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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ron_Corbett > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ron_Corbett.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Corbett > Source revision: 1291645180 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American politician (born 1960)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ron Corbett | office = Mayor of [Cedar Rapids](/source/Cedar_Rapids%2C_Iowa) | term_start = January 2010 | term_end = January 2018 | predecessor = [Kay Halloran](/source/Kay_Halloran) | successor = [Brad Hart](/source/Brad_Hart) | office2 = Speaker of the [Iowa House of Representatives](/source/Iowa_House_of_Representatives) | term_start2 = 1995 | term_end2 = 2000 | predecessor2 = [Harold Van Maanen](/source/Harold_Van_Maanen) | successor2 = [Brent Siegrist](/source/Brent_Siegrist) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|10|12}} | birth_place = [Erie, Pennsylvania](/source/Erie%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) | children = 5 | education = [Cornell College](/source/Cornell_College) {{small|([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))}} | website = {{URL|roncorbett.com|Official website}} }} '''Ron Corbett''' (born October 12, 1960) is an American politician and former mayor of [Cedar Rapids, Iowa](/source/Cedar_Rapids%2C_Iowa).{{cite web|url=http://www.cedar-rapids.org/city-council/mayor-council/Mayor/Pages/default.aspx|title=Ron Corbett Mayor|publisher=City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa|accessdate=22 August 2010}} ==Early life and education== Corbett was born in [Erie, Pennsylvania](/source/Erie%2C_Pennsylvania), in 1960. In 1974, his family moved to Iowa and he later graduated from [Cornell College](/source/Cornell_College) in [Mount Vernon, Iowa](/source/Mount_Vernon%2C_Iowa), in 1983.{{cite web|url=http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2009/10/25/ron-corbett-wants-to-get-city-back-on-track|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124153252/http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2009/10/25/ron-corbett-wants-to-get-city-back-on-track|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 24, 2013|title=Ron Corbett: Wants to get city back on track|date=Oct 25, 2009|publisher=GazetteOnline.com|accessdate=22 August 2010}} ==Career== After graduation, Corbett worked for [The Equitable Life Insurance Company](/source/AXA_Equitable_Life_Insurance_Company) as an agent for ten years. In 1986 he was elected to the [Iowa House of Representatives](/source/Iowa_House_of_Representatives), where he served 7 terms. He was Speaker of the House from 1995 to 1999.[http://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislatorAllYears.aspx?PID=953 Ron Corbett] He then resigned his House seat to become president of the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce. He left that position for Cedar Rapids-based international trucking firm [CRST](/source/CRST_International), working directly under executive director John Smith. He was elected mayor of Cedar Rapids in 2009 with 62% of the vote.{{cite web|url=http://news.cornellcollege.edu/2009/11/04/cornell-alumnus-elected-mayor-of-cedar-rapids/|title=Cornell alumnus elected mayor of Cedar Rapids|date=November 4, 2009|publisher=Cornell College|accessdate=22 August 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://gazetteonline.com/breaking-news/2009/11/04/corbett-leads|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123221337/http://gazetteonline.com/breaking-news/2009/11/04/corbett-leads|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 23, 2013|title=Corbett will be Cedar Rapids mayor|last=Smith|first=Rick|date=Nov 4, 2009|publisher=GazetteOnline.com|accessdate=22 August 2010}} 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](/source/Iowa_gubernatorial_election%2C_2018).{{cite news | last = Morelli | first = B. A. | title = 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 | url = http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/cedar-rapids-mayor-ron-corbett-to-discuss-future-plans-20161219 | newspaper = [The Gazette](/source/The_Gazette_(Cedar_Rapids)) | location = [Cedar Rapids, Iowa](/source/Cedar_Rapids%2C_Iowa) | date = December 19, 2016 | accessdate = March 9, 2017}} In 2015, he resigned from CRST and launched Engage Iowa, a conservative think tank of which he serves as president.{{Cite web|title = Mayor Ron Corbett launches 'conservative think tank' {{!}} The Gazette|url = http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/mayor-ron-corbett-launches-conservative-think-tank-20150827|website = The Gazette|access-date = 2016-01-19}} Its first policy initiative, on water quality and state tax reform, was introduced in November 2015.{{Cite web|title = Corbett's Engage Iowa pushes flat income tax, clean water {{!}} The Gazette|url = http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/corbetts-engage-iowa-pushes-flat-income-tax-clean-water-20151117|website = The Gazette|access-date = 2016-01-19}} {| class="wikitable" |- |- Cedar Rapids Mayoral election 2009 | Ron Corbett || 62.3% || 14,642 |- | Brian Fagan|| 35.7% || 8,385 |- | P.T Larson || 1.8% ||421 |} ==See also== * [List of mayors of Cedar Rapids, Iowa](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Cedar_Rapids%2C_Iowa) ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://www.cedar-rapids.org/local_government/city_council/mayor_and_city_council/mayor.php Corbett's city of Cedar Rapids page] {{s-start}} {{Succession box | before = [Kay Halloran](/source/Kay_Halloran) | title = [Mayor of Cedar Rapids](/source/Mayors_of_Cedar_Rapids) | after = [Brad Hart](/source/Brad_Hart)|years = 2010–2018}} {{s-end}} {{Speakers of the Iowa House of Representatives}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Corbett, Ron}} Category:Politicians from Erie, Pennsylvania Category:Speakers of the Iowa House of Representatives Category:Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Category:Mayors of Cedar Rapids, Iowa Category:Cornell College alumni Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century mayors of places in Iowa Category:20th-century members of the Iowa General Assembly {{Iowa-mayor-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ron Corbett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Corbett) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Corbett?action=history)). 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