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Cristina Castro

Democrat · Senate District 22

Influence: 28 / 100
Low Influence #104 overall · #38 in Senate

At a Glance

Cristina Castro ranks #104 overall in the Illinois General Assembly, They have passed 4 laws with a 5% effectiveness rate, and collaborate with 175 different legislators.

Where Cristina Castro's Influence Comes From

30%
Moneyball
Bill effectiveness, network size, institutional power
27%
Bridge Influence
Connects different legislative blocs
0%
Swing Votes
Vote pivotality on close roll calls
53%
Sponsor Pull
Bills Cristina sponsors are 2% more likely to advance

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts, not Moneyball. Moneyball scores legislative effectiveness. These figures are donations to matched candidate committees in the disclosure window.

2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13. Linked via Citizens for Castro

$594,037.25 Total received
345 Receipts
1 Committees

Committees

Committee Party Status Match
Citizens for Castro 21074 Democratic Active Office + district + name (95%)

Top donors

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC — — 7 $55,287.94
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee — — 2 $20,000.00
LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC — — 3 $15,500.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 4 $13,500.00
IL Education Association (IEA) (IPACE) — — 3 $13,000.00
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC — — 2 $11,000.00
Illinois State Medical Society PAC — — 2 $10,000.00
Midwest Gaming & Entertainment, LLC — — 1 $10,000.00
Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC — — 1 $10,000.00
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund — — 4 $9,500.00
McDonald's — — 2 $8,000.00
Bristol Myers Squibb — — 2 $7,500.00
Michael Sacks CEO Grosvenor Capital Management 1 $7,300.00
Comcast — — 2 $7,000.00
Realtor PAC — — 2 $6,000.00
J&J Ventures Gaming — — 2 $6,000.00
Kylie Doorn QIDP Envision Unlimited 1 $6,000.00
Waste Management of Illinois, Inc. — — 2 $5,859.58
Amazon.com Services LLC — — 4 $5,327.96
Citizens for Linda Holmes — — 2 $5,207.80
VGW Luckyland Inc. — — 1 $5,000.00
IVCA PAC — — 1 $5,000.00
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 1 $5,000.00
Illinois Optometric Assoc PAC — — 2 $5,000.00
IMHA PAC — — 1 $5,000.00

Recent receipts

Date Contributor Committee Amount
2026-09-09 Tom Matzzie CEO · Coalition to Power America Bethesda, MD Citizens for Castro $1,000.00
2026-08-26 Jose Manjarrez General Manager · RanchoLaMuneca Schaumburg, IL Citizens for Castro $2,500.00
2026-08-14 Anheuser Busch Saint Louis, MO Citizens for Castro $1,000.00
2026-08-14 Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc Washington, DC Citizens for Castro $1,000.00
2026-08-14 Kasper, Holmes & Dring, Ltd Chicago, IL Citizens for Castro $1,000.00
2026-08-14 Kesser Group LLC Lincolnwood, IL Citizens for Castro $1,000.00
2026-08-14 Madiar Government Relations LLC Springfield, IL Citizens for Castro $1,000.00
2026-08-14 McDonald's Chicago, IL Citizens for Castro $3,000.00
2026-08-14 National Association of Landscape Professionals Fairfax, VA Citizens for Castro $1,000.00
2026-08-14 RAI Services Co. Winston Salem, NC Citizens for Castro $1,500.00
2026-08-14 VGW Luckyland Inc. Boulder, CO Citizens for Castro $5,000.00
2026-08-14 Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Chicago, IL Citizens for Castro $2,000.00
2026-08-14 Caterpillar Inc PAC Irving, TX Citizens for Castro $1,000.00
2026-08-14 Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside, IL Citizens for Castro $3,500.00
2026-08-14 Citizens for Linda Holmes Aurora, IL Citizens for Castro $2,000.00
2026-08-14 Dent-IL PAC Springfield, IL Citizens for Castro $2,500.00
2026-08-14 Friends of Bill Cunningham Chicago, IL Citizens for Castro $2,000.00
2026-08-14 Illinois State Medical Society PAC Chicago, IL Citizens for Castro $5,000.00
2026-08-14 IVCA PAC Chicago, IL Citizens for Castro $5,000.00
2026-08-14 LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC Burr Ridge, IL Citizens for Castro $5,000.00
2026-08-14 Realtor PAC Springfield, IL Citizens for Castro $1,000.00
2026-08-14 State Farm Federal PAC Bloomington, IL Citizens for Castro $1,000.00
2026-08-14 Waste Management of Illinois, Inc. Springfield, IL Citizens for Castro $2,911.79
2026-07-29 Nicholas Josefowitz Executive · Permit Power San Francisco, CA Citizens for Castro $1,000.00
2026-06-26 Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside, IL Citizens for Castro $1,000.00

Legislative Effectiveness (Moneyball)

4 Laws Passed
5% Effectiveness Rate
1.8 Avg Co-sponsors / Law
12% Cross-Party Bills
175 Unique Collaborators
29.5 Moneyball Score
Network Hub Wide Tent

Value Assessment

ML model predicts legislative effectiveness from network position, demographics, and topic profile, then compares to actual performance. View full recruitment rankings →

7% Predicted Effectiveness
5% Actual Effectiveness
+2% Residual
Undervalued Value Pctl: 94

Notable Bills

Highest probability bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Cristina Castro.

Bill Description Predicted Dest. P(Advance) Forecast Stage Status
SB0618 LIQUOR-TECH Became Law 100% 100% High Signed into Law PASSED
SB1446 FIRE MARSHAL-TRACK DEATHS Became Law 100% 100% High Signed into Law PASSED
SB1958 TRANSFER REFORM-VARIOUS Became Law 100% 100% High Signed into Law PASSED
SB2154 COSMETOLOGY-HYDRODERMABRASION Became Law 100% 100% High Signed into Law PASSED
SB2153 PHYSICAL THERAPY TELEHEALTH Became Law 100% 99% High Signed into Law PASSED
SB1424 COUNTIES CD-LEASE OF PROPERTY → Law 45% 2% Low Crossed Chambers OPEN
SB2062 SCH CD-CHARTER TERMS Stuck 28% — Floor Vote OPEN
SB2709 FIRE MARSHAL-TRACK DEATHS Stuck 28% — Floor Vote OPEN
SB2427 SCH CD-WIRELESS COMM DEVICE Stuck 22% 7% Low Floor Vote OPEN
SB1872 PLASTIC BAG REDUCTION ACT Stuck 16% — Floor Vote OPEN

Voting Bloc

Member of Opposition Democrat Caucus — 36 members (36D/0R) (36 members, 0% cohesion).