Karina Villa

Karina Villa is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for the 25th district. The 25th district, located in the Chicago metropolitan area, includes all or parts of Bartlett, Batavia, Geneva, Naperville, South Elgin, St. Charles, Warrenville, Wayne, and West Chicago. The 25th Legislative district includes all of the 49th House district including Elburn, Montgomery, Sugar Grove, and Yorkville.[1] Villa was previously a member of the Illinois House of Representatives.

Karina Villa
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 25th district
Assumed office
January 13, 2021 (2021-January-13)
Preceded byJim Oberweis
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 49th district
In office
January 9, 2019 (2019-January-09) – January 13, 2021 (2021-January-13)
Preceded byMike Fortner
Succeeded byMaura Hirschauer
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWest Chicago, Illinois
Alma materAurora University (M.S.W.)
ProfessionSchool Social Worker

Karina Villa defeated DuPage County Board member Tonia Khouri in the 2018 general election to succeed retiring incumbent Republican Mike Fortner.[2] Prior to her election to the Illinois House of Representatives, she was a member of the West Chicago District 33 Board of Education. She also worked in Villa park illinois district 45, as a school social worker. Villa is a school social worker who earned her master of social work at Aurora University.[3]

In 2020, Jim Oberweis announced that he was vacating his seat in the Illinois Senate to run for the Republican nomination to challenge Lauren Underwood in the 2020 election for Illinois's 14th congressional district.[4] Villa chose to run for the open seat and defeated Republican candidate Jeanette Ward.[5] Villa was succeeded by fellow Democrat Maura Hirschauer.[6]

Electoral history
Illinois 49th State House District General Election, 2018[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karina Villa 22,133 53.81
Republican Tonia Jane Khouri 18,997 46.19
Total votes 41,130 100.0

References
  1. "PA 97-0006 Legislative District 25" (PDF). May 18, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  2. Krishnamurthy, Madhu (November 6, 2018). "Villa wins handily in 49th House race". Daily Herald.
  3. Villa, Karina (October 20, 2018). "Illinois House 49th District Democratic nominee: Karina Villa" (Interview). Interviewed by Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  4. Pearson, Rick. "Dairy magnate Jim Oberweis launching GOP challenge to first-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  5. Miller, Rich (November 13, 2020). "You missed an Oberweis loss, Rick". Capitol Fax. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  6. Barlow, Sarah E. (ed.). "Biographies of New House and Senate Members" (PDF). First Reading. Illinois General Assembly Legislative Research Unit. 34 (1). Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  7. "Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
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