Illinois Senate · District 57
Christopher Belt
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Christopher Belt's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Illinois Senate District 57.
Also on the ballot: Daniel Rhyne (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Christopher Belt.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Christopher Belt.
Bills
The bills Christopher Belt sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 61 |
| Passed both chambers | 13 |
| Became law | 13 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 8 of 59 in the Senate · 8 of 40 Democrats
A bill's sponsor is its chief sponsor in the chamber where it was filed; co-sponsors aren't counted. Resolutions aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 3661 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-FUND |
Became law | May 31, 2026 |
| SB 2771 SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION |
Became law | May 31, 2026 |
| SB 2645 FIRE STATION REHABILITATION |
Became law | May 31, 2026 |
| SB 3766 ASSISTED LIVING-CNA TRAINING |
Became law | May 27, 2026 |
| SB 2909 SCH CD-TEACHER EVALUATION-AI |
Became law | May 27, 2026 |
| SB 3774 SCH CD-ADMIN WITHDRAW-TRUANCY |
Became law | May 22, 2026 |
| SB 3066 CONSUMERS-SERVICE APPOINTMENTS |
Became law | May 21, 2026 |
| SB 2493 GEOLOGY ACT SUNSET EXTENSION |
Became law | June 1, 2025 |
| SB 58 DCEO-REGIONAL MANUFACTURING |
Became law | May 31, 2025 |
| SB 314 BUSINESS-TECH |
Became law | May 31, 2025 |
| SB 1672 SCH CD-EARLY LITERACY-SCREEN |
Became law | May 31, 2025 |
| SB 784 SAFETY-TECH |
Became law | May 28, 2025 |
| SB 1675 MILITARY JUSTICE-OFFENSES |
Became law | May 23, 2025 |
Budget projects
Illinois's budget acts don't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Illinois legislators.
Contested votes where they split
9 against the Senate President; 9 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | HB 111: $FY 2027 BUDGET Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 31, 2026 | SB 3255: DHS-DSP PILOT PROGRAM Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Oct. 30, 2025 | SB 2111: VEH CD-BICYCLES-EXEMPTIONS Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Oct. 30, 2025 | SB 1950: SANITARY FOOD PREPARATION Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 31, 2025 | HB 3438: TRANSPORTATION-VARIOUS Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 31, 2025 | SB 2510: $APPROPRIATIONS-VARIOUS Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 31, 2025 | HB 1075: BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION ACT Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 31, 2025 | HB 2755: REVENUE-VARIOUS Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 30, 2025 | SB 1531: DISPOSABLE FOOD CONTAINER ACT Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Christopher Belt voted on each of the 1,233 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.ilga.gov
- christophbeltforilsenate@yahoo.com
- Capitol office
- Room 417 B, Capitol Building, Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-5399 - District office
- 7 Park Place Suite C, Swansea, IL 62226
618-416-2452 - District office
- Kenneth Hall Regional Office Building, 10 Collinsville Ave. Suite 201A, East St. Louis, IL 62201
618-875-1212
Committees
- Appropriations-Public Safety and Infrastructure Chair
- Appropriations-Education
- Education
- Energy and Public Utilities
- Labor
- Licensed Activities
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Illinois General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Illinois General Assembly's roll-call records, Jan. 8, 2025 to May 31, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections