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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 79% 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
SB 83
SMALL ESTATE AFFIDAVIT
Yea
Passed
53–1
Apr 3, 2025
SB 1555
SCH CD-SPEC ED ADVIS COUNCIL
Yea
Passed
54–0
Apr 3, 2025
SB 39
VETS-TINY HOMES-EV EXEMPTION
Yea
Passed
54–0
Apr 3, 2025
SB 28
SCH CD-EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS
Yea
Passed
53–0
Apr 3, 2025
SB 2039
IBHE-DATA DASHBOARD REPORT
Nay
Passed
36–16
Apr 3, 2025
SB 1325
DENTISTRY-ANESTHESIA PANEL
Yea
Passed
54–0
Apr 3, 2025
SB 2002
ISP FUND CONSOLIDATION
Yea
Passed
53–0
Apr 3, 2025
SB 126
INS CD-ALZHEIMER'S TREATMENT
Yea
Passed
54–0
Apr 3, 2025
SB 1928
HIGHER ED-MISCONDUCT SURVEY
Yea
Passed
54–0
Apr 3, 2025
SB 1329
SCH CD-ED LICENSE-DISCLOSURE
Yea
Passed
54–0
Apr 3, 2025
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