Category: State of Illinois

McCombie is the first female Republican lawmaker to lead the Illinois House Republican Organization Springfield, IL — The Illinois House Republican caucus has unanimously elected State Representative Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) to be the House Republican Organization Chairman for this upcoming election cycle in 2020. Rep. McCombie is the first female Republican lawmaker to lead HRO. “Illinois is in desperate need of reforms that will help move the state forward, and it is our responsibility to ensure that we are running the best campaigns and candidates to makes these reforms a reality,” McCombie said. “It is an honor to be...

McCombie and Chesney Sign Onto Fair Maps Legislation Tuesday, January 22, 2019 State Representative Tony McCombie (IL-71st) and Andrew Chesney (IL-89th) have both announced that they are joining 42 of their House Republican colleagues by co-sponsoring HJRCA 10. Implementation of this constitutional amendment will take the shady redistricting process out of the control of corrupt politicians. Rep. Chesney said, “For far too long, Illinois politicians have picked their voters instead of the voters picking their politicians,” said Rep. Chesney. “It is a fixed system benefiting whoever is in power instead of benefiting voters. It’s wrong when Republicans do it...