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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 1040107
APPOINT-HEIDI E. MUELLER
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 21a1d3b6-ace2-43ef-becc-a689dc75f0b1 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/21a1d3b6-ace2-43ef-becc-a689dc75f0b1 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1030590
APPOINT-RYAN A. MILLER
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ac89bc29-c7f9-4621-9b24-a59072eccf4e | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ac89bc29-c7f9-4621-9b24-a59072eccf4e CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040028
APPOINT-MICHAEL VINCENT CLARK
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll da30f1cf-b7ee-4245-9cc3-b0cac9763227 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/da30f1cf-b7ee-4245-9cc3-b0cac9763227 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040081
APPOINT-SUZET M. MCKINNEY
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4d64052b-eb3c-408a-856a-301b9447346b | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4d64052b-eb3c-408a-856a-301b9447346b CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040021
APPOINT-JOSEPH D. GUTMAN
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 31ef993e-1378-4dc1-95f4-e39be634749b | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/31ef993e-1378-4dc1-95f4-e39be634749b CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040082
APPOINT-ERIKA R. LOWE MULLINS
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3fb488e0-33b4-46e1-8494-8609380b57e4 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3fb488e0-33b4-46e1-8494-8609380b57e4 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040078
APPOINT-LUZ MARINA RAMIREZ
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 421cbe87-d1e2-4495-8d05-85d15a555d68 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/421cbe87-d1e2-4495-8d05-85d15a555d68 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040147
APPOINT-NAOMI ANDREA JOHNSON
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 06ddbd63-d9a7-4786-a944-31c8740432b8 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/06ddbd63-d9a7-4786-a944-31c8740432b8 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1030589
APPOINT-CHYNNA S. HAMPTON
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a19356ed-a21f-4ebf-8ffd-0c1dc2564d3f | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a19356ed-a21f-4ebf-8ffd-0c1dc2564d3f CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040072
APPOINT-STEPHEN A. KOURI II
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2af0d42e-d3ed-4ac3-bdc7-3164f018afa8 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2af0d42e-d3ed-4ac3-bdc7-3164f018afa8 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 3065
CPS-DISCIPLINE DISCLOSURE
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 51a9e051-9647-4c97-b31e-e515309aaf4e | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/51a9e051-9647-4c97-b31e-e515309aaf4e CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040064
APPOINT-JANETTE MARIE
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 50ccde07-7094-4995-920f-44971c4e3986 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/50ccde07-7094-4995-920f-44971c4e3986 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1312
POW MIA RECOGNITION DAY
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5485c08f-1a97-4003-b4ec-392c926e620b | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5485c08f-1a97-4003-b4ec-392c926e620b CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040023
APPOINT-ANTHONY DANIEL ALFANO
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d2f2b387-5147-45f8-9d32-9a3c511c851d | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d2f2b387-5147-45f8-9d32-9a3c511c851d CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040090
APPOINT-ROBERT KARR
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 629cbb1c-01c0-4d25-a60b-f1f7e756f59e | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/629cbb1c-01c0-4d25-a60b-f1f7e756f59e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 642
LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH
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Concurrence, Amendment 2 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3187b335-5cb6-4d11-8532-90a960022267 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3187b335-5cb6-4d11-8532-90a960022267 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040077
APPOINT-KENDAL PARKER
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ad5f18fa-93d5-45f3-b1f2-a41f8803373e | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ad5f18fa-93d5-45f3-b1f2-a41f8803373e CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040045
APPOINT-FRANCES K. ORENIC
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 394c58a0-aaea-4315-b2c4-7f8c22d7db6d | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/394c58a0-aaea-4315-b2c4-7f8c22d7db6d CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040020
APPOINT-SAMIHA SYED
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 26b54ffe-dd90-425e-a8f5-5b8b72c6e9a8 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/26b54ffe-dd90-425e-a8f5-5b8b72c6e9a8 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040066
APPOINT-ANN P. KALAYIL
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4de232dd-ecad-4a07-b79b-005be691ca4b | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4de232dd-ecad-4a07-b79b-005be691ca4b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 25
SWIMMING FACILITY COLD SPA
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Concurrence, Amendment 5 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 33097ef9-bab4-4244-872f-d57ad727b43d | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/33097ef9-bab4-4244-872f-d57ad727b43d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 3564
HUMAN RIGHTS ACT-REAL ESTATE
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll e71beccb-f0d5-4057-b50f-1baffe3f4c4b | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e71beccb-f0d5-4057-b50f-1baffe3f4c4b CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040084
APPOINT-DEMOYA RENEE GORDON
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 303b5a8e-6393-413b-928b-4d991ca8520f | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/303b5a8e-6393-413b-928b-4d991ca8520f CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040100
APPOINT-EDWARD E. HIGHTOWER
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e72789d4-bf33-487c-a326-2100bc4365b0 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e72789d4-bf33-487c-a326-2100bc4365b0 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040089
APPOINT-KELLI MARIE HARRISON
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 062df67a-5050-4d99-931f-4784b79ff8b1 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/062df67a-5050-4d99-931f-4784b79ff8b1 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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