Cristina Castro is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate who took office in January 2017.
[1] Castro represents the 22nd district, which includes all or portions of Elgin, Barrington Hills, Carpentersville, East Dundee and South Elgin, Streamwood, Hoffman Estates, Hanover Park, Schaumburg, and Bartlett.
[2] Prior to her election to the Illinois Senate, Castro was a member of the Kane County Board and Illinois Housing Development Authority.
[3] Castro, an Elgin resident, has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration from Northern Illinois University.
B. Pritzker appointed Castro a member of the gubernatorial transition's Job Creation and Economic Opportunity Committee.