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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 1040002 (APPOINT-BRITTANY BENE'T KIMBLE). It passed. Feb 26, 2025
  • Voted Yes on AM 1030416 (APPOINT-DARRYL ARRINGTON). It passed. Feb 26, 2025
  • Voted Yes on AM 1030421 (APPOINT-WANZA L. DAVIS). It passed. Feb 26, 2025

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1374
Final-passage votes
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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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Photo: Photo via Open States

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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.

How the platform is recorded

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

  • AM 1040002

    APPOINT-BRITTANY BENE'T KIMBLE

    Third Reading

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030416

    APPOINT-DARRYL ARRINGTON

    Motion

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AM 1030421

    APPOINT-WANZA L. DAVIS

    Motion

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AM 1030400

    APPOINT-LIONEL R. CRAFT

    Third Reading

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030427

    APPOINT-SETH LIMMER

    Motion

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AM 1030434

    APPOINT-ERIC P. ECHEVARRIA

    Motion

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AM 1030433

    APPOINT-SHANEAL R. CLAYBORNE

    Motion

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AM 1030372

    APPOINT-NEEMA JHA

    Third Reading

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030405

    APPOINT-JULIETA LAMALFA

    Third Reading

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030425

    APPOINT-ANTONIO BAXTON

    Motion

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AM 1030401

    APPOINT-JOSEPH JOHN DUFFY

    Third Reading

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030413

    APPOINT-CHRIS PAPPAN

    Motion

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AM 1030402

    APPOINT-JON H. JOHNSON

    Third Reading

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030419

    APPOINT-WENDY NETTER EPSTEIN

    Motion

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AM 1030428

    APPOINT-SAUL J. MORSE

    Motion

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AM 1030417

    APPOINT-MELODY SPANN COOPER

    Third Reading

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030432

    APPOINT-BEVERLY A. POTTS

    Motion

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AM 1030426

    APPOINT-MICHAEL P. MURPHY

    Motion

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AM 1030411

    APPOINT-SALVATORE TORNATORE

    Motion

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AM 1030406

    APPOINT-PONNI ARUNKUMAR

    Motion

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AM 1030403

    APPOINT-DOUGLAS P. SCOTT

    Third Reading

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AM 1030424

    APPOINT-EILEEN CHIN

    Motion

    Feb 26, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1740

    SCH CD-MANDATES-REORGANIZE

    Education

    Feb 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 5

    ONLINE SAFETY EDUCATION

    Education

    Feb 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 28

    SCH CD-EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS

    Education, Amendment 1

    Feb 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Amendment

  • SR 31

    STUDENT ED. NEURODIVERGENCE

    Education

    Feb 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1555

    SCH CD-SPEC ED ADVIS COUNCIL

    Education

    Feb 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1740

    SCH CD-MANDATES-REORGANIZE

    Education

    Feb 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 31

    STUDENT ED. NEURODIVERGENCE

    Education

    Feb 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1555

    SCH CD-SPEC ED ADVIS COUNCIL

    Education

    Feb 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 128

    RABIES INOCULATION EXEMPTION

    Agriculture

    Feb 20, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1605

    SCH CD-REQ HIGH SCHOOL COURSE

    Education

    Feb 18, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1583

    SCH CD-SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

    Education

    Feb 18, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1231

    SCH ED-SPECIAL ED FACILITIES

    Education

    Feb 18, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 61

    WHOLE CHILD MONTH

    Education

    Feb 18, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 30

    CPR/FIRST AID ED

    Education

    Feb 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 28

    SCH CD-EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS

    Education

    Feb 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SR 4

    SENATE RULES 104TH

    Motion To Adopt

    Jan 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 1

    SENATE-ELECT OFFICERS

    Third Reading

    Jan 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

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