Karina Villa


Karina Villa is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 49th district. The 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.
Karina Villa defeated DuPage County Board member Tonia Khouri in the 2018 general election to succeed retiring incumbent Republican Mike Fortner.
Prior to her election to the Illinois House of Representatives, she was a member of the West Chicago District 33 Board of Education. Villa is a school social worker who earned her master of social work at Aurora University.

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