Celina Villanueva

Democrat · Candidate for Illinois State Senate District 12 · Incumbent · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Strongly left, from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty). From their roll-call votes in the Illinois House and Senate, 2018–2022.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately left.

AI read of their current public record: strongly left.

Issue by issue

ImmigrationStrongly left

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

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What party is Celina Villanueva?
Celina Villanueva is running as a Democrat.
Is Celina Villanueva the incumbent?
Yes. Celina Villanueva currently holds this office.
Is Celina Villanueva liberal or conservative?
On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Celina Villanueva is strongly left, from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
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