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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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Topics in their record

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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)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
SB 2826
PEN CD-IMRF-BOARD OF TRUSTEES
 Pensions, Amendment 1 Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll fdc702d8-9d6d-4889-8d3f-4f293c52cfd4 May 6, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fdc702d8-9d6d-4889-8d3f-4f293c52cfd4 CC0-1.0
HB 4909
PEN CD-IMRF-EMPLOYEE
 Pensions Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll 509311dd-822a-4935-9525-742f1da7fb68 May 6, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/509311dd-822a-4935-9525-742f1da7fb68 CC0-1.0
SB 3404
PEN CD-ACCEL BENEFIT PAYMENT
 Pensions, Amendment 2 Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll 840764ff-59f7-4d75-b746-46aee230f55a May 6, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/840764ff-59f7-4d75-b746-46aee230f55a CC0-1.0
HB 4714
CHILDREN'S MENTAL HLTH ACT
 Behavioral and Mental Health Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll 75447d5f-93b6-463a-b395-f8803b2fa7bb May 6, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/75447d5f-93b6-463a-b395-f8803b2fa7bb CC0-1.0
HB 4361
CTY/MUNI CD-BUILDING INSPECTOR
 Labor Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll baab7c4e-8b6f-4668-bf22-23ddb6df4de1 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/baab7c4e-8b6f-4668-bf22-23ddb6df4de1 CC0-1.0
HB 3408
COLOR VISION TESTING
 Education Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll 4fbfb697-aef0-439b-9dfd-2537448d9c81 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4fbfb697-aef0-439b-9dfd-2537448d9c81 CC0-1.0
HB 4397
SCH CD-SCH PSYCHOLOGIST-DEGREE
 Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 38e564c3-59a5-496d-aa53-642954b61cb7 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/38e564c3-59a5-496d-aa53-642954b61cb7 CC0-1.0
HB 3250
SCH CD-GLOBAL SCHOLAR CERTIFY
 Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 741618ef-5706-4dd2-8d30-d8da533d9dc1 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/741618ef-5706-4dd2-8d30-d8da533d9dc1 CC0-1.0
HB 1783
ST BD ED-LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT
 Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll f4829c08-1620-4213-b6a0-07f1e50e63c4 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f4829c08-1620-4213-b6a0-07f1e50e63c4 CC0-1.0
HB 5321
SCH CD-TEACHER SALARY-CONT ED
 Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 0ba3ebe2-df79-4c1e-8ab8-630f1223a75c May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0ba3ebe2-df79-4c1e-8ab8-630f1223a75c CC0-1.0
HB 4795
SCH-CD-LICENSE-EARLY CHILDHOOD
 Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll c5be5896-30a7-4e6f-8ddd-a1868dc87509 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c5be5896-30a7-4e6f-8ddd-a1868dc87509 CC0-1.0
AM 1040127
APPOINT-NATALIE FINNIE
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 1dcbf05b-f778-4b40-a4e9-6501fe280327 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1dcbf05b-f778-4b40-a4e9-6501fe280327 CC0-1.0
AM 1040130
APPOINT-JANICE PHILLIPS
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 0fe7e455-4068-4d7c-a869-6f89aed8214a May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0fe7e455-4068-4d7c-a869-6f89aed8214a CC0-1.0
AM 1040142
APPOINT-CAMERON JOOST
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 07165f06-fa3e-4681-a1b2-643e25bee8d8 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/07165f06-fa3e-4681-a1b2-643e25bee8d8 CC0-1.0
AM 1040129
APPOINT-SAMEER SAIFEE VOHRA
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 0cf4ce66-4ccf-42d9-b7fb-868545b887a4 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0cf4ce66-4ccf-42d9-b7fb-868545b887a4 CC0-1.0
AM 1040119
APPOINT-ELIZABETH M. WHITEHORN
 Third Reading Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 3539b42f-485a-464f-aad1-ab79b75bccaa May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3539b42f-485a-464f-aad1-ab79b75bccaa CC0-1.0
AM 1040128
APPOINT-TODD STROLE
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll fda35a12-4b39-4bcc-b2c6-27c2586cad98 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fda35a12-4b39-4bcc-b2c6-27c2586cad98 CC0-1.0
AM 1040110
APPOINT-JAMES JENNINGS
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll f0e06e9c-66d9-43fc-b5a8-39a34d09de9f May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f0e06e9c-66d9-43fc-b5a8-39a34d09de9f CC0-1.0
AM 1040117
APPOINT-SUSANA M. SORIANO
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 469dfc15-c62e-444e-8bbe-aacbfeb827a1 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/469dfc15-c62e-444e-8bbe-aacbfeb827a1 CC0-1.0
AM 1040125
APPOINT-ROBERT D. VICKERY
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll a12d69be-b408-461f-b45c-538678f819c6 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a12d69be-b408-461f-b45c-538678f819c6 CC0-1.0
AM 1040093
APPOINT-ROBERT L. NAVARRO JR.
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 579b119a-3132-4d56-884f-60055feb2feb May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/579b119a-3132-4d56-884f-60055feb2feb CC0-1.0
SJR 50
SCH. DISTS.-ARABIC FL OPTION
 Education Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll 8987685f-9d99-428b-b16b-cd203f0033be May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8987685f-9d99-428b-b16b-cd203f0033be CC0-1.0
AM 1040111
APPOINT-RAYMOND P. MARCHIORI
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 5ca0aa14-db41-47a7-a441-92cde81b0619 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5ca0aa14-db41-47a7-a441-92cde81b0619 CC0-1.0
AM 1040116
APPOINT-LAURIE A. MURPHY
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 671021c3-9cfb-451c-9bfa-415f1f98b3fb May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/671021c3-9cfb-451c-9bfa-415f1f98b3fb CC0-1.0
AM 1040118
APPOINT-BRIAN J. DUNN
 Third Reading Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll 6547a896-cb50-4512-8202-4bb083347f1a May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6547a896-cb50-4512-8202-4bb083347f1a CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (74 as lead sponsor)

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