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Cristina Castro D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 22

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 9,255 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 29,318 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2024 ($993,846 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

$586,766raised, 432 itemized contributions, plus $9,621 in small ones

$1,300from the candidate (incl. loans)

$441,963spent

$228,947cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

30%35%30%

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

Plus $1,300 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $441,963

Contributions to other committees$201,888

Other (as described)$66,212

Donations and sponsorships$60,357

Staff pay$31,812

Mail and literature$25,475

Office, printing and supplies$21,471

Fundraising and events$11,000

Digital and online$9,537

Travel and meals$7,455

Postage and delivery$3,295

Largest payees: Friends of Chuy Garcia $59,500 Contributions to other committees · Michael Ortiz $30,000 Staff pay · The Public Response Group $25,945 Office, printing and supplies · IL 8th State Central Committee $25,000 Contributions to other committees · Friends for Eric Mattson $15,000 Contributions to other committees · All for Justice $15,000 Contributions to other committees · Jose Alfonso Villalobos $11,500 Other (as described) · William Poling $10,400 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' District Council PAC Burr Ridge	Committee	$64,900
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Springfield	Business or group	$32,074.45
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Chicago	Committee	$25,000
Realtor PAC Springfield	Committee	$23,000
I.P.A.C.E. Springfield	Committee	$20,000
SMART Local 265 PAC Carol Stream	Committee	$15,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$13,500
Clifford Law Offices Chicago	Business or group	$12,000
Rivers Casino Des Plaines	Business or group	$10,000
UAW Illinois PAC Lincolnshire	Committee	$10,000
Citizens for Linda Holmes Aurora	Business or group	$8,220
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 PAC Springfield	Committee	$8,000
Superior Ambulance Service Elmhurst	Business or group	$6,238.06
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC Chicago	Committee	$6,000
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC Miramar	Business or group	$6,000

Committee: Citizens for Castro (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

$69spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
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
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge	$64,900	91
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$35,074	97
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Group or PAC · Chicago	$25,000	73
Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield	$23,000	134
I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield	$20,000	74
SMART Local 265 PAC Labor union · Carol Stream	$15,000	11
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$13,500	126
Clifford Law Offices Business · Chicago	$12,000	18
Rivers Casino Business · Des Plaines	$10,000	41
UAW Illinois Political Action Committee Labor union · Lincolnshire	$10,000	24
Citizens for Linda Holmes Candidate or officeholder committee · Aurora	$8,220	3
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 PAC Labor union · Springfield	$8,000	41
Superior Ambulance Service, Inc. Business · Elmhurst	$6,238	45
Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Chicago	$6,000	48
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC Labor union · Chicago	$6,000	87