Candidate records

Collin Corbett

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Running for Governor of Illinois, general election Nov 3, 2026.

40 facts from 22 sources, recorded through .

Official record 30   Secondary source 4   Self-reported 6

Official record: the government or court record of the act itself. Secondary source: someone else's report of it. Self-reported: the candidate's own description, not yet a fact unless confirmed.

Offices held

No record found in Illinois State Board of Elections candidate records; Wikipedia; Ballotpedia; campaign biography as of .

Elections

  1. The State Board of Elections candidate record for the November 3, 2026 general election lists Collin Corbett as an independent candidate for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, filed May 26, 2026, with status Active.

    Official record Source: Candidate Details, General Election 11/3/2026: Collin Corbett, Candidate Details block: Name, Office, Party, Filed, Campaign Web Site, Status (rechecked 2026-11-01). The running mate is named on the Board's objection list and in the SOEB case caption.. Archived copy c-34d06b5e9651

Recorded votes

No record found in Illinois General Assembly / Open States as of .

Bills sponsored

No record found in Illinois General Assembly / Open States as of .

Executive actions

No record found in Illinois executive orders and appointments as of .

Campaign money

  1. Collin for Illinois's D-2 report filed 2026-10-15 shows $41,760.15 in receipts and $386,126.54 in expenditures from 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-30, closing with $34,797.02 and $500,000.00 in debts and obligations.

    Official record Source: Collin for Illinois, D-2 Quarterly Report, 7/1/2026 to 9/30/2026, Report summary: lines 1-10 for the components, Funds Balance block for the totals. Total receipts exclude in-kind contributions, as the form does.. Archived copy c-cebc373aff54

  2. Collin for Illinois's D-2 report filed 2026-07-15 shows $558,240.36 in receipts, including a $500,000.00 loan, and $184,076.95 in expenditures from 2026-05-01 to 2026-06-30, closing with $379,163.41.

    Official record Source: Collin for Illinois, D-2 Quarterly Report, 5/1/2026 to 6/30/2026, Report summary: lines 1-10 for the components, Funds Balance block for the totals. Total receipts exclude in-kind contributions, as the form does.. Archived copy c-8c1f619f897b

  3. Collin for Illinois's report for May 1 to June 30, 2026 lists a $500,000.00 loan received from Collin Corbett on June 25, 2026.

    Official record Source: Collin for Illinois, D-2 5/1/2026 to 6/30/2026: itemized Loans Received, Itemized Loans Received list, single row. The address between the name and the amount is omitted.. Archived copy c-b1677d2af05a

  4. Collin for Illinois (State Board of Elections committee ID 41172) is an active Illinois candidate committee created on May 1, 2026, whose listed candidate is Collin Corbett for Governor.

    Official record Source: Committee Details: Collin for Illinois (ID 41172), Committee Details block: name, Committee ID, Purpose, Status, Type of Committee, Creation Date; Candidates table. Archived copy c-4cb256bf7d8a

  5. Palatine Township Republican Organization reported a $360.00 individual contribution from Collin Corbett of Palatine dated 2020-02-21.

    Official record Source: Contribution search: last name matches Corbett, first name starts Col (all types, all years), Contribution search results, row dated 2/21/2020 (report received 4/7/2020); the street address is omitted. Archived copy c-8053b125823e

  6. Palatine Township Republican Organization reported a $50.00 individual contribution from Collin Corbett of Palatine dated 2020-01-30.

    Official record Source: Contribution search: last name matches Corbett, first name starts Col (all types, all years), Contribution search results, row dated 1/30/2020 (report received 4/7/2020); the street address is omitted. Archived copy c-1651e66d7aab

  7. Northwest Suburban Republican Lincoln Day Dinner Comm reported a $120.00 individual contribution from Collin Corbett of Palatine dated 2017-04-10.

    Official record Source: Contribution search: last name matches Corbett, first name starts Col (all types, all years), Contribution search results, row dated 4/10/2017 (report received 3/25/2019); the street address is omitted. Archived copy c-3b3063bf7646

  8. Palatine Township Republican Organization reported a $240.00 individual contribution from Collin Corbett of Palatine dated 2016-03-08.

    Official record Source: Contribution search: last name matches Corbett, first name starts Col (all types, all years), Contribution search results, row dated 3/8/2016 (report received 4/17/2017); the street address is omitted. Archived copy c-c00099ff39bc

  9. Palatine Township Republican Organization reported a $200.00 individual contribution from Collin Corbett of Palatine dated 2014-06-16.

    Official record Source: Contribution search: last name matches Corbett, first name starts Col (all types, all years), Contribution search results, row dated 6/16/2014 (report received 7/15/2014); the street address is omitted. Archived copy c-88c7d3157863

  10. Palatine Township Republican Organization reported a $200.00 individual contribution from Collin Corbett of Palatine dated 2013-04-21.

    Official record Source: Contribution search: last name matches Corbett, first name starts Col (all types, all years), Contribution search results, row dated 4/21/2013 (report received 7/9/2013); the street address is omitted. Archived copy c-e384139f668d

  11. Northwest Suburban Republican Lincoln Day Dinner Comm reported a $200.00 individual contribution from Collin Corbett of Palatine dated 2012-03-10.

    Official record Source: Contribution search: last name matches Corbett, first name starts Col (all types, all years), Contribution search results, row dated 3/10/2012 (report received 4/4/2012); the street address is omitted. Archived copy c-c6db1af22853

  12. Friends of Aaron Del Mar reported a $60.33 individual contribution from Collin Corbett of Palatine dated 2010-03-01.

    Official record Source: Contribution search: last name matches Corbett, first name starts Col (all types, all years), Contribution search results, row dated 3/1/2010 (report received 7/19/2010); the street address is omitted. Archived copy c-7826073575dd

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    Friends of Aaron Del Mar reported two in-kind contributions from Collin Corbett of Palatine totaling $116.88 (office supplies and food for volunteers) on January 29 and 30, 2010.

    Official record Source: Contribution search: last name matches Corbett, first name starts Col (all types, all years), Contribution search results, in-kind rows dated 1/29/2010 and 1/30/2010 (report received 7/19/2010); street addresses omitted. Archived copy c-d683b7566ea0

  14. Northwest Suburban Republican Lincoln Day Dinner Comm reported a $200.00 individual contribution from Collin Corbett of Palatine dated 2009-02-18.

    Official record Source: Contribution search: last name matches Corbett, first name starts Col (all types, all years), Contribution search results, row dated 2/18/2009 (report received 7/7/2009); the street address is omitted. Archived copy c-1ce4167eb6f4

Financial disclosures

No record found in Illinois Secretary of State, Statements of Economic Interests; U.S. House and Senate financial disclosures as of .

Court cases

  1. The State Officers Electoral Board accepted the objectors' withdrawal and dismissed the objection to Collin Corbett's and Carolyn Schofield's nomination papers (2026 SOEB GE 509, agenda item 3.b) by an 8-0 roll call vote on July 14, 2026.

    Official record Source: Agenda, State Officers Electoral Board, August 21, 2026, with minutes of the July 14 and July 21, 2026 meetings, Minutes of the July 14, 2026 State Officers Electoral Board meeting, PDF page 3; agenda items 3.a-d are listed in the July 14 agenda, where 3.b is 26SOEBGE509. Archive pending Topic: Government operations c-15afa5fce63b

  2. The Illinois Appellate Court, Third District, reversed the summary judgment for COR Strategies, Inc. and Collin Corbett and remanded Grasso v. Mottl, finding a triable issue on whether they recklessly disregarded the truth in the mailers.

    Official record Source: Grasso v. Mottl, 2026 IL App (3d) 240717 (opinion filed July 13, 2026), Caption and ¶¶ 3, 34-35, PDF pages 1-2 and 13. Archived copy Topic: Government operations c-dfb39be5b978

  3. The State Officers Electoral Board hearing officer found that Collin Corbett and Carolyn Schofield filed 27,323 valid signatures of 37,066, above the 25,000 required, and recommended on July 7, 2026 that their names be placed on the ballot.

    Official record Source: Agenda and case materials, State Board of Elections sitting as the State Officers Electoral Board, July 14, 2026, Hearing officer's Recommendation dated July 7, 2026, Recommended Findings of Fact 2-7 and Recommendation, PDF pages 112-113; listed for disposition at the July 14, 2026 meeting (agenda item 3.b). Archived copy Topic: Government operations c-61ee3ff33b4c

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    Aaron B. Del Mar and Kristina McCloy filed an objection on June 2, 2026 to the nomination papers of Collin Corbett and Carolyn Schofield (State Officers Electoral Board case 2026 SOEB GE 509) and withdrew it on June 24, 2026.

    Official record Source: Agenda and case materials, State Board of Elections sitting as the State Officers Electoral Board, July 14, 2026, Agenda item 3.b, PDF page 1; hearing officer's Recommendation, Procedural History and Recommended Finding of Fact 8, PDF pages 109-112. Archived copy Topic: Government operations c-b1c8541236fc

  5. The Du Page County circuit court granted summary judgment to COR Strategies, Inc. and Collin Corbett on July 2, 2024 in Gary Grasso's defamation suit (No. 19-L-723).

    Official record Source: Grasso v. Mottl, 2026 IL App (3d) 240717 (opinion filed July 13, 2026), Opinion ¶ 15, PDF page 6. Archived copy Topic: Government operations c-8b6f4783d492

  6. Burr Ridge mayor Gary Grasso named COR Strategies, Inc. and Collin Corbett as defendants in a second amended defamation complaint filed June 19, 2020 in Du Page County (No. 19-L-723) over 2019 campaign mailers.

    Official record Source: Grasso v. Mottl, 2026 IL App (3d) 240717 (opinion filed July 13, 2026), Opinion ¶¶ 1, 6-8, PDF pages 1-3. Archived copy Topic: Government operations c-1e40b00d2ae4

Work and business

  1. The Illinois Appellate Court describes Collin Corbett, a defendant named in a June 19, 2020 complaint, as a political strategist and the president of COR Strategies, Inc.

    Official record Source: Grasso v. Mottl, 2026 IL App (3d) 240717 (opinion filed July 13, 2026), Opinion ¶ 6, PDF pages 2-3. Archived copy c-aa512b8af454

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    The United Republican Fund of Illinois reported three payments totaling $20,276.77 to Collin Corbett for event consulting and professional services between July 21 and October 15, 2010.

    Official record Source: Expenditure search: payee last name matches Corbett, first name starts Col (all types, all years), Expenditure search results, three rows (report received 8/3/2011); street addresses omitted. Archived copy c-7597d9ebf243

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    Murphy for Illinois reported four consulting payments totaling $9,000.00 to 'Colin Corbett' between July 30 and September 28, 2009.

    Official record Source: Expenditure search: payee last name matches Corbett, first name starts Col (all types, all years), Expenditure search results, four rows payee 'Corbett, Colin' (report received 1/20/2010); street addresses omitted. Archived copy c-d4923a9668e8

  4. Proft for Governor reported a $2,500.00 payment to Collin Corbett for political consulting on April 22, 2009.

    Official record Source: Expenditure search: payee last name matches Corbett, first name starts Col (all types, all years), Expenditure search results, row dated 4/22/2009 (report received 4/28/2014); the street address is omitted. Archived copy c-90fa342f26fb

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    Greenberg for Congress, the 2008 campaign committee of Republican U.S. House candidate Steven Greenberg, reported 26 salary payments totaling $26,786.32 to Collin R. Corbett between November 27, 2007 and November 10, 2008.

    Official record Source: FEC bulk data: operating expenditures, 2007-2008 cycle (oppexp08.zip), oppexp.txt rows with CMTE_ID C00436568 and NAME 'CORBETT, COLLIN R.' (purpose SALARY), reports 12P, Q1, Q2, Q3, 12G and 30G of 2008; extract in raw/fec/oppexp08_C00436568_corbett.txt. Archived copy c-36e37c76989b

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    The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Corbett started out working on the campaigns of former U.S. Reps. Peter Roskam and Bob Dold.

    Secondary source Source: Independent governor candidate Collin Corbett aims to give voters 'a home again' in polarized Illinois, Article of September 9, 2026, paragraph beginning 'But I also believe he's in the White House'. Archived copy c-5fe539ecba43

  7. Undated

    Capitol News Illinois reported that Corbett is the founder of the political consulting firm Cor Strategies, which has helped Republican candidates run for office.

    Secondary source Source: Former Republican strategist Collin Corbett files to run for governor as independent, Article of May 27, 2026, second paragraph of the article body (after the photo caption). Archived copy c-0b9d3d640628

Nonprofit roles

  1. Nxtgen Illinois's Form 990 for calendar year 2021 is signed by Collin Corbett as President.

    Official record Source: Nxtgen Illinois, Form 990 for tax year 2021 (EIN 84-3560064), Form 990 (TY2021), Part II signature block; content served from projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/full_text/202230809349300013/IRS990. Archive pending c-be7dd604cd7a

  2. Nxtgen Illinois's Form 990 for calendar year 2020 lists Collin Corbett as its principal officer.

    Official record Source: Nxtgen Illinois, Form 990 for tax year 2020 (EIN 84-3560064), Form 990 (TY2020), header item F; content served from projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/full_text/202230419349300538/IRS990. Archived copy c-4078d7c36bf1

  3. Nxtgen Illinois's Form 990 for November 1 to December 31, 2019 lists Collin Corbett as its principal officer.

    Official record Source: Nxtgen Illinois, Form 990 for tax year 2019 (EIN 84-3560064), Form 990 (TY2019), header item F; content served from projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/full_text/202012469349300536/IRS990. Archived copy c-a9bd12e987ac

Education and service

  1. Undated

    His campaign biography says he could not afford to go to college.

