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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 1920
SCH CD-ASL IMPLEMENTATION
Yea
Passed
53–0
Apr 3, 2025
SB 2040
VEHICLE CD-SAFETY TOWING
Yea
Passed
54–0
Apr 3, 2025
SB 2175
PERS CD-VA APPOINTMENTS
Yea
Passed
54–0
Apr 3, 2025
SB 1295
9-1-1 TELECOMMUNICATOR CPR
Yea
Passed
54–0
Apr 3, 2025
SB 118
DHS-GAMBLING DISORDERS
Yea
Passed
54–0
Apr 3, 2025
SB 67
NURSE AGENCY-CIVIL PENALTIES
Yea
Passed
54–0
Apr 3, 2025
SB 2372
FARMLAND TRANSITION
Yea
Passed
54–0
Apr 3, 2025
SB 1339
GIANT CITY STATE PARK
Yea
Passed
54–0
Apr 3, 2025
SB 1937
PENSION CODE-VARIOUS
Yea
Passed
54–0
Apr 3, 2025
SB 32
SNAP BENEFITS-VETERANS
Yea
Passed
51–0
Apr 3, 2025
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