Michael Corbin

Candidate for Congress GA-07

Michael Allen Corbin
Republican- U.S. Congress in GA Congressional District 7
Early life and education
Michael Corbin was born in Newark, Ohio. In 1999, he graduated from Duluth High School. In 2003, he completed his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Affairs, from the University of Georgia. He has been a resident of Gwinnett County for more than two decades.
Career
Michael Corbin has an 18-year career in the communications and technology industry. He possesses exceptional strategic communication skills and network analysis knowledge. For the advancement of technology, he has served in a variety of capacities
for some of the most renowned corporations in the communications and technology domain.
He is currently the VP/Director of Network Integration for Granite Telecommunications and has served in strategic leadership roles at AT&T, Cogent Communications and Windstream.
Politics
A devout conservative, believing in limited government control. He is part of the America First initiative and has no interest nor ties to the establishment in DC.
In 2022, Michael Corbin ran for U.S. Congress in GA Congressional District 7 and led the Georgian Republican Primary with 41.3% of votes in a five-candidate race. He also won the plurality; however, he was denied representation due to Georgian state election law, which requires more than fifty percent for representation.
He was defeated by his opponent in the subsequent June 2022 runoff. Leading up to the runoff the local GOP and his opponent ran a grassroots smear campaign, knowing there would be low turnout to ensure their candidate won. He was largely unsupported by
the local GOP in his district, as he did not fit the members’ preference as a candidate, being that his wife is African American and Democrat. Voters at large saw it a different way, given the numbers he defeated his opponent by in the May 2022 Primary.
Michael believes that the GOP leadership is at a crossroad and struggles to identify candidates with appeal. Voters of the Republican Party do not want celebrities and ex-athletes, they want real Americans representing them in DC.
Personal Life
Michael Corbin is married to Valerie, and they have two daughters, Chloe, and Kaelah Corbin. He currently serves on the on The Board of Directors for the non-profit agency Neighborhood Cooperative Ministries, Peachtree Corners Baptist Church Missions
Committee and Berkely Lake Elementary School Council.
Corbin’s wife Valerie is a public-school teacher in Gwinnett County and both daughters attend Berkley Lake Elementary School
located in Gwinnett County. Both he and his wife are strong advocates for parents’ voices and school choice, after seeing firsthand the negative effect school closures and forced mask mandates had on the ability for children to learn.
Michael is an advocate to end runoff voting in Georgia, after experiencing first-hand the devastating effects runoffs have in the State of Georgia, one of only two states that require a runoff in both the Primary and General Election if a majority 51% is not met. He wants to eliminate the financial burden unnecessary runoffs place on the State of Georgia, paid for by taxpayers’ dollars. He is currently serves as a speaker for Better Ballot Georgia to help push legislation for Instant Runoff Voting for elected officials at the Local, State and Federal level.
He happily resides in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, with his family.