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R Illinois Senate · District 53 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Chris Balkema

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Total votes
1,839
all sessions
Attendance
99%
15 missed
Higher than 78% of chamber peers
With party
97%
of cast votes
Lower than 82% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 76% of chamber peers
Sponsored
404
bills & resolutions
Higher than 87% of chamber peers
Committees
7
assignments
1,839 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
1,484
voted in favor
Nay
284
voted against
Absent
15
missed votes
Total cast
1,839
across all sessions
Crossed party
46
votes against own party
This page
1,839
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 2516
PFAS PRODUCT BAN
Nay
Passed
44–9
May 29, 2025
HB 2967
HIGHER ED-MISCONDUCT SURVEY
Yea
Passed
56–0
May 29, 2025
HB 2987
WAREHOUSE TORNADO PREPAREDNESS
Yea
Passed
50–2
May 29, 2025
HB 2371
DENTAL INSURANCE ASSIGNABILITY
Yea
Passed
54–0
May 29, 2025
HB 1576
CT OF CLAIMS TERMS-FEES-RULES
Yea
Passed
55–0
May 29, 2025
HB 1082
MUNICIPALITIES-AUDITS
Yea
Passed
55–0
May 29, 2025
HB 1616
ORGAN DONOR LEAVE-PART-TIME
Yea
Passed
54–0
May 29, 2025
HB 1697
9-1-1 TELECOMMUNICATOR CPR
Yea
Passed
55–1
May 29, 2025
SB 2510
$APPROPRIATIONS-VARIOUS
Nay
Passed
30–19
May 29, 2025
HB 2327
EMPLOYMENT-TECH
Yea
Passed
56–0
May 29, 2025
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