Victoria Onorato
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Victoria Onorato (Republican Party) is running for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 89. She declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.
Onorato completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Victoria Onorato was born in Chicago, Illinois. She earned an associate degree from Wilbur Wright College in 2020. Onorato’s career experience includes working as a business owner, police officer, and ABA certified paralegal.[1] As of 2021, she was affiliated with the following organizations:
- The Illinois State Rifle Association, State Line Rifle Association, 2nd Amendment Foundation, & NRA
- The Family Legal Action Foundation
- The Find My Erased Family project[2]
Elections
2026
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2026
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 89
Victoria Onorato is running in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 89 on November 3, 2026.
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2022
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 89
Incumbent Tony McCombie won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 89 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tony McCombie (R) | 100.0 | 37,363 |
| Total votes: 37,363 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 89
Incumbent Tony McCombie defeated Victoria Onorato in the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 89 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony McCombie | 75.0 | 9,541 |
| Victoria Onorato | 25.0 | 3,179 | |
| Total votes: 12,720 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Victoria Onorato completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Onorato's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am of Italian and Polish descent. I was born and raised in IL, where my grandparents and great-grandparents settled after immigrating from Italy and Poland through Ellis Island. I grew up with strong and disciplined family values. My family was not poor, nor were they rich. Like many other Americans, they lived life paycheck to paycheck, instilling the value of not just money but the value of life and what we make of it. I was raised in a strict military family that taught me what it means to be a Free American. My life lessons taught me how to give to others and ask for nothing in return. My strong will and determination led me into Law enforcement. I am now a retired 25 year veteran Chicago police officer. I continued my career by becoming an ABA-certified Paralegal and a Law Enforcement Case Consultant. I currently live in Byron, IL which is located in District 89. I may be retired as a police officer, but I am not retired from wanting to help others. As a "Representative," I can continue to fight for American families, their children, their communities, and their constitutional rights. I'm not afraid of hard work and being a "Leader" comes as second nature to me.
- Empowering citizens with knowledge of how to get involved with laws being introduced that will impact them and their families. To teach citizens how to follow laws and submit "Witness Slips" to approve or oppose any law being voted on. Many citizens do not even know they have a right to be a voice on bills. The greatest weapon in life is being armed with knowledge.
- To bring awareness to citizens on how to fight back and have a voice on government actions that will impact their livelihood. Teaching your children when they are young how things work in the government by giving them an education and making Political Science a mandatory High School subject. Our children should not have to pay to go to College to learn this basic part of being an American. Parents should also have the right to approve school curriculums for all ages and all levels of schooling for their children.
- To bring unity and stop the hatred, anger, violence and division among Americans. We cannot find solutions if there is no common ground among us. Our children are a product of their environment and they will be greatly affected by our words and actions towards others. We are all human beings and in time of need there is no political affiliation when help arrives. I do not care what political affiliation you support, you are an American citizen first. Approaching each other as Americans first is literally the first step to breaking the ties of hatred. I have faith. I know we are better than hate, anger and violence. As a police officer I have dealt with this first hand and know we can work it out.
The constant increase in taxes is financially strangling citizens. We need to have "Caps" on many tax areas, and to abolish all taxes on anyone over 65 years old. I have great concerns about how the rising cost of living will impact future generations, who cannot afford it now. I am all for "No more INCOME TAX" in IL. Next would be the welfare of our children. Family laws need to be restructured to stop child/parent alienation and child/grandparent alienation. Every child deserves to have their family in their lives as long as there is no danger of harm to them. Lastly, I stand for DCFS to be reformed with greater restrictions and police involvement in every alleged child abuse case.
My great-grandmother Serafina. She was a tower of strength, enduring the harshest of times, facing countless tragedies, and raising children alone with no food after the deaths of two husbands. She prevailed, and the stories of her life and her strength are beyond heartfelt. I admire her. She is my hero.
The most important principle is to understand that being an elected official is NOT a career. It is an honor bestowed upon someone that American citizens trust to be a Leader and a voice for them. Every elected official should personally do a "Term Limit" on themselves and then pass the torch to another generation.
My love and compassion for humanity.
Ensuring that laws are created and enforced that will enhance the quality of life for every citizen, because when laws are set into motion, they affect many future generations. Designing laws carefully will create a solid infrastructure long term.
Knowing I gave a part of me that made the world a better place before I part from this world.
