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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
SB 2826 — PEN CD-IMRF-BOARD OF TRUSTEES Not voting May 6, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4909 — PEN CD-IMRF-EMPLOYEE Not voting May 6, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 3404 — PEN CD-ACCEL BENEFIT PAYMENT Not voting May 6, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4714 — CHILDREN'S MENTAL HLTH ACT Not voting May 6, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4361 — CTY/MUNI CD-BUILDING INSPECTOR Not voting May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 3408 — COLOR VISION TESTING Not voting May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4397 — SCH CD-SCH PSYCHOLOGIST-DEGREE Yea May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 3250 — SCH CD-GLOBAL SCHOLAR CERTIFY Yea May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1783 — ST BD ED-LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT Yea May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 5321 — SCH CD-TEACHER SALARY-CONT ED Yea May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4795 — SCH-CD-LICENSE-EARLY CHILDHOOD Yea May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040127 — APPOINT-NATALIE FINNIE Yea May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040130 — APPOINT-JANICE PHILLIPS Yea May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040142 — APPOINT-CAMERON JOOST Yea May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040129 — APPOINT-SAMEER SAIFEE VOHRA Yea May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040119 — APPOINT-ELIZABETH M. WHITEHORN Nay May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040128 — APPOINT-TODD STROLE Yea May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040110 — APPOINT-JAMES JENNINGS Yea May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040117 — APPOINT-SUSANA M. SORIANO Yea May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040125 — APPOINT-ROBERT D. VICKERY Yea May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040093 — APPOINT-ROBERT L. NAVARRO JR. Yea May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SJR 50 — SCH. DISTS.-ARABIC FL OPTION Not voting May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040111 — APPOINT-RAYMOND P. MARCHIORI Yea May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040116 — APPOINT-LAURIE A. MURPHY Yea May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040118 — APPOINT-BRIAN J. DUNN Not voting May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (74 as lead sponsor)

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