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Chris Balkema

IL Senate District 53

Republican Illinois since Jan 8, 2025

Office record: openstates/people CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Economy & Taxes 64Criminal Justice & Policing 62Government Operations & Budget 59Environment & Energy 42Education 37Gun Policy 31Civil Rights & Liberties 25Social Services & Welfare 21Transportation & Infrastructure 21Healthcare 19Labor & Employment 17Housing 16Technology & Privacy 15Agriculture 9Elections & Voting 8Veterans Affairs 7Banking & Finance 5Immigration 4Defense & Military 3Abortion & Reproductive Rights 2Foreign Policy & Trade 2Other 2

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
IL Senate District 53 current
Illinois
 Republican Jan 8, 2025 — openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,839 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HB 3460 — COSMETOLOGY/BARBER-APPRENTICES Not voting May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 3743 — SCH CD-RAILROAD SAFETY Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 3907 — CHILD CARE-TERMINOLOGY Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4890 — UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4702 — DIAPER LABELING ACT Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4758 — JOB APPLICATION-DRIVER LICENSE Not voting May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 3070 — EDUC-FOREIGN LANG ALTERNATIVE Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4584 — DHS-DEMENTIA TRAINING Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1353 — VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY WORKERS Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1783 — ST BD ED-LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4361 — CTY/MUNI CD-BUILDING INSPECTOR Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4461 — HOSPITAL COLLECTION LIENS Nay May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4587 — CHILD CARE DIRECTORS Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4456 — LOW-INCOME UTILITY RATES Nay May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4540 — POSSESSION DISPUTES-PETS Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4442 — HIGH SPEED RAIL COMM REPEAL Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 3070 — EDUC-FOREIGN LANG ALTERNATIVE Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4714 — CHILDREN'S MENTAL HLTH ACT Nay May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 5551 — SCH CD-VARIOUS FUNDING Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4397 — SCH CD-SCH PSYCHOLOGIST-DEGREE Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4592 — ACCEPTANCE OF CASH PAYMENTS Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4137 — EDUC-HOMELESS CHILD-PREVENTION Nay May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 5321 — SCH CD-TEACHER SALARY-CONT ED Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SJR 65 — CHICAGO CUBS DAY Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4394 — SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTM INTERVIEW Yea May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (74 as lead sponsor)

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