Tony McCombie

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Tony McCombie

| image = Tony McCombie May 2023.jpg

| office1 = Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives

| term_start1 = January 11, 2023

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Jim Durkin

| successor1 =

| state_house2 = Illinois

| district2 = 71st

| term_start2 = January 11, 2017

| term_end2 =

| predecessor2 = Mike Smiddy

| successor2 =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|10|9}}

| birth_place = Savanna, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Republican

| spouse = Curt Hockman

| education = Western Illinois University (BA)
University of Illinois, Chicago (MPA)

| website = {{URL|repmccombie.com|District website}}
{{URL|1=ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=102&MemberID=2905|2=State House website}}

| caption = McCombie in 2023.

}}

Tony McCombie (born October 9, 1972) is an American realtor, politician, and the Republican Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives. She represents the 89th district. The 89th district consists of all or parts of Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Ogle, Stephenson, Winnebago counties in northwestern Illinois.{{cite web|title=Maps of Districts of the Illinois House of Representatives (2023-2033)|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|date=July 16, 2022|url=https://archive.org/details/2022-house-map-series-layout-reduce|access-date=November 14, 2022}} A member of the Illinois House since 2017, she represented the 71st district prior to the 2021 decennial redistricting.

Prior to her election to Illinois House, McCombie served as Mayor of Savanna, Illinois, and as a Savanna Councilwoman.{{cite web|url=https://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=102&MemberID=2905|title=Representative Tony McCombie (R) 71st District|publisher=Illinois General Assembly|access-date=March 17, 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/VotingInformation/PDF/2011Districts/2011RepDist71.pdf|title=Illinois Representative District 71|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|location=Springfield, Illinois|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=January 18, 2017}}

Illinois House of Representatives

= Elections =

McCombie first ran for the 71st District seat in the Illinois House of Representatives in 2016. After an uncontested Republican primary, McCombie faced off against incumbent Democratic nominee Mike Smiddy in the 2016 general election.{{cite web |title=Election Results, 2016 General Primary |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=9jUH%2fxjsZXo%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR2Cfb7mGVsUhY5%2f8M4vtZyk%3d&T=637831289379632948 |access-date=17 March 2022 |website=Illinois State Board of Elections |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections}}{{cite web |title=Election Results, 2016 General Election |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=9jUH%2fxjsZXo%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR2Cfb7mGVsUhY5%2f8M4vtZyk%3d&T=637831289379632948 |access-date=17 March 2022 |website=Illinois State Board of Elections |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections}} In the election, McCombie defeated Smiddy with 63% of the vote.

McCombie won re-election to the seat in 2018, 2020, and 2022.{{Cite web |title=Tony McCombie |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tony_McCombie |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}

The Illinois House Republican Caucus appointed McCombie to lead its campaign arm for the 2020 general election.{{cite news |last1=Kapos |first1=Shia |last2=Hurst |first2=Adrienne |date=February 21, 2019 |title=Pritzker's $1.1B revenue plan (sans casino) — DOD pumping $30M in Chicago center — About Preckwinkel's son |newspaper=Politico Illinois Playbook |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/02/21/pritzkers-11b-revenue-plan-sans-casino-dod-pumping-30m-in-chicago-center-about-preckwinkles-son-397645 |access-date=February 21, 2019}}

Under McCombie's leadership, the GOP failed to pick up a single seat during the 2024 election cycle despite Donald Trump outperforming his 2020 numbers in Illinois. {{Cite web |title=Democrats maintain control of state legislature |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/06/illinois-legislature-general-election/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en}}

= Minority leader =

On November 15, 2022, McCombie was elected to succeed Jim Durkin as Illinois House Minority Leader by a vote of 31-8.{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Isabel |title=House Republican caucus elects McCombie as leader |url=https://capitolfax.com/2022/11/15/house-republican-caucus-elects-mccombie-as-leader/ |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=Capitol Fax |publisher=Rich Miller}}{{cite web |last1=Kapos |first1=Shia |last2=Olander |first2=Olivia |title=New faces lead the Illinois GOP |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2022/11/16/new-faces-lead-the-gop-00067470?nname=illinois-playbook&nid=00000150-1596-d4ac-a1d4-179e288b0000&nrid=8c9be5a2-34b4-49d4-a396-1a0ee54c2cc4&nlid=639163 |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=politico.com |publisher=Politico}} Durkin had stepped down after leading the Republican Party through the 2022 Illinois House of Representatives election, which saw the party lose a number of seats in the chamber.{{cite web |last1=Sfondeles |first1=Tina |title=Only ‘wave’ Illinois Republicans see in Legislature is the farewell one from Durkin as House GOP leader |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/11/9/23450402/red-wave-illinois-republicans-durkin-house-gop-leader-senate-election-supermajority-welch-harmon |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=chicago.suntimes.com |publisher=Chicago Sun-Times}} McCombie became House Minority Leader on January 11, 2023. She is the first woman to lead the House Republican caucus.{{cite web |last1=Kapos |first1=Shia |last2=Olander |first2=Olivia |title=Springfield beckons |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2022/11/15/springfield-beckons-00066923?nname=illinois-playbook&nid=00000150-1596-d4ac-a1d4-179e288b0000&nrid=8c9be5a2-34b4-49d4-a396-1a0ee54c2cc4&nlid=639163 |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=politico.com |publisher=Politico}}

