RON CORBETT FORMER MAYOR OF CEDAR RAPIDS
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| Ron Corbett | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Cedar Rapids | |
| In office January 2010 – January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Kay Halloran |
| Succeeded by | Brad Hart |
| Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives | |
| In office 1995–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Van Maanen |
| Succeeded by | Brent Siegrist |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 12, 1960 (age 65) Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Cornell College (BA) |
| Website | Official website |
Ron Corbett (born October 12, 1960) is an American politician and former mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[1]
Early life and education
Corbett was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1960. In 1974, his family moved to Iowa and he later graduated from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, in 1983.[2]
Career
After graduation, Corbett worked for The Equitable Life Insurance Company as an agent for ten years. In 1986 he was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives, where he served 7 terms. He was Speaker of the House from 1995 to 1999.[3] He then resigned his House seat to become president of the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce.[1][2] He left that position for Cedar Rapids-based international trucking firm CRST, working directly under executive director John Smith.
He was elected mayor of Cedar Rapids in 2009 with 62% of the vote.[4][5] He was reelected to another four-year term in 2013. In December 2016, he announced that he would not seek reelection for mayor of Cedar Rapids but would instead consider a run for the Republican nomination for governor of Iowa in 2018.[6]
In 2015, he resigned from CRST and launched Engage Iowa, a conservative think tank of which he serves as president.[7] Its first policy initiative, on water quality and state tax reform, was introduced in November 2015.[8]
| Ron Corbett | 62.3% | 14,642 |
| Brian Fagan | 35.7% | 8,385 |
| P.T Larson | 1.8% | 421 |
See also
References
- “Ron Corbett Mayor”. City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- “Ron Corbett: Wants to get city back on track”. GazetteOnline.com. October 25, 2009. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- Ron Corbett
- “Cornell alumnus elected mayor of Cedar Rapids”. Cornell College. November 4, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- Smith, Rick (November 4, 2009). “Corbett will be Cedar Rapids mayor”. GazetteOnline.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- Morelli, B. A. (December 19, 2016). “Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett will not seek re-election, fans flames of gubernatorial run: ‘I want to see how things play out over the next few months,’ he says”. The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- “Mayor Ron Corbett launches ‘conservative think tank’ | The Gazette”. The Gazette. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- “Corbett’s Engage Iowa pushes flat income tax, clean water | The Gazette”. The Gazette. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
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| Preceded byKay Halloran | Mayor of Cedar Rapids 2010–2018 | Succeeded byBrad Hart |
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