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Karina Villa D
Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 25
March 19, 2024 primary: won with 8,894 votes (100%) · November 5, 2024 general: won with 46,205 votes (100%)
Also ran for State Senator in 2022 ($598,711 raised).
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How it was spent: $566,290
Largest payees: Adelstein & Associates $88,500 Other (as described) · Katharine Cuneo $57,013 Staff pay · Eduardo Mondragon $29,543 Travel and meals · Democratic Party of Illinois $26,645 Digital and online · Printers Row Media & Mailing $23,251 Office, printing and supplies · Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation $22,298 Donations and sponsorships · Aidan Flynn $14,146 Travel and meals · Kostas Artemakis $13,466 Travel and meals
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 |
|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Illinois Chicago | $242,629.06 |
| I.P.A.C.E. Springfield | $80,500 |
| IBEW Illinois PAC Washington | $71,000 |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Political Action Fund Burr Ridge | $56,500 |
| Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Springfield | $50,000 |
| JB for Governor Chicago | $50,000 |
| ISDF Oak Park | $33,392.60 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield | $22,500 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside | $15,500 |
| Friends of Maura Hirschauer Batavia | $7,088.32 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Chicago | $7,000 |
| Cullen Haskins Nicholson & Menchetti PC Chicago | $5,500 |
| AFSCME Washington | $5,000 |
| AFSCME Ilinois Council 31 PAC Springfield | $5,000 |
| Friends of Omar Aquino Chicago | $5,000 |
Committee: Citizens For Karina Villa (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Committees
- Approp- Health and Human
- Behavioral and Mental Health
- Child Welfare
- Education
- Environment and Conservation
- Health and Human ServicesChair
Their seats in the current General Assembly, from ilga.gov. Compare with who funds them: their donors.
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Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Illinois Party or caucus committee · Chicago | $242,629 | 52 | |
| I.P.A.C.E. Group or PAC · Springfield | $80,500 | 54 | |
| IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington | $71,000 | 66 | |
| Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $50,000 | 15 | |
| JB for Governor Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $50,000 | 33 | |
| ISDF Group or PAC · Oak Park | $33,393 | 11 | |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield | $22,500 | 71 | |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | $17,723 | 97 | |
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund Group or PAC · Chicago | $7,000 | 65 | |
| Cullen Haskins Nicholson & Menchetti PC Business · Chicago | $5,500 | 5 | |
| AFSCME Labor union · Washington | $5,000 | 74 | |
| Friends of Omar Aquino Candidate or officeholder committee · Chicago | $5,000 | 16 | |
| UFCW Local 881 Labor union · Des Plaines | $4,950 | 8 | |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association PAC Group or PAC · Springfield | $4,500 | 89 | |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Labor union · Westmont | $4,500 | 89 |