McCombie named Norine Hammond and Ryan Spain as Deputy Minority Leaders.{{Cite web |title=Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar » *** UPDATED x1 - HGOP Leadership announced *** Rep. Robyn Gabel named Majority Leader, Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth will be new chief budgeteer |url=https://capitolfax.com/2023/01/12/rep-robyn-gabel-named-majority-leader-rep-jehan-gordon-booth-will-be-new-chief-budgeteer/ |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=capitolfax.com}}

=Legislation=

Since first being elected as state representative in 2016, McCombie has been the primary sponsor on several bills that have gone on to become law in Illinois. This includes HB1927, which created the Experimental Aircraft Association Fund as a special fund in the state treasury,{{cite web |title=Bill Status of HB1927 |url=https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1927&GAID=16&GA=102&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=130670&SessionID=110 |website=ilga.gov |publisher=Illinois General Assembly |access-date=18 March 2022}} and HB1928, which allowed the issuance of Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities special license plate decals by the Illinois Department of Human Services.{{cite web |title=Bill Status of HB1928 |url=https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1928&GAID=16&GA=102&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=130671&SessionID=110 |website=ilga.gov |publisher=Illinois General Assembly |access-date=18 March 2022}}

=Committees=

As of 2022, McCombie serves on five committees and four subcommittees:

Restorative Justice committee (Republican Spokesperson)
Public Utilities committee
Judiciary - Criminal committee
Insurance committee
Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies committee
Juvenile Justice and System Involved Youth subcommittee
Criminal Administration and Enforcement subcommittee
Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registry subcommittee
Utilities subcommittee.

Personal life

McCombie resides in Savanna, Illinois, with her husband, Curt. The couple have been married since 2006. Outside of her role in the Illinois House of Representatives, McCombie owns and operates Blue Appraisals and is self-employed as a realtor with Mel Foster Company.{{cite web |title=About |url=https://repmccombie.com/about/ |access-date=17 March 2022 |website=Tony McCombie, State Representative District 71 |publisher=Illinois General Assembly}}

Electoral history

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| title = Illinois 71st State House District Republican Primary, 2016{{cite web |title=Election Results, 2016 General Primary |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=46twel0bGQc%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR2Cfb7mGVsUhY5%2f8M4vtZyk%3d&T=637831955466340470 |website=Illinois State Board of Elections |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |access-date=18 March 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Illinois Republican Party

| candidate = Tony McCombie

| votes = 10624

| percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 10624

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Illinois 71st State House District General Election, 2016{{cite web |title=Election Results, 2016 General Election |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=46twel0bGQc%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR2Cfb7mGVsUhY5%2f8M4vtZyk%3d&T=637831955466340470 |website=Illinois State Board of Elections |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |access-date=18 March 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Illinois Republican Party

| candidate = Tony McCombie

| votes = 30635

| percentage = 62.88

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party of Illinois

| candidate = Mike Smiddy (incumbent)

| votes = 18082

| percentage = 37.12

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 48717

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Illinois 71st State House District General Election, 2018{{cite web |title=Election Results, 2018 General Election |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=46twel0bGQc%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR2Cfb7mGVsUhY5%2f8M4vtZyk%3d&T=637831955466340470 |website=Illinois State Board of Elections |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |access-date=18 March 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Illinois Republican Party

| candidate = Tony McCombie (incumbent)

| votes = 23870

| percentage = 58.68

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party of Illinois

| candidate = Joan Padilla

| votes = 16805

| percentage = 41.32

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 40675

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = Illinois 71st State House District General Election, 2020{{cite web |title=Election Results, 2020 General Election |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=46twel0bGQc%3d&OfficeType=TPsWaFcg2f%2bZHFrYI%2b6FR2Cfb7mGVsUhY5%2f8M4vtZyk%3d&T=637831955466340470 |website=Illinois State Board of Elections |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |access-date=18 March 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Illinois Republican Party

| candidate = Tony McCombie (incumbent)

| votes = 32132

| percentage = 61.60

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party of Illinois

| candidate = Joan Padilla

| votes = 20031

| percentage = 38.4