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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 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
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 67
NURSE AGENCY-CIVIL PENALTIES
Yea
Passed
17–0
Mar 4, 2025
SB 1799
SCH CD-NONINSTRUCTIONAL SERVIC
Yea
Passed
12–1
Mar 4, 2025
SB 2164
WAGE PAYMENT-COLLECTION
Nay
Passed
14–3
Mar 4, 2025
SB 67
NURSE AGENCY-CIVIL PENALTIES
Yea
Passed
17–0
Mar 4, 2025
SB 2057
SCH SAFE DRILL-RULES
Yea
Passed
13–0
Mar 4, 2025
SB 1584
SCH CD-SHORT-TERM APPROVALS
Yea
Passed
12–0
Mar 4, 2025
SB 1584
SCH CD-SHORT-TERM APPROVALS
Yea
Passed
12–0
Mar 4, 2025
SB 1616
SCH CD-MAJOR SCHOOL EVENTS
Yea
Passed
13–0
Mar 4, 2025
SB 2175
PERS CD-VA APPOINTMENTS
Yea
Passed
17–0
Mar 4, 2025
SJR 2
SCHOOL CASELOAD REVIEW
Yea
Passed
12–0
Mar 4, 2025
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