    Self-reported Source: Meet Collin | Collin for Illinois, Meet Collin page, fifth paragraph, retrieved 2026-10-31. Archived copy Not independently verified c-183da39899e3

Claims from the candidate's own materials

  1. In a notice on the Cor Strategies website dated April 15, 2026, Corbett said he was taking a leave of absence from the firm.

    Self-reported Source: Collin Corbett - Taking a Leave of Absence from Cor, Post dated April 15, 2026, third paragraph of his message. Archived copy Not independently verified c-c14f9c147d7b

  2. Cor Strategies' website says Collin Corbett founded the firm in 2009.

    Self-reported Source: About | Cor Strategies, About page, 'Meet our Founding Visionary', retrieved 2026-10-31. Archived copy Not independently verified c-966fd423a6d5

  3. Undated

    His campaign biography says he has recruited and trained over 3,500 people to get involved in the political process over two decades.

    Self-reported Source: Meet Collin | Collin for Illinois, Meet Collin page, second paragraph, retrieved 2026-10-31. Archived copy Not independently verified c-99fc42928466

  4. Undated

    His campaign biography says his community engagement work for local governments has helped raise over $1.65 billion for Illinois public schools and other local governments.

    Self-reported Source: Meet Collin | Collin for Illinois, Meet Collin page, third paragraph, retrieved 2026-10-31. Archived copy Not independently verified c-8c88b9b603c6

  5. Undated

    His campaign biography says he founded Cor Strategies, EmpowerPolitics and Long9 Studio.

    Self-reported Source: Meet Collin | Collin for Illinois, Meet Collin page, second paragraph, retrieved 2026-10-31. Archived copy Not independently verified c-55337159121e

Analysis: likely positions

These are predictions drawn from the record above, not facts. Each one names the facts it rests on and what would prove it wrong, and is checked against later decisions where possible.

No analysis yet.

Identity

Record IDs used to match records to this person
SystemIDEvidence
State Board of Elections candidate filing, General Election 11/3/2026ISBE CandidateID AcJyzlttDtk+5Ik+7nDAZA==c-34d06b5e9651
Collin for Illinois, Illinois State Board of Elections41172c-4cb256bf7d8a
BallotpediaCollin_Corbettc-fc31347051e4

Why these records are the same person

  1. The State Board of Elections campaign disclosure system lists Collin Corbett as an independent candidate for Governor in the 2026 general election, with one committee, Collin for Illinois.

    Official record Source: Campaign Disclosure candidate details: Collin Corbett, Candidate Details block and the Committee and Election Year tables; the address line is omitted. Archived copy c-de85a4a957cb

  2. Undated

    Ballotpedia's page Collin_Corbett describes Collin Corbett as an independent candidate for Governor of Illinois on a joint ticket with Carolyn Schofield in the November 3, 2026 general election.

    Secondary source Source: Collin Corbett - Ballotpedia, Page lead paragraph, retrieved 2026-11-01. No stored copy, by the maintainer's decision c-fc31347051e4

  3. Undated

    Wikipedia's article on the 2026 Illinois gubernatorial election lists Collin Corbett among declared independent candidates, described as a former Republican campaign strategist, with running mate Carolyn Schofield.

    Secondary source Source: 2026 Illinois gubernatorial election, Section 'Third-party and independent candidates', subsection 'Declared', 'Independents'; retrieved 2026-10-31. Archived copy c-4c06a69f7d0e

What we searched

Every search run for this record, including those that found nothing
SectionWhereSearchDateResults
Offices heldIllinois State Board of Elections candidate records; Wikipedia; Ballotpedia; campaign biography
https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CandidateSearch.aspx		public office held by Collin Corbett
No public office found. The campaign biography and news describe a political consultant; party offices (e.g. precinct committeeperson) were not searched in county results.		Nov 1, 20260
ElectionsIllinois State Board of Elections, candidate filing search
https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/CandidateFilingSearch.aspx?ID=sejIrI%2bQmww%3d		General Election 11/3/2026, Governor and Lieutenant Governor, all statuses
Corbett, Collin: INDEPENDENT, filed 5/26/2026 5:00 PM, Active. Running mate Carolyn Schofield (Affil Comm: CORBETT). The list prints other candidates' street addresses.		Oct 31, 202611
ElectionsIllinois State Board of Elections, objections filed
https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ObjectionsFiled.aspx?ID=sejIrI%2bQmww%3d		General Election 11/3/2026
Del Mar, McCloy v. Corbett, Schofield, filed 6/2/2026 4:48 PM, WITHDRAWN.		Oct 31, 20261
ElectionsIllinois State Board of Elections, SOEB decision database
https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/SOEBDecisionSearch.aspx		Corbett
No records found. The database lists elections only through the 2024 general election.		Oct 31, 20260
ElectionsIllinois State Board of Elections, board agendas (July 14, 2026 SOEB meeting)
https://www.elections.il.gov/AboutTheBoard/Agenda.aspx		2026 SOEB GE 509
Agenda item 3.b with the hearing officer's recommendation and the objection summary (PDF pages 108-115).		Oct 31, 20261
ElectionsIllinois State Board of Elections, August 21, 2026 agenda (statutory date to certify the November ballot)
https://www.elections.il.gov/AboutTheBoard/Agenda.aspx		certified candidates, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Board agenda (391 pages, 72 MB, downloaded on the second try) and SOEB agenda (5 pages) read. Item 5.a, certification of the November 3, 2026 ballot, has no attached candidate list, so no certified-ballot document was found. Neither agenda names him or his committee; he is not on the ballot forfeiture list (pp. 287-293). Ballot status rests on the Board's candidate record (Active) and the SOEB recommendation.		Nov 1, 20260
ElectionsIllinois State Board of Elections, campaign disclosure candidate search
https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CandidateSearch.aspx		last name matches Corbett
Only the 2026 Governor candidacy. No earlier Illinois candidacy with a committee, so no earlier election results to record.		Oct 31, 20261
Recorded votesIllinois General Assembly / Open States
https://open.pluralpolicy.com/		Collin Corbett as legislator
No legislative service in any record fetched, so no votes exist to record. Open States itself could not run (no API key).		Nov 1, 20260
Bills sponsoredIllinois General Assembly / Open States
https://open.pluralpolicy.com/		bills sponsored by Collin Corbett
No legislative service, so no sponsored bills.		Nov 1, 20260
Executive actionsIllinois executive orders and appointments
https://www.illinois.gov/government/executive-orders.html		Collin Corbett as executive officeholder
He has held no executive office; nothing to record.		Nov 1, 20260
Campaign moneyIllinois State Board of Elections committee detail
https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CommitteeDetail.aspx?ID=BYM%2f7R5o3i2o2%2bQHPmTyVw%3d%3d		Collin for Illinois (41172), all filed reports
D-1 (paper, 5/1/2026), two D-2 quarterlies and ten A-1s. Both D-2s reconcile; itemized contribution and expenditure lists sum to lines 1a and 8a. A-1 lists not recorded individually (private contributors' addresses).		Oct 31, 202613
Campaign moneyIllinois State Board of Elections contribution search
https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/ContributionSearchByAllContributions.aspx		last name matches Corbett, first name starts Col
$502,588.61 in all. Recorded: the $500,000 loan and 12 Palatine rows (10 claims). Not recorded: 10 Lake County Young Republicans rows from Wauconda (2009, small in-kind items) and one $250 row to Citizens to Elect Dawn Abernathy (2016) with a redacted address, because only the name matches.		Oct 31, 202624
Campaign moneyIllinois State Board of Elections expenditure search
https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/ExpenditureSearchByAllExpenditures.aspx		payee last name matches Corbett, first name starts Col
Consulting payments 2009-2010 recorded as employment (3 claims). Four Lake County Young Republicans reimbursements (2009) not recorded.		Oct 31, 202612
Campaign moneyIllinois State Board of Elections expenditure search
https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/ExpenditureSearchByAllExpenditures.aspx		payee starts 'Cor Strategies'
$4,302,984.77 paid by Illinois committees to payees named Cor Strategies. Payments to the firm, not to him; not recorded as claims.		Oct 31, 20261774
Campaign moneyIllinois State Board of Elections expenditure search
https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/ExpenditureSearchByAllExpenditures.aspx		payee starts 'Long9' and 'EmpowerPolitics' / 'Empower Politics'
No payments to the two other firms his biography names.		Oct 31, 20260
Campaign moneyFEC bulk operating expenditures (oppexp06-oppexp26)
https://www.fec.gov/files/bulk-downloads/2026/oppexp26.zip		payee name starts CORBETT, COL or COR STