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Tony M McCombie R

Republican candidate for State Representative District 89

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 9,541 votes (75.0%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 37,363 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Representative in 2026 ($3.4M raised), 2024 ($3.4M raised).

Worth a look

Worth a look Contribution limits

1 source gave more than the contribution limit ($3,500 over in all)

A candidate's committee may accept only so much from one source in an election cycle: in 2025–26, $7,300 from an individual, $14,600 from a corporation, union or association, and $72,800 from a PAC or another candidate's committee. The most over: Vern Latwesen gave $9,500 in the primary cycle, against a limit of $6,000 for an individual.

What to check
  • Excess returned to the source (or given to charity) within 30 days of the Board's notice isn't a violation; a refund the committee listed under another name or purpose isn't subtracted here.
  • Two different people with the same name and ZIP code would be added together.
  • Spouses are separate sources, as are a business and the person who owns it.
  • Whether a corporation's or union's own PAC gave instead (the PAC limit applies to it).
The entries (1)
NameKindCycleContributionsGivenLimitOver
Vern Latwesenan individualprimary4$9,500$6,000$3,500
Rule: Contributions over the limit
“During an election cycle, a candidate political committee may not accept contributions with an aggregate value over the following: (i) $5,000 from any individual, (ii) $10,000 from any corporation, labor organization, or association, or (iii) $50,000 from a candidate political committee or political action committee.”10 ILCS 5/9-8.5(b) (adjusted for inflation each odd year, 9-8.5(g)) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Context How the money was spent

$19,719.12 paid by the campaign to the candidate

Campaign money may go to a candidate or their family only as pay for work actually done; reimbursing campaign costs they paid out of pocket (mileage, travel, supplies) is common and allowed. The purposes the campaign wrote are listed with each payment.

What to check
  • Whether each payment is a reimbursement for campaign costs, or pay for work done.
  • Family is matched by last name and the home address on file with the Board; relatives elsewhere aren't found.
The entries (4)
NameWhoPurpose (as reported)DateAmount
Tony McCombiethe candidateMileage - Jan 2022 - June 20222022-11-03$6,835
Tony McCombiethe candidateMileage - Sept 2021 to Dec 20212022-08-15$6,791
Tony McCombiethe candidateMileage: 7/20 - 12/202021-08-30$3,052
Tony McCombiethe candidateMileage - Jan - June 20212021-11-25$3,041
Rule: Mileage, reimbursements and pay to the candidate
“For payments to a public official or candidate or his or her family member unless for compensation for services actually rendered by that person.”10 ILCS 5/9-8.10(a)(11) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$504,204raised, 543 itemized contributions, plus $31,801 in small ones
$1,350from the candidate (incl. loans)
$469,891spent
$251,003cash on hand on December 31, 2022
Where their money comes from (besides their own)

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders

Plus $1,350 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $469,891

Contributions to other committees$136,136
Mail and literature$87,278
Consultants and field$57,733
Other (as described)$53,388
Office, printing and supplies$29,521
Travel and meals$26,569
Postage and delivery$20,040
Polling$18,027
Digital and online$16,178
Fundraising and events$14,176

Largest payees: Victory Enterprises $127,671 Digital and online · House Republican Majority (HRM) $61,000 Contributions to other committees · The Newberg Group $42,010 Postage and delivery · Franklin Solutions LLC $27,279 Office, printing and supplies · Elizabeth Buckwalter $22,931 Travel and meals · Thoms for Senate $20,000 Contributions to other committees · Tony McCombie $19,719 Travel and meals · Byron Hills Golf Course $11,536 Other (as described)

Grouped by the purpose each payment lists (“direct mail”, “consulting”), so the groups are approximate; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.

Top contributorsTypeTotal
Illinois PAC for Education
Springfield
Committee$64,900
Realtor PAC
Springfield
Committee$51,500
Chicago Land Operators Jnt Lbr Mgmt PAC
Countryside
Committee$12,000
Holland Law Firm LLC
St. Louis
Business or group$12,000
Ameren
St. Louis
Business or group$10,250
Vern Latwesen
Retired · Retired · Morrison
Person$10,020
Ozinga Bros.
Mokena
Business or group$10,000
Stephens PAC, NFP
Rosemont
Committee$10,000
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Mgmt PAC
Countryside
Committee$9,500
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Westmont
Committee$7,000
Michael Thoms
Retired · Rock Island · Rock Island
Person$7,000
Assoc Beer Distributors of IL PAC
Springfield
Committee$6,500
BNSF Railway Company
Fort Worth
Business or group$6,500
Manufacturers PAC
Springfield
Committee$6,500
IL Health & Hospital Assoc.
Naperville
Business or group$5,000

Committee: McCombie for Illinois (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$2,073spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR
primary · 2022-06-10
for$1,935
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR
general · 2022-07-26 – 2022-10-26
for$138

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2021. The candidate doesn't control them.

Companies on the state register

Corporations and LLCs the Secretary of State lists Tony M McCombie as an officer, manager or member of.

CompanyTheir roleStatusGave to the campaign
BLUE APPRAISALS, LLC
LLC, since 2008 · file 02660741
manager, registered agentInvoluntarily dissolved · last annual report 2024—

From the Secretary of State's business records of October 13, 2026, matched by name and ZIP code against the address the State Board of Elections has for the candidate (or by name when the company itself gave to their campaign). Someone listed only at another address isn't found; search the Secretary of State's business entity search by file number for the full record.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Illinois Political Action Committee for Education
Group or PAC · Springfield
$64,90015
Realtor Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Springfield
$51,500134
Holland Law Firm LLC
Business · St. Louis
$12,0002
Ameren
Business · St. Louis
$10,25038
Vern Latwesen
Retired, Retired · Morrison
$10,0202
Ozinga Bros. Inc.
Business · Mokena
$10,0004
Stephens PAC NFP
Group or PAC · Rosemont
$10,0005
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Mgmt PAC
Labor union · Countryside
$9,50012
Michael Thoms
Mayor, City of Rock Island · Rock Island
$7,0004
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE
Labor union · Westmont
$7,000119
BNSF Railway Company
Business · Fort Worth
$6,50059
Assoc Beer Distributors of IL PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$6,5004
Manufacturers PAC
Group or PAC · Springfield
$6,50089
John Deere PAC
Group or PAC · Moline
$5,00035
Stand for Children PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago
$5,0007