Collin Corbett
What this job does: The head of Illinois' state government. The governor proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills passed by the General Assembly, can pardon people and shorten sentences, and leads the state's National Guard. In Illinois, you vote for the governor and lieutenant governor together as one team. A term is four years, with no term limit.
- Occupation
- Political strategist and pollster
- Lives in
- Palatine
Background
- Founded Cor Strategies, a political consulting firm that worked for Republican candidates; left it after the 2026 primary. source: capitolnewsillinois.com
- Left the Republican Party in 2026 and filed about 37,000 petition signatures on May 26, 2026 to run as an independent. source: capitolnewsillinois.com
- After a challenge, a State Board of Elections records review found 27,323 valid signatures, above the 25,000 needed, and Corbett stayed on the ballot. source: insider.capitolnewsillinois.com
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Working across parties: "There are really good people on both sides" source: news.wttw.com
- A tax on services, saying reliance on sales taxes is "regressive" source: news.wttw.com
- "We've got to fund our roads, we've got to fund our schools, we've got to fund our police and fire." source: news.wttw.com
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