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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 3152 — WILDLIFE-TRAP MEASUREMENT Yea Feb 26, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 598 — GOVERNMENT-TECH Yea Feb 26, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 3640 — WILDLIFE CD-LANDOWNER PERMIT Yea Feb 26, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SJR 55 — AUDITOR GEN-APPOINTMENT Yea Feb 25, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2984 — EARLY LEARNING COUNCIL Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2953 — PEN CD-TEACHERS-RE-EMPLOYMENT Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 3320 — DHFS-INSPECTOR GENERAL Yea Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 3465 — CONSTRUCTION-SANITARY REQS Nay Feb 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2909 — SCH CD-TEACHER EVALUATION-AI Yea Feb 17, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 3224 — ILLINOIS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND Yea Feb 17, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 542 — SERVICE ANIMALS IN SCHOOLS Yea Feb 17, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1030599 — APPOINT-LISA MARIE HESS Yea Oct 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040099 — APPOINT-RICK STEVEN TERVEN Yea Oct 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1030584 — APPOINT-LISA M. DZIEKAN Yea Oct 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040038 — APPOINT-PAMELA S. MONETTI Yea Oct 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040150 — APPOINT-JAMES L. BENNETT Yea Oct 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040057 — APPOINT-PRANAV G. KOTHARI Yea Oct 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 90 — PUBLIC FUNDS-ONLINE INFO Yea Oct 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040074 — APPOINT-NOAH FINLEY Yea Oct 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1030593 — APPOINT-SAUL J. MORSE Yea Oct 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040109 — APPOINT-A. WILLIAMS-SCHAFER Yea Oct 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040022 — APPOINT-SHIH-YEW CHEN Yea Oct 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040052 — APPOINT-SARAH BUCKLEY Yea Oct 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040071 — APPOINT-BERNIE RANCHERO Yea Oct 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040098 — APPOINT-CHARLES C. HICKS Yea Oct 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (74 as lead sponsor)

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