R Illinois Senate · District 53 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Chris Balkema

Total votes

1,839

all sessions

Attendance

99%

15 missed

Higher than 80% of chamber peers

With party

97%

of cast votes

Lower than 80% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

2%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 80% of chamber peers

Committee assignments

Sen. Balkema serves on 7 standing committees. Committee work shapes which bills reach the floor and which quietly die in markup.

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republican spokesperson Senate standing committee