Corey Corbin Explained

Corey Corbin
State House:New Hampshire
District:Rockingham 79th
Term Start:2000
Term End:2004
Party:Republican (2000-2003)
Democratic (2003-2004)
Birth Date:12 June 1969
Birth Place:Augusta, Maine, U.S.
Residence:Sandown, New Hampshire, U.S.

Corey Corbin (born June 12, 1969) is a former American politician, who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2000 to 2004. He represented Rockingham County, and served on the House Labor Committee.[1]

He was first elected as a Republican, but switched to the Democratic Party in 2003 due to opposition to the agenda of Governor Craig Benson.[2]

Openly gay, Corbin came out as HIV-positive during legislative debate on a bill to ban same-sex marriage in New Hampshire.[3]

Corbin served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army, graduating from the IOBC, Airborne School, and attending the Joint Readiness Training Center.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20061027/NEWS/310279906 "Senate race has deja vu"
  2. https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/local/gop-loses-two-reps-in-n-h-house/article_11962ea9-de42-59b0-ae13-08b46a2e0a45.html "GOP loses two Reps. in N.H. House"
  3. "House OKs bill on gay marriage". Nashua Telegraph, April 30, 2004.