Cristina Castro (Democratic Party) is a member of theIllinois State Senate, representingDistrict 22. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends on January 10, 2029.

Castro (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theIllinois State Senate to representDistrict 22. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

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Castro earned her B.S. and M.B.A. in marketing from Northern Illinois University in 2001 and 2009, respectively.^[1] Castro has been affiliated with the Kane County board, serving as chair of the Judicial and Public Safety committee.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Castro was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Castro was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Castro was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Castro was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Illinois committee assignments, 2017
•Commerce and Economic Development
•Committee of the Whole
•Financial Institutions
•Higher Education
•Local Government
•Telecommunications & InfoTechnology
•Transportation, Vice chair

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Illinois State Senate District 22

IncumbentCristina Castro won election in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 22 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cristina Castro (D)	100.0	47,763

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,763
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 22

IncumbentCristina Castro advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 22 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cristina Castro	100.0	7,633

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,633
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

General election

General election for Illinois State Senate District 22

IncumbentCristina Castro won election in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 22 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cristina Castro (D)	100.0	29,318

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 22

IncumbentCristina Castro advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 22 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cristina Castro	100.0	9,255

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2020

General election

General election for Illinois State Senate District 22

IncumbentCristina Castro won election in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 22 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cristina Castro (D)	100.0	54,534

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 22

IncumbentCristina Castro defeatedRae Yawer in the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 22 on March 17, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Cristina Castro	81.5	13,838
	Rae Yawer	18.5	3,136

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,974
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2016

See also:Illinois State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for theIllinois State Senate were held in2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.^[2]IncumbentMichael Noland (D) did not seek re-election.

Cristina Castro defeatedTracy Smodilla in the Illinois State Senate District 22 general election.^[3]^[4]

Illinois State Senate, District 22 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Cristina Castro	64.43%	39,835
	Republican	Tracy Smodilla	35.57%	21,991
Total Votes				61,826
Source:Illinois State Board of Elections

Cristina Castro defeatedSteve Caramelli in the Illinois State Senate District 22 Democratic primary.^[5]^[6]

Illinois State Senate, District 22 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Cristina Castro	66.79%	13,887
	Democratic	Steve Caramelli	33.21%	6,906
Total Votes				20,793

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Cristina Castro campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Illinois State Senate District 22	Won general	$0	$0
2024*	Illinois State Senate District 22	Won general	$984,861	$708,275
2022	Illinois State Senate District 22	Won general	$585,929	$440,963
2020	Illinois State Senate District 22	Won general	$758,081	N/A**
2016	Illinois State Senate, District 22	Won	$255,314	N/A**
Grand total			$2,584,186	$1,149,238
Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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Illinois Environmental Council

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Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities

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Technology and Manufacturing Association

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The American Conservative Union

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2018

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Illinois Environmental Council

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Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities

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Technology and Manufacturing Association

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The American Conservative Union

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2017

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In 2017, theIllinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 31. There were also special sessions. The 1st special session was June 21-July 6. The 2nd special session was July 26-July 31. During the 3rd special session, the Senate met on August 13, and the House met on August 16. The 4th special session was on August 28-29. There was a veto session from October 24-November 9. Citizen Action Illinois Legislators are scored on votes on bills that the organization believes show "dedication to social and economic justice as well as protecting Illinois’ consumers." Illinois Environmental Council Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that "help or hinder Illinois citizens with developmental disabilities access more included lives in their homes and communities."' Technology and Manufacturing Association Legislators are scored on their votes on manufacturing issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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In 2017, theIllinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 31. There were also special sessions. The 1st special session was June 21-July 6. The 2nd special session was July 26-July 31. During the 3rd special session, the Senate met on August 13, and the House met on August 16. The 4th special session was on August 28-29. There was a veto session from October 24-November 9.

Citizen Action Illinois

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Illinois Environmental Council

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Preceded by Michael Noland (D)	Illinois State Senate District 22 2017-Present	Succeeded by -

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Current members of theIllinois State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Don Harmon

Majority Leader:Kimberly Lightford

Minority Leader:John Curran

Senators

District 1

Javier Cervantes (D)

District 2

Omar Aquino (D)

District 3

Mattie Hunter (D)

District 4

Kimberly Lightford (D)

District 5

Lakesia Collins (D)

District 6

Sara Feigenholtz (D)

District 7

Mike Simmons (D)

District 8

Ram Villivalam (D)

District 9

Laura Fine (D)

District 10

Robert Martwick (D)

District 11

Mike Porfirio (D)

District 12

Celina Villanueva (D)

District 13

Robert Peters (D)

District 14

Emil Jones (D)

District 15

Napoleon Harris (D)

District 16

Willie Preston (D)

District 17

Elgie Sims (D)

District 18

Bill Cunningham (D)

District 19

Michael Hastings (D)

District 20

Graciela Guzman (D)

District 21

Laura Ellman (D)

District 22

Cristina Castro (D)

District 23

Suzanne Glowiak Hilton (D)

District 24

Seth Lewis (R)

District 25

Karina Villa (D)

District 26

Darby Hills (R)

District 27

Mark Walker (D)

District 28

Laura Murphy (D)

District 29

Julie Morrison (D)

District 30

Adriane Johnson (D)

District 31

Mary Edly-Allen (D)

District 32

Craig Wilcox (R)

District 33

Don DeWitte (R)

District 34

Steve Stadelman (D)

District 35

Dave Syverson (R)

District 36

Michael Halpin (D)

District 37

Li Arellano (R)

District 38

Sue Rezin (R)

District 39

Don Harmon (D)

District 40

Patrick Joyce (D)

District 41

John Curran (R)

District 42

Linda Holmes (D)

District 43

Rachel Ventura (D)

District 44

Sally Turner (R)

District 45

Andrew Chesney (R)

District 46

David Koehler (D)

District 47

Neil Anderson (R)

District 48

Doris Turner (D)

District 49

Meg Loughran Cappel (D)

District 50

Jil Tracy (R)

District 51

Chapin Rose (R)

District 52

Paul Faraci (D)

District 53

Chris Balkema (R)

District 54

Steve McClure (R)

District 55

Jason Plummer (R)

District 56

Erica Harriss (R)

District 57

Christopher Belt (D)

District 58

Terri Bryant (R)

District 59

Dale Fowler (R)

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