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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 1030534 — APPOINT-KATHRYN E. EISENHART Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1030574 — APPOINT-BRADLEY A. ZELLER Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1030511 — APPOINT-MICHAEL SUTTON Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1030558 — APPOINT-CALEB MILES HEROD Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1030542 — APPOINT-CRYSTAL L. CAISON Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 3851 — SCH CD-CYBER-BULLYING Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 3493 — LOCAL REG-STATE FACILITIES Nay May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040056 — APPOINT-MICHAEL TERRY CARRIGAN Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1030507 — APPOINT-JANET BLUE Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2785 — CREDIT UNIONS-VARIOUS Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040048 — APPOINT-NINA HARRIS Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040005 — APPOINT-JORDAN CAMPANELLA Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1030552 — APPOINT-ANA VAZQUEZ Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1030567 — APPOINT-JENNIFER MARTIN Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040149 — APPOINT-AURORA A. AUSTRIACO Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1030576 — APPOINT-ALEXANDER PURCELL Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1030559 — APPOINT-MOHAMAD NASIR Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040001 — APPOINT-ANTHONY BEACH Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 3638 — WORK TRANSPARENCY-CONFIDENTIAL Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040041 — APPOINT-BERTHA E. SANCHEZ Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1040103 — APPOINT-MARY KILLOUGH Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1030528 — APPOINT-SHARON K. LEGENZA Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1030531 — APPOINT-GABRIEL FOLEY Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1030560 — APPOINT-JOHN K. LYONS Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
AM 1030571 — APPOINT-JAYNE VELLINGA Yea May 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (74 as lead sponsor)

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