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Chris Balkema

State Senator · Senate District 53 · Party: Republican

1374 final-passage votes on record.

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A member of Illinois's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on AM 1030573 (APPOINT-BEATRICE J. THOMPSON). It passed. May 30, 2025
  • Voted Yes on AM 1030558 (APPOINT-CALEB MILES HEROD). It passed. May 30, 2025
  • Voted Yes on AM 1030489 (APPOINT-RODNEY STEVEN ALFORD). It passed. May 30, 2025

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1374
Final-passage votes
1839
All recorded votes

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OfficeRepublican
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 53
Party
Republican
Term
Since 2025-01-08
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

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No platform recorded yet

This tab shows Chris Balkema's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.

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Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • AM 1030573

    APPOINT-BEATRICE J. THOMPSON

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030558

    APPOINT-CALEB MILES HEROD

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030489

    APPOINT-RODNEY STEVEN ALFORD

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030512

    APPOINT-JENAN Z. MOHAJIR

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2785

    CREDIT UNIONS-VARIOUS

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030568

    APPOINT-HENRY ADEKOLA

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2436

    PUBLIC DEFENDER-COOK COUNTY

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030507

    APPOINT-JANET BLUE

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030486

    APPOINT-KENNETH T. MORRIS

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030564

    APPOINT-DEBRA SAVAGE

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030491

    APPOINT-VERONICA HERRERO

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030484

    APPOINT-AMALIA NIETOGOMEZ

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030515

    APPOINT-WALTER P. TURNER

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030493

    APPOINT-FRANCIENE SABENS

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030572

    APPOINT-DENISE MOORE

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1040131

    APPOINT-DAVID HARRIS

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1040149

    APPOINT-AURORA A. AUSTRIACO

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1040088

    APPOINT-RAYMOND HOOD

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030527

    APPOINT-MONA NORIEGA

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1040007

    APPOINT-RICHARD C. SCHOENSTEDT

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

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  • AM 1030481

    APPOINT-KELLY ROSENBERG

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030524

    APPOINT-PAUL J. SCHMITT

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030552

    APPOINT-ANA VAZQUEZ

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030533

    APPOINT-MARIEL HAMER

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030579

    APPOINT-MBOKA MWILAMBWE

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030522

    APPOINT-GARVIN G. AMBROSE

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1040029

    APPOINT-BERNARD LEROY HARSY

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030601

    APPOINT-GIA TERESA BIAGI

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030567

    APPOINT-JENNIFER MARTIN

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030531

    APPOINT-GABRIEL FOLEY

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030526

    APPOINT-BRIAN SHANAHAN

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030551

    APPOINT-DANIEL KENNETH SWANSON

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030495

    APPOINT-AMA O. ADDAI

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030490

    APPOINT-LAKESHIA L. BELL

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1040170

    APPOINT-SONIA A. ANTOLEC

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030516

    APPOINT-ANGELA MORRISON

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1040133

    APPOINT-ANTHONY J. VAUGHN

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030535

    APPOINT-DAVID S. FOX JR.

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 3638

    WORK TRANSPARENCY-CONFIDENTIAL

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030542

    APPOINT-CRYSTAL L. CAISON

    Third Reading

    May 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 22

    CROHNS AND COLITIS AWARENESS

    Third Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 3019

    DENTAL PRACTICE ACT EXTENSION

    Third Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2387

    MHDD CD-OUTPATIENT TREATMENT

    Third Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 1302

    VICTIMS-HUMAN TRAFFICKING

    Third Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 32

    TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR VACANCY

    Third Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 2459

    SILURIFORMES FISH REGULATION

    Agriculture, Amendment 1

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Amendment

  • HB 3193

    PEN CD-SURS-EARNINGS

    Third Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 2425

    INS CD-DISCRIMINATION-FELONY

    Third Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 2455

    DNR-VARIOUS

    Agriculture, Amendment 1

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Amendment

  • HB 2772

    IL SPORTS FACILITIES AUTHORITY

    Third Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

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