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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 2108 — ST POLICE-HAZMAT-MOTOR CARRIER Yea May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 407 — EDUCATION-TECH Yea May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1994 — CREDIT UNIONS-VARIOUS Yea May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2044 — WEB-BASED SIGNATURES ACT Yea May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SJR 13 — LIBRARY ACCESS TASK FORCE Yea May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 328 — CIVIL LAW-TECH Nay May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2466 — OPEN LANDS-GRANTS TO GOVTS Yea May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1958 — TRANSFER REFORM-VARIOUS Yea May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2039 — IBHE-DATA DASHBOARD REPORT Nay May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2215 — DPH-FERTILITY OPT-WMN OVER 25 Yea May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1583 — SCH CD-SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Yea May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 3078 — DHS-HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION Nay May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 637 — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH Yea May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 850 — SAFETY-TECH Nay May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2153 — PHYSICAL THERAPY TELEHEALTH Yea May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2319 — VIRTUAL CURRENCY CONSUM PROT Nay May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 103 — ADOPTION ACT Yea May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1740 — SCH CD-MANDATES-REORGANIZE Nay May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2426 — TREE TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVE Nay May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1740 — SCH CD-MANDATES-REORGANIZE Nay May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1827 — FIRE DISTRICTS--DESIGN-BUILD Yea May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2510 — $APPROPRIATIONS-VARIOUS Nay May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1899 — FOID-DIVERSIONARY PROGRAM Yea May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1548 — AMBER ALERTS-DISABLED PERSONS Yea May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1859 — CLIMATE DISPLACEMENT ACT Nay May 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (74 as lead sponsor)

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