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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
AM 1040201 — APPOINT-MICHELLE GOOZE-MILLER Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040204 — APPOINT-JAMESON JOEL RAMIREZ Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040231 — APPOINT-MOHAMMED ASIF Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040218 — APPOINT-CASSANDRA L. HILL Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040209 — APPOINT-CHRISTOPHER E. SWIMS Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040187 — APPOINT-SUBHASH C. SHARMA Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040194 — APPOINT-SARA BARNETT BRUCKMANN Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040282 — APPOINT-PATRICIA L. PARDIE Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040223 — APPOINT-JENNIFER HOWARD Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040172 — APPOINT-SONGO DEDE Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040266 — APPOINT-DONALD J. DEW Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1743 — CLINIC PSYC-NO PRESCRIP OPIOID Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2790 — IDPH-LUNG CANCER SCREENING Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040180 — APPOINT-ANGELIQUE DAVID Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040277 — APPOINT-MAUREEN T. AMOS Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040263 — APPOINT-ARLENE A. JURACEK Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040173 — APPOINT-NORA LEE HEIST Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 3737 — SERVICEMEMBERS-SERVE ACT Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040193 — APPOINT-MEGAN BATES Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040281 — APPOINT-MATTHEW J. COLEMAN Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040257 — APPOINT-STACEY YOUNG Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 3340 — PROTECTIVE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT Nay Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040261 — APPOINT-KISA P. STHANKIYA Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040221 — APPOINT-AMBER LEIGH POETTKER Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040283 — APPOINT-SOPHIA ZAMAN Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (74 as lead sponsor)

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