Tony McCombie: Difference between revisions

{{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 Party (United States)|Republican]]

| spouse = Curt Hockman

| education = [[Western Illinois University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Illinois, Chicago]] ([[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])

| website = {{URL|repmccombie.com|District website}}<br>{{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 [[Illinois Republican Party|Republican]] [[Minority leader|Minority Leader]] of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]]. She represents the 89th district. The 89th district consists of all or parts of [[Carroll County, Illinois|Carroll]], [[DeKalb County, Illinois|DeKalb]], [[Jo Daviess County, Illinois|Jo Daviess]], [[Ogle County, Illinois|Ogle]], [[Stephenson County, Illinois|Stephenson]], [[Winnebago County, Illinois|Winnebago]] counties in northwestern Illinois.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name=ILGABIO>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Illinois House of Representatives==

=== Elections ===

McCombie first ran for the 71st District seat in the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] in 2016. After an uncontested [[Illinois Republican Party|Republican]] [[primary election|primary]], McCombie faced off against incumbent [[Democratic Party of Illinois|Democratic]] nominee [[Mike Smiddy]] in the 2016 general election.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> In the election, McCombie defeated Smiddy with 63% of the vote.

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

The Illinois House Republican Caucus appointed McCombie to lead its campaign arm for the 2020 general election.<ref>{{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|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}}</ref>

=== Minority leader ===

On November 15, 2022, McCombie was elected to succeed [[Jim Durkin]] as Illinois House Minority Leader by a vote of 31-8.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> Durkin had stepped down after leading the [[Republican Party of Illinois|Republican Party]] through the [[2022 Illinois House of Representatives election]], which saw the party lose a number of seats in the chamber.<ref>{{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}}</ref> McCombie became House Minority Leader on January 11, 2023. She is the first woman to lead the House Republican caucus.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

McCombie named [[Norine Hammond]] and [[Ryan Spain]] as Deputy Minority Leaders.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

===Committees===

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

*Restorative Justice committee (Republican Spokesperson)<ref name="ILGABIO" />

*Public Utilities committee<ref name="ILGABIO" />

*Judiciary - Criminal committee<ref name="ILGABIO" />

*Insurance committee<ref name="ILGABIO" />

*Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies committee<ref name="ILGABIO" />

*Juvenile Justice and System Involved Youth subcommittee<ref name="ILGABIO" />

*Criminal Administration and Enforcement subcommittee<ref name="ILGABIO" />

*Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registry subcommittee<ref name="ILGABIO" />

*Utilities subcommittee.<ref name="ILGABIO" />

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.<ref name="About">{{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}}</ref>

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