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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 1040055
APPOINT-WILLIAM ROBERT ROY
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 670e3975-efc9-4164-b6b6-865f86f8ba8e | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/670e3975-efc9-4164-b6b6-865f86f8ba8e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1437
NON-PROFIT INVESTMENT POOL
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 955cc9ee-aad8-46d0-bb35-5675a2c684fb | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/955cc9ee-aad8-46d0-bb35-5675a2c684fb CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040076
APPOINT-DAVID E. OLSON
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 12990a88-1b07-4dab-bde9-16bea667bb03 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/12990a88-1b07-4dab-bde9-16bea667bb03 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1030597
APPOINT-JOAN BREIER BRODSKY
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6468fdab-0f68-4e31-8e8b-07af440b0748 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6468fdab-0f68-4e31-8e8b-07af440b0748 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040101
APPOINT-STEPHANIE FERST ALTMAN
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8d801035-c5e6-4bbe-9f26-970308b00177 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8d801035-c5e6-4bbe-9f26-970308b00177 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040073
APPOINT-JAMES G. ARGIONIS
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 55229192-f4c7-4490-8a22-3bca8ee188f0 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/55229192-f4c7-4490-8a22-3bca8ee188f0 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040025
APPOINT-MARISA LISET RICHARDS
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ed19f872-3666-4fcc-8326-89f7c62e155e | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ed19f872-3666-4fcc-8326-89f7c62e155e CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040044
APPOINT-ARACELI G. GARZA
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b58ab99a-89ff-415e-830e-8393b1273b6f | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b58ab99a-89ff-415e-830e-8393b1273b6f CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040091
APPOINT-CHERITA ELLENS
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 313bef59-7fef-4ef9-9afa-41f7a5b9cbf9 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/313bef59-7fef-4ef9-9afa-41f7a5b9cbf9 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1030592
APPOINT-JOSEPH M. STUKENBERG
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c4a2a4f5-4a97-4b03-92b3-9d01023ee348 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c4a2a4f5-4a97-4b03-92b3-9d01023ee348 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040059
APPOINT-ANDREA ZOPP
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9dd3899e-c66a-4090-b546-40490a0eba19 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9dd3899e-c66a-4090-b546-40490a0eba19 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040037
APPOINT-SCOTT CRUZ
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7ea9aa25-c71a-4458-afba-75aa959e3f2b | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7ea9aa25-c71a-4458-afba-75aa959e3f2b CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040027
APPOINT-NICOLE FLORENCE
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4dfe1706-7d77-4d26-93e4-fb4b4fee17d4 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4dfe1706-7d77-4d26-93e4-fb4b4fee17d4 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040079
APPOINT-JOHN R. BUTLER
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0e58c49c-0e2e-49df-88d2-5a11314ba34b | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0e58c49c-0e2e-49df-88d2-5a11314ba34b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1698
LAND TRANSFER-WILL COUNTY
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f8441184-0290-45e0-9d76-8c3bfbebf13b | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f8441184-0290-45e0-9d76-8c3bfbebf13b CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040058
APPOINT-PAMELA MCDONOUGH
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll faac7a75-3088-4e96-9b0c-9a8cfad03363 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/faac7a75-3088-4e96-9b0c-9a8cfad03363 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040018
APPOINT-RAMONE L. COLLINS
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 86b75944-7d7c-4b0a-9f68-bb032dabbf1a | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/86b75944-7d7c-4b0a-9f68-bb032dabbf1a CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040067
APPOINT-JANICE MARIE GLENN
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c3b59684-9714-4223-91ef-ef8027ba05e5 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c3b59684-9714-4223-91ef-ef8027ba05e5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2111
VEH CD-BICYCLES-EXEMPTIONS
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Concurrence, Amendment 3 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 462faa0b-f9fc-4634-8751-96e3fa66256e | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/462faa0b-f9fc-4634-8751-96e3fa66256e CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1030596
APPOINT-KELLY CLAIRE SIMON
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3eda37a7-b975-463d-8f8f-013851664424 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3eda37a7-b975-463d-8f8f-013851664424 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1989
BLOOMINGTON-TREATED WASTEWATER
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Concurrence, Amendment 4 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 00bb5700-2778-43cd-a4ce-0ab9d6698266 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/00bb5700-2778-43cd-a4ce-0ab9d6698266 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040080
APPOINT-SHIRLEY A. PEREZ
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6aaf718e-0f75-48cc-9c65-b93c9ef4b0a2 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6aaf718e-0f75-48cc-9c65-b93c9ef4b0a2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1911
PROP TX-AFFORDABLE HOUSING
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Concurrence, Amendment 3 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6856a72a-3f88-494e-bf44-11273b594d59 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6856a72a-3f88-494e-bf44-11273b594d59 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040307
APPOINT-RODGER A. HEATON
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b39e99f7-f43a-460b-bc23-def7c47e72f7 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b39e99f7-f43a-460b-bc23-def7c47e72f7 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040152
APPOINT-TONNETTE R. WILLIAMS
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a2c2b90c-6df5-48c7-bba0-8046fec7d67c | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a2c2b90c-6df5-48c7-bba0-8046fec7d67c 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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