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Chris Balkema
IL Senate District 53
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Topics in their record
Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. 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
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| IL Senate District 53 current
Illinois |
Republican | Jan 8, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,839 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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AM 1040201
APPOINT-MICHELLE GOOZE-MILLER
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 463fea16-1443-4abc-a4db-9c9ee763c432 | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/463fea16-1443-4abc-a4db-9c9ee763c432 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040204
APPOINT-JAMESON JOEL RAMIREZ
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4b27e50d-a0b7-4608-9a39-999f74515700 | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4b27e50d-a0b7-4608-9a39-999f74515700 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040231
APPOINT-MOHAMMED ASIF
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d46e341e-fbcd-49c9-a656-bb8fddb48d96 | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d46e341e-fbcd-49c9-a656-bb8fddb48d96 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040218
APPOINT-CASSANDRA L. HILL
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f991aba7-1e1e-46a2-a759-78e415370d84 | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f991aba7-1e1e-46a2-a759-78e415370d84 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040209
APPOINT-CHRISTOPHER E. SWIMS
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f40901ac-3927-477d-949f-ddb92ffe9f26 | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f40901ac-3927-477d-949f-ddb92ffe9f26 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040187
APPOINT-SUBHASH C. SHARMA
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fa85f2f1-02c1-4797-99dc-f7e7516bd260 | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fa85f2f1-02c1-4797-99dc-f7e7516bd260 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040194
APPOINT-SARA BARNETT BRUCKMANN
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2f8a8ee9-5db2-43fe-910c-696c612e668d | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2f8a8ee9-5db2-43fe-910c-696c612e668d CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040282
APPOINT-PATRICIA L. PARDIE
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 05d9945c-37bb-4139-8096-297f23910cee | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/05d9945c-37bb-4139-8096-297f23910cee CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040223
APPOINT-JENNIFER HOWARD
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 42d24566-200b-4ef8-bf9a-58243ebeb3ed | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42d24566-200b-4ef8-bf9a-58243ebeb3ed CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040172
APPOINT-SONGO DEDE
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 54c953b4-a163-4abd-a20c-be9496a1ad93 | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/54c953b4-a163-4abd-a20c-be9496a1ad93 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040266
APPOINT-DONALD J. DEW
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fb34ac70-6d83-4ef2-afe2-decdbd02dd79 | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fb34ac70-6d83-4ef2-afe2-decdbd02dd79 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1743
CLINIC PSYC-NO PRESCRIP OPIOID
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 12f6993d-8b37-4448-95e8-a5c39f92e404 | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/12f6993d-8b37-4448-95e8-a5c39f92e404 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2790
IDPH-LUNG CANCER SCREENING
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 961b9d95-1ef7-40c4-b155-948bac1628f8 | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/961b9d95-1ef7-40c4-b155-948bac1628f8 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040180
APPOINT-ANGELIQUE DAVID
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cb2f9a98-022a-434d-9409-a3f52b535bd7 | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cb2f9a98-022a-434d-9409-a3f52b535bd7 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040277
APPOINT-MAUREEN T. AMOS
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f8568a65-884f-4143-a9d5-a836efd562a2 | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f8568a65-884f-4143-a9d5-a836efd562a2 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040263
APPOINT-ARLENE A. JURACEK
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b270d41e-2c93-492d-bb7b-3437737d8237 | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b270d41e-2c93-492d-bb7b-3437737d8237 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040173
APPOINT-NORA LEE HEIST
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1aa0e2b6-1f72-4af4-8b2f-924f6a28d3da | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1aa0e2b6-1f72-4af4-8b2f-924f6a28d3da CC0-1.0 |
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SB 3737
SERVICEMEMBERS-SERVE ACT
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ccd92e7f-5c4b-4d4b-85a9-bf04a224774f | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ccd92e7f-5c4b-4d4b-85a9-bf04a224774f CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040193
APPOINT-MEGAN BATES
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 174a61e1-1ae0-4272-aae4-dc13dcf0d00a | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/174a61e1-1ae0-4272-aae4-dc13dcf0d00a CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040281
APPOINT-MATTHEW J. COLEMAN
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 08729179-6945-4db0-a947-783b1a2bd869 | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/08729179-6945-4db0-a947-783b1a2bd869 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040257
APPOINT-STACEY YOUNG
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f9f1c783-a022-4371-a4f2-15ee5c1c6dbf | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f9f1c783-a022-4371-a4f2-15ee5c1c6dbf CC0-1.0 |
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SB 3340
PROTECTIVE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 445e9cc2-72cb-4ffc-9f62-ac6278e2d6ab | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/445e9cc2-72cb-4ffc-9f62-ac6278e2d6ab CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040261
APPOINT-KISA P. STHANKIYA
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a1004bc3-2c95-4ef3-96c9-40aa5b8f8562 | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a1004bc3-2c95-4ef3-96c9-40aa5b8f8562 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040221
APPOINT-AMBER LEIGH POETTKER
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 73bf997f-e1de-430f-9c23-37101d9b30ac | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/73bf997f-e1de-430f-9c23-37101d9b30ac CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040283
APPOINT-SOPHIA ZAMAN
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d43c854c-e1b9-4217-a936-9aba72d81278 | Apr 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d43c854c-e1b9-4217-a936-9aba72d81278 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (74 as lead sponsor)
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SR 854
IL · —
RECOGNIZES-NEHEMIAH ALLIANCE
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SB 4211
IL · —
FINANCE-APPROPRIATIONS
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SR 802
IL · —
MEMORIAL-LINDA J. HANBACK
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SB 3122
IL · —
BIPA-SECURITY PURPOSES
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SR 792
IL · —
CONGRATS-GRAND PRAIRIE FRIENDS
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SB 1347
IL · —
CITIZENS EMPOWERMENT ACT
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SB 3619
IL · —
INC TX-HEALTH INSURANCE CREDIT
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SB 1935
IL · —
REGULATORY SUNSET-STUDY
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SB 2046
IL · —
$IDOT-I80/MINOOKA
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SR 749
IL · —
IL BACON DAY
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