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Senator Celina Villanueva (D) - Previous General Assembly (103rd)
12th District

Photograph of Senator Celina Villanueva (D)

Springfield Office:

Stratton Office Building, 401 S. Spring

Section C, Room F

Springfield, IL 62706

(217) 782-5304

District Office:

2501 S. Central Park Ave.

Front Suite

Chicago, IL 60623

(773) 565-4661

Years served: 2019 - 2020 (House); 2020 - Present (Senate)

Committee assignments: Revenue (Chair); Appropriations; Transportation; Labor; Higher Education (Vice-Chair); Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety; Sub Com. Special Issues; Chicago Elected Rep. School Board.

Biography: Born in Chicago and raised in Little Village. Full-time state legislator. Former Civic & Youth Engagement Manager at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Bachelor’s degree in Latino/a Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Community organizer and avid reader.

Associated Senator(s):	Theresa Mah
	Edgar González, Jr.

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