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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 5376 — MINE SUBSIDENCE INSURANCE FUND Yea May 14, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040222 — APPOINT-DOUGLAS M. PETERSON Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040195 — APPOINT-MELISSA NEDDERMEYER Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1700 — DEPUTY SHERIFF-APPOINTMENT AGE Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 4041 — OHARE SOUND MITIGATION Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040196 — APPOINT-SCOTT PADDOCK Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040123 — APPOINT-RYAN THOMAS Nay May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 714 — REGULATION-TECH Nay May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 4038 — UNAUTHORIZE VIDEO-PHOTO-COURT Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040198 — APPOINT-ARNALDO RIVERA Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2713 — HEALTH CARE VIOLENCE PREVENT Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040121 — APPOINT-DULCE M. QUINTERO Nay May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040192 — APPOINT-THEODORE DONALD BERGER Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040224 — APPOINT-MICHELE PANKOW Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040202 — APPOINT-JULIE HOENIGES Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040215 — APPOINT-CHRISTOPHER M. BRITTEN Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040179 — APPOINT-BRANDON RAGLE Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040216 — APPOINT-PATRICK S. M. NOLAN Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040168 — APPOINT-VIVIAN ROBINSON Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040122 — APPOINT-QUIWANA BELL Nay May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040228 — APPOINT-ALICIA A. ATKINSON Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040191 — APPOINT-GREGORY E. VACI Yea May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4273 — CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES Nay May 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 5551 — SCH CD-VARIOUS FUNDING Yea May 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 5107 — SCH SAFETY-PANIC ALERT SYSTEM Yea May 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (74 as lead sponsor)

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