serve a stint on the Willow advisory board from 30 January to 11 July 2026. He ran in the April 2026 Aventura Mayoral election alongside fellow TFC candidate Rotcepsni, earning 35 of the 66 total votes and becoming the 9th mayor of Aventura. He would go on to win re-election alongside Rotcepsni again in the August 2026 Aventura mayoral elections, earning 23 of the 27 votes.

Federal Politics

Budgie ran for a position in the House of Representatives in both October 2025 House Special elections, earning 4 first preference votes in the first one, and 7 in the second, losing both. He would break through in the November 2025 House of Representatives general election, earning 8 first preference votes. At the tail end of the term, Budgie would become Speaker of the House from 8 to 9 January 2026. He would try to get elected back into the house in the January 2026 House Election, March 2026 House Election, and May 2026 House Election, coming up short all three times. He would also make a run at the Senate during this period, during the Feburary 2026 Senate special election, earning 8 first preference votes and losing the election. He would get back into the house in the June 2026 House Special Election, earning 59 first preference votes, before being elected into the Senate during the July 2026 Senate Special elections with 17 first preference votes. Most recently, he won a set in the September 2026 House of Representatives elections with 10 first preference votes.

Parties

Budgie became the leader of The Freedom Coalition on 22 December 2025, following an internal leadership vote in the party after the retirement of Anthony org.

Awards

Budgie was awarded the Order of Aventura by the Town of Aventura on 14 September 2026.