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Celina Villanueva D

Democratic candidate for State Senator District 12

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 6,994 votes (68.7%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 23,303 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2026 ($260,521 raised).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 3 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2022-03-31 was due 2022-04-15 and filed 2022-04-18.

What to check

A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.

The entries (1)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-18	3

Rule: Quarterly reports filed late

“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$479,058raised, 223 itemized contributions, plus $16,081 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$379,987spent

$158,699cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

32%48%9%

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders

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How it was spent: $379,987

Contributions to other committees$122,088

Mail and literature$79,088

Office, printing and supplies$75,758

Staff pay$33,044

Other (as described)$28,813

Fundraising and events$23,068

Travel and meals$7,047

Donations and sponsorships$4,960

Consultants and field$3,900

Digital and online$2,219

Largest payees: Wildfire Mail $79,088 Mail and literature · Friends of Chuy Garcia $75,000 Contributions to other committees · SPD Press $27,026 Travel and meals · Alejandra Izquierdo $19,749 Staff pay · Elect Norma Herdnandez $15,000 Contributions to other committees · Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation $10,250 Contributions to other committees · Dynamic Creations $8,902 Office, printing and supplies · The Sexton Group $8,664 Other (as described)

Grouped by the purpose each payment lists (“direct mail”, “consulting”), so the groups are approximate; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.

Top contributors	Type	Total
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' Distrct Council Burr Ridge	Committee	$62,900
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund Chicago	Committee	$59,900
SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC Chicago	Committee	$34,000
SEIU IL Council PAC Fund Chicago	Committee	$29,900
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Springfield	Committee	$27,500
I.P.A.C.E. Springfield	Committee	$20,000
CTU Local 1 PAC Chicago	Committee	$16,500
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Westmont	Committee	$16,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$14,000
Friends of Ram Chicago	Committee	$10,000
Illinois Laborers Legislative Committee Springfield	Committee	$10,000
Chuy Garcia for congress Melrose Park	Business or group	$8,510.29
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 Springfield	Committee	$8,000
Cook County College Teachers Union Chicago	Committee	$7,500
Citizens for Castro Elgin	Committee	$6,500

Committee: Friends for Celina Villanueva (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$2,971spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Personal PAC Independent Committee primary · 2022-06-02 – 2022-06-21	for	$2,903
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR general · 2022-10-26	for	$69

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2021. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Group or PAC · Chicago	$59,900	73
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC Labor union · Chicago	$34,000	87
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund Labor union · Chicago	$29,900	29
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$27,500	28
I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield	$20,000	74
CTU Local 1 PAC Labor union · Chicago	$16,500	23
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont	$16,000	119
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$14,000	126
Friends of Ram Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago	$10,000	19
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield	$10,000	88
Chuy Garcia For Congress Candidate or officeholder committee · Melrose Park	$8,510	7
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 Labor union · Springfield	$8,000	9
SEIU Local 73 B-PAC Labor union · Chicago	$8,000	2
Cook County College Teachers Union Labor union · Chicago	$7,500	4
Citizens for Castro Candidate or officeholder committee · Elgin	$6,500	14