Vietnam War. It was the first war televised in real time, and since I was raised with a military father, we sat and watched that war nearly every night. I was about 7 years old.
Making taffy apples. I was in high school and this job was not long term.
Erma Bombeck. She was a fantastic, funny realist comedian.
This position is a wonderful opportunity to be in direct contact with citizens daily. To help them problem solve in many areas of their lives, communities, businesses, and schools. Engaging with citizens is a fantastic way of forming a close-knit bond with fellow Americans and gives them a greater sense of trust in the person they elected as their Leader. Citizens need to go to someone for answers and guidance, and I believe an elected official serves in the same capacity as a priest, clergyman, or police officer.
No. Everyone learns the ropes of a job from scratch in life. You cannot learn experience from books. It must be an emotional, heartfelt experience with human beings. You cannot learn pain and suffering or human joy from books. If an elected official is not out in the field, walking the streets of communities, they are not getting any experience. It has to be done in person and learn as you go along. How can anyone create or apply laws to American citizens if no one sees or feels what they are going through on a daily basis? As a police officer, I did not learn from books. I learned on the streets, encountering people and communities every day. The laws I had to enforce were based on the lives of the citizens in the communities I worked in. That is how I got my experience. No book could have ever taught me the experiences of human life that I learned as an officer. This is no different.
Uniting American citizens. To stop the unnecessary and horrific violence being inflicted on innocent human beings. However, the greatest challenge will be removing fear-mongering, hate, and violence-baiting politicians from office. Setting an example that they are held to a higher standard and no one is above the law when they incite violence for Americans to hurt other Americans is greatly needed.
No. I believe it should be 4 years. Two years is not enough time to dedicate to citizens and their communities before you have to start campaigning for a new election term, and that takes away from the short time you have to help families and businesses in your district.
Term Limits should be mandatory. This will help stop elected officials from becoming "career politicians" for endless years, and it will afford new generations with new ideas that will fit the changing times of the world they currently live in. Laws change as people and communities change over time. Without term limits, new generations will never be able to bring new and fresh ideas about laws to the table. Governments today are stuck in a time warp with outdated elected officials who are out of touch with society. Term Limits must be implemented.
Absolutely. As long as it is in the best interest of long-term quality of life for citizens.
Finding a way to raise revenue that will not greatly impact the quality of life for citizens. Citizens cannot afford the burden of paying more taxes. There needs to be budget cuts from unnecessary and outdated projects that are being funded, and the restructuring of projects that the money goes to.
Anyway that is legally deemed necessary.
Committees involving Family laws, child welfare, stopping child sex trafficking, and reforming the Foster care system. My experience as a law enforcement officer will be greatly applied to these areas of helping and saving children.
Financial transparency and government accountability is an absolute must. It is the only way citizens will begin to start trusting the system that is guiding their every day lives.
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2022
Victoria Onorato completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Onorato's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Retired 25 year veteran Law Enforcement Officer. Onorato graduated from the Chicago Police Academy and Wright College with an ABA Paralegal Associate Degree.
Member of the Illinois State Rifle Association, State Line Rifle Association and the Second Amendment Foundation. Previous board member for the Italian American Police Association. Founder of FindMyErasedFamily.com a program to help reunite alienated children/parents/grandparents across the US.
- American Families First
- Defender of our 2nd Amendment, Right to Bear Arms
- Pro Equal Shared Parenting and Pro Grandparents Rights
Laws that are destroying the rights of parents to raise their children equally, laws that would help prevent grandparents from being alienated from their grandchildren, opposing violations of Americans constitutional rights, protecting our 2nd Amendment right, protecting police officers in the course of their civil duties, civil law reform to better serve the American people in civil courts, and reform of our school system curriculum by providing greater participation for parents consent and approval on subject matter being introduced and taught to their children, and tax reforms for families with school age children, farmers, struggling community businesses and greater tax incentives for our elderly and veterans. I will advocate for federal funding to be allocated towards rebuilding poverty stricken communities with habitat programs to give Americans and their families a better quality of life. I will also advocate for a mandatory housing program to be established for free housing for all military veterans who are homeless in addition to allocating federal funding to pay for the housing of wounded military and wounded police officers and their families.
Being hands on with their constituents. It is very important for any elected official to understand the people and their communities otherwise they will be unable to understand what their needs are or how to improve the quality of life for any American family.
I have worked closely with families and communities for over 25 years as a police officer. I understand their needs and how to trouble shoot and problem solve issues to improve their quality of life. My life has been serving American citizens and bring good changes to communities they live in. My greatest quality is being compassionate to any circumstance American citizens are faced with, understanding it, and helping to find a path to resolution or change.
Vietnam war. I was 8 years old. I come from a military family and it was very important at that time for children to understand why Americans are a free people.
Godfather theme
Bipartisan approach and long term affect on decision making.
No. Constitutionally every American has the right to participate in being a voice for the American people and the legislature that affects their everyday lives without any prior history or education in politics. In order to be in touch with the people, to be able to help the people, you must be one of the people. America was founded on average hard working citizens who were farmers and businessmen. Politics was secondary.
A fair and unbiased bipartisan procedure. It should include members from each party in addition to allowing American citizens engage in the process too. A survey of every community should be given to every American to submit their opinion and then use that survey along with the current census.
Yes. A committee that oversees the laws pertaining to families and the rights of children to grow up without being torn from a family structure.
Yes. Anything that affects the lives of American families must be properly delegated to ensure a better quality of life for future generations. Compromising is a good start for improving any situation.
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
Current members of the Illinois House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Emanuel Welch
Majority Leader:Robyn Gabel
Minority Leader:Tony McCombie
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Aaron Ortiz (D)
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Eva Delgado (D)
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Lilian Jiménez (D)
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Sonya Harper (D)
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Emanuel Welch (D)
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La Shawn Ford (D)
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Yolonda Morris (D)
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Ann Williams (D)
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Margaret Croke (D)
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Hoan Huynh (D)
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Kelly Cassidy (D)
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Michael Kelly (D)
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Kevin Olickal (D)
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Robyn Gabel (D)
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Lindsey LaPointe (D)
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Brad Stephens (R)
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Edgar Gonzalez (D)
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Theresa Mah (D)
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Curtis Tarver (D)
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Kambium Buckner (D)
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Justin Slaughter (D)
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Robert Rita (D)
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Thaddeus Jones (D)
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William Davis (D)
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Michael Crawford (D)
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Lisa Davis (D)
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Marcus Evans (D)
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Nicholas Smith (D)
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Mary Gill (D)
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Rick Ryan (D)
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Patrick Sheehan (R)
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Will Guzzardi (D)
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Jaime Andrade (D)
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Janet Yang Rohr (D)
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Terra Howard (D)
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Anna Moeller (D)
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Fred Crespo (D)
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Martha Deuter (D)
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Amy Grant (R)
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Maura Hirschauer (D)
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Nabeela Syed (D)
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Nicolle Grasse (D)
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Mary Beth Canty (D)
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Martin Moylan (D)
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Michelle Mussman (D)
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Tracy Katz Muhl (D)
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Bob Morgan (D)
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Daniel Didech (D)
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Rita Mayfield (D)
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Joyce Mason (D)
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Laura Dias (D)
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Steven Reick (R)
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Tom Weber (R)
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Dan Ugaste (R)
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Maurice West (D)
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Dave Vella (D)
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Joe Sosnowski (R)
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Jeff Keicher (R)
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Daniel Swanson (R)
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Gregg Johnson (D)
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Ryan Spain (R)
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Brad Fritts (R)
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Jed Davis (R)
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Amy Briel (D)
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Norma Hernandez (D)
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Camille Lilly (D)
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Jackie Haas (R)
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Anthony DeLuca (D)
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Nicole La Ha (R)
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Matt Hanson (D)
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Dagmara Avelar (D)
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Lawrence Walsh (D)
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Bill Hauter (R)
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Regan Deering (R)
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Tony McCombie (R)
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John Cabello (R)
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Sharon Chung (D)
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Travis Weaver (R)
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Norine Hammond (R)
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Mike Coffey (R)
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Sue Scherer (D)
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Harry Benton (D)
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Natalie Manley (D)
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Kyle Moore (R)
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C.D. Davidsmeyer (R)
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Chris Miller (R)
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Adam Niemerg (R)
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Carol Ammons (D)
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Dennis Tipsword (R)
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Jason Bunting (R)
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Brad Halbrook (R)
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Wayne Rosenthal (R)
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Charles Meier (R)
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Blaine Wilhour (R)
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Amy Elik (R)
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Katie Stuart (D)
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Jay Hoffman (D)
District 114
Kevin Schmidt (R)
District 115
David Friess (R)
District 116
Dave Severin (R)
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Paul Jacobs (R)
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