Tony McCombie victorious in Republican race for Illinois' 89th House
The newly redrawn 89th District will have a familiar face as its new state representative.
Tony McCombie of Savanna, the three-term 71st District state representative who was drawn out of her district and into the 89th, defeated Victoria Onorato by collecting 75% of the vote in Tuesday's Republican primary.
"Thank you to everyone who worked and voted me in this Republican primary," she said. "I share tonight's win with all of you and rededicate myself to the hard work ahead of us in turning Illinois around.
"I appreciate the many new voters for me in this new district who saw the vision and invested in a better future for Northwest Illinois."
The newly redrawn district 89th District consists of all or parts of Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Davies, Ogle, Stephenson, and Winnebago and counties.
McCombie ran on a platform of creating a more competitive environment for health care insurers and providers as a means to drive down healthcare costs and supports efforts to repeal the Safe-T Act.
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Onorato, a wife, mother and grandmother, is a retired 25-year police officer. Like McCombie, she ran on a campaign supporting term limits.
Onorato also is a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment and pro-equal-shared-parenting and pro-grandparents-rights.
Chris Green: 815-987-1241; cgreen@rrstar.com; @chrisfgreen
This article originally appeared on Rockford Register Star: Three-term state Rep. Tony McCombie gets Republican nod 89th House
