'State senator Celina Villanueva faces a primary challenge from Byron Sigcho-Lopez’s chief of staff.' | _KellyGarcia__
A political battle is emerging between candidates running to represent the southwest side in Springfield. State senator Celina Villanueva—a vocal leader for immigrants’ rights—is being challenged by Pilsen resident and first-time candidate Javier Yañez.
Yañez was born and raised in Pilsen and was elected to Orozco Community Academy’s Local School Council in 2020 as a community representative, but will not be seeking reelection to the LSC. Yañez says that if he’s elected to the state senate, he wants to tackle issues related to public safety and economic development.
His primary challenge reveals growing friction among progressive Latinos on the southwest side. Villanueva is a close ally to Chuy Garcia, a long-time community activist who has represented the area for decades as an alderperson, state senator, Cook County commissioner, and now U.S. congressman. Garcia’s progressive coalition on the southwest side is growing amid a power vacuum created by the federal indictment of the once-most powerful Democrat in the state, former house speaker Michael J.
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