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Cristina Castro D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 22
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 7,633 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 47,763 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Senator in 2022 ($586,766 raised).
Campaign money
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $8,060 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $701,363
Largest payees: Michael Ortiz $93,675 Staff pay · IL 8th State Central Committee $30,000 Contributions to other committees · William Poling $26,246 Other (as described) · Lacey Stauffer $25,000 Staff pay · Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation $23,050 Donations and sponsorships · Friends of Chuy Garcia $20,000 Contributions to other committees · Quad City Press $18,967 Office, printing and supplies · The City of Elgin $17,300 Fundraising and events
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 | Total |
|---|---|
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Chicago | $62,500 |
| LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge | $51,000 |
| Realtor PAC Springfield | $28,500 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield | $20,000 |
| IBEW Illinois PAC Washington | $18,500 |
| IL Education Association (IEA) (IPACE) Springfield | $17,500 |
| AFSCME Washington | $16,000 |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Springfield | $16,000 |
| Illinois Pipe Trades Political Action Committee Springfield | $15,000 |
| Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC Miramar | $15,000 |
| DraftKings, Inc. Boston | $13,700 |
| FanDuel Inc. New York | $13,700 |
| Sports Betting Alliance Lubbock | $13,700 |
| Anheuser Busch Saint Louis | $12,500 |
| Comcast Philadelphia | $12,000 |
Committee: Citizens for Castro (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Committees
Subcommittees: AI and Social Media (sub-vice-chair) · Cannabis (sub-vice-chair) · Gaming, Wagering, and Racing (sub-vice-chair) · Liquor (sub-vice-chair) · Paid Leave (sub-vice-chair)
Their seats in the current General Assembly, from ilga.gov. Compare with who funds them: their donors.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund Group or PAC · Chicago | $62,500 | 65 | |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Labor union · Burr Ridge | $51,000 | 71 | |
| Realtor Political Action Committee Group or PAC · Springfield | $28,500 | 86 | |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield | $20,000 | 71 | |
| Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC Business · Miramar | $18,746 | 69 | |
| Sports Betting Alliance Group or PAC · Lubbock | $18,700 | 27 | |
| IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington | $18,500 | 66 | |
| IL Education Association (IEA) (IPACE) Labor union · Springfield | $17,500 | 2 | |
| AFSCME Labor union · Washington | $16,000 | 74 | |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $16,000 | 62 | |
| Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $15,000 | 15 | |
| DraftKings, Inc. Business · Boston | $13,700 | 8 | |
| FanDuel Inc. Business · New York | $13,700 | 8 | |
| Anheuser Busch Business · Saint Louis | $12,500 | 4 | |
| Comcast Business · Philadelphia | $12,000 | 34 |