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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 1030479
APPOINT-MELINEH KANO
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7529bcfd-0d79-489a-b8de-657e42cc2d0d | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7529bcfd-0d79-489a-b8de-657e42cc2d0d CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1030454
APPOINT-TRINAS NEELY
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 86342b82-0cae-4ff2-a8f3-08009dfdd6dd | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/86342b82-0cae-4ff2-a8f3-08009dfdd6dd CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1030458
APPOINT-SARA A. PHALEN
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3071041e-7c94-4f2c-b639-3c728cba187d | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3071041e-7c94-4f2c-b639-3c728cba187d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 188
OUT-OF-STATE INVOL ADM-REPEAL
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Behavioral and Mental Health | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e104c0ab-692e-483f-a210-444dc22efe31 | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e104c0ab-692e-483f-a210-444dc22efe31 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1844
MEDICAID-MENTAL HLTH-DRUG RPTS
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Behavioral and Mental Health | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c00aba3f-c84a-43d3-bb7a-0f0e39d2c612 | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c00aba3f-c84a-43d3-bb7a-0f0e39d2c612 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1584
SCH CD-SHORT-TERM APPROVALS
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Education | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 90bf571b-533d-468f-a847-9eacb075a4e7 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/90bf571b-533d-468f-a847-9eacb075a4e7 CC0-1.0 |
| Education | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 90653541-8d6d-40ff-a9b6-e2aaf3503460 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/90653541-8d6d-40ff-a9b6-e2aaf3503460 CC0-1.0 | |
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SJR 2
SCHOOL CASELOAD REVIEW
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Education | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 113dea06-09a8-4719-a4ea-b7f3880f24cc | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/113dea06-09a8-4719-a4ea-b7f3880f24cc CC0-1.0 |
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SB 67
NURSE AGENCY-CIVIL PENALTIES
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Labor | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9bdd4285-6a2f-452d-b336-472f58329eda | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9bdd4285-6a2f-452d-b336-472f58329eda CC0-1.0 |
| Labor | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fbe8a2f2-957a-4f53-bbf2-b2171db4c4fb | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fbe8a2f2-957a-4f53-bbf2-b2171db4c4fb CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 1799
SCH CD-NONINSTRUCTIONAL SERVIC
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Education | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b8c47a41-c9d2-49c4-a39d-e0f12b18c33a | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b8c47a41-c9d2-49c4-a39d-e0f12b18c33a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1616
SCH CD-MAJOR SCHOOL EVENTS
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Education | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 82673b55-ba0f-457c-8ecc-ec513959606f | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/82673b55-ba0f-457c-8ecc-ec513959606f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2057
SCH SAFE DRILL-RULES
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Education | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 95411a90-33f6-4495-b9d9-e55901417f94 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/95411a90-33f6-4495-b9d9-e55901417f94 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2175
PERS CD-VA APPOINTMENTS
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Labor | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6a6e2d81-fc94-4336-8117-07e1e23a5ce9 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6a6e2d81-fc94-4336-8117-07e1e23a5ce9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2164
WAGE PAYMENT-COLLECTION
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Labor | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll b088583e-bc17-41be-840e-b5fe06e0ce5a | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b088583e-bc17-41be-840e-b5fe06e0ce5a CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1030400
APPOINT-LIONEL R. CRAFT
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7d33deb2-f7cf-4283-856c-7746b9c0b328 | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7d33deb2-f7cf-4283-856c-7746b9c0b328 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1030432
APPOINT-BEVERLY A. POTTS
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1cb386ac-3e66-4406-884b-e1eb48ac47ff | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1cb386ac-3e66-4406-884b-e1eb48ac47ff CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1030419
APPOINT-WENDY NETTER EPSTEIN
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 33fadb6f-bce5-4315-bd43-d5af2e5f5741 | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/33fadb6f-bce5-4315-bd43-d5af2e5f5741 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1030434
APPOINT-ERIC P. ECHEVARRIA
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 71a06809-cbe9-4417-9a55-fb9d18763fe2 | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/71a06809-cbe9-4417-9a55-fb9d18763fe2 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1030437
APPOINT-EILEEN RHODES
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f62e6c5f-21fb-4f5e-a46a-da772fdb2c74 | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f62e6c5f-21fb-4f5e-a46a-da772fdb2c74 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1030407
APPOINT-JODI M. HOOS
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e22bb327-beb8-49f4-b155-b4b45f19e7d6 | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e22bb327-beb8-49f4-b155-b4b45f19e7d6 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1030402
APPOINT-JON H. JOHNSON
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3a19df4c-6ecc-46d4-bcb3-e0e2dde04fba | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3a19df4c-6ecc-46d4-bcb3-e0e2dde04fba CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1040033
APPOINT-RAYCHEL A. WESLEY
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d3dc509c-0017-4016-9ba7-62f7cc8ff69d | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d3dc509c-0017-4016-9ba7-62f7cc8ff69d CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1030415
APPOINT-ASHISH SHARMA
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ba8b9ad0-773c-460b-9f54-37b7874d6cf7 | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ba8b9ad0-773c-460b-9f54-37b7874d6cf7 CC0-1.0 |
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AM 1030428
APPOINT-SAUL J. MORSE
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Motion | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2ee917e9-d060-4b5f-9bd9-2f4f388a00a9 | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2ee917e9-d060-4b5f-9bd9-2f4f388a00a9 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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