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Chris Balkema

IL Senate District 53

Republican Illinois since Jan 8, 2025

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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
AM 1040114
APPOINT-CAMILE LINDSAY
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 84db3cfb-59ce-4af7-a1ca-83e38009a49f May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/84db3cfb-59ce-4af7-a1ca-83e38009a49f CC0-1.0
AM 1040115
APPOINT-FRANCISCO MENCHACA
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 3a5ebea4-a4ec-40fd-8a7a-585bd180666d May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3a5ebea4-a4ec-40fd-8a7a-585bd180666d CC0-1.0
AM 1040113
APPOINT-ERIN ASHLEY JOHNSON
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 353c0a04-62b7-4e58-a556-d12370acabe5 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/353c0a04-62b7-4e58-a556-d12370acabe5 CC0-1.0
AM 1040141
APPOINT-KRISTIN ANN RICHARDS
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 665fab5b-622f-4fa8-b942-08d5ddae34f8 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/665fab5b-622f-4fa8-b942-08d5ddae34f8 CC0-1.0
AM 1040106
APPOINT-AUNDRA DEVON WILLIAMS
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 96d5eeb0-f42c-45fd-b998-3ccb1ed11e81 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/96d5eeb0-f42c-45fd-b998-3ccb1ed11e81 CC0-1.0
AM 1040126
APPOINT-HAROLD MAYS
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll e30fb897-04cd-42ba-81a2-098e687544c9 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e30fb897-04cd-42ba-81a2-098e687544c9 CC0-1.0
HB 5552
EDUCATION-VARIOUS
 Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 2472f73c-02d5-4e42-a577-de6ec516b387 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2472f73c-02d5-4e42-a577-de6ec516b387 CC0-1.0
Education Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll fe37ec8e-b313-453d-a241-dda2efc383c9 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fe37ec8e-b313-453d-a241-dda2efc383c9 CC0-1.0
HB 4581
SCH CD-SPEC ED TRANSITION PLAN
 Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 4650f112-905b-4d37-99e3-a04619ae74fe May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4650f112-905b-4d37-99e3-a04619ae74fe CC0-1.0
HB 3408
COLOR VISION TESTING
 Education Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll 71e72cc3-3bc0-4236-91c4-46aa2a4b4e70 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/71e72cc3-3bc0-4236-91c4-46aa2a4b4e70 CC0-1.0
HB 5364
DHFS-INSPECTOR GENERAL
 Education, Amendment 1 Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 383889d5-a2b0-4b4d-8176-3553cd9e5077 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/383889d5-a2b0-4b4d-8176-3553cd9e5077 CC0-1.0
HB 4862
SCH CD-STAFF MENTAL HEALTH
 Education Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 1d86559d-cd45-48b6-8a5e-3790f787222e May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1d86559d-cd45-48b6-8a5e-3790f787222e CC0-1.0
HB 5099
DEC-DAY CARE CRIMINAL CHECKS
 Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll b5afbc5d-8c16-432b-b736-b773cd16d83b May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b5afbc5d-8c16-432b-b736-b773cd16d83b CC0-1.0
HB 4491
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISABILITY
 Labor Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 017fb6b2-c46b-4a24-b59a-5befbe12941d May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/017fb6b2-c46b-4a24-b59a-5befbe12941d CC0-1.0
HB 4788
SCH CD-CPR-FEMALE MANIKINS
 Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 97ceaea6-2fc5-437f-8c85-ce9d2bd82d0b May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/97ceaea6-2fc5-437f-8c85-ce9d2bd82d0b CC0-1.0
AM 1040105
APPOINT-RAVEN A. DEVAUGHN
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 661050e8-a14b-4bdd-a9ff-80eddbf76b3c May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/661050e8-a14b-4bdd-a9ff-80eddbf76b3c CC0-1.0
HB 1353
VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY WORKERS
 Labor Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll 42e48e74-36cd-4fd7-9174-d9c5f6eb9d3d May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42e48e74-36cd-4fd7-9174-d9c5f6eb9d3d CC0-1.0
AM 1040112
APPOINT-MARIO TRETO JR.
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll ab7bcb5e-b3c1-4322-88b2-e2b052f13215 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ab7bcb5e-b3c1-4322-88b2-e2b052f13215 CC0-1.0
HB 4577
SCH CD-K-PLAY-BASED LEARNING
 Education Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll dc2229e1-f2bb-4780-b1ea-d0bf50d60c00 May 5, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dc2229e1-f2bb-4780-b1ea-d0bf50d60c00 CC0-1.0
HB 5439
WILDLIFE CD-LANDOWNER PERMIT
 Agriculture Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 460b40e9-ca67-4c89-84ee-304b56d3f923 Apr 30, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/460b40e9-ca67-4c89-84ee-304b56d3f923 CC0-1.0
SB 3116
BEES/APIARIES-CONSENT
 Agriculture Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 991ab91b-6769-43c3-ab55-59ac92598f3d Apr 30, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/991ab91b-6769-43c3-ab55-59ac92598f3d CC0-1.0
SB 2891
ANIMAL SHELTER ADOPTION INFO
 Agriculture, Amendment 2 Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll e6877445-db4c-40b2-b35c-a3f978069e71 Apr 30, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e6877445-db4c-40b2-b35c-a3f978069e71 CC0-1.0
AM 1040276
APPOINT-GRACE H. S. K. PAI
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 4e6cf22f-c874-48aa-b4cc-a988fc982630 Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4e6cf22f-c874-48aa-b4cc-a988fc982630 CC0-1.0
AM 1040181
APPOINT-MARY F. RADOSH
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll f266a824-0f6c-4890-922c-6be59369c0c1 Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f266a824-0f6c-4890-922c-6be59369c0c1 CC0-1.0
AM 1040230
APPOINT-CLAIRE LEOPOLD
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll cd6a4474-50df-4fb7-854f-a53d2b12a0d3 Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cd6a4474-50df-4fb7-854f-a53d2b12a0d3 CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (74 as lead sponsor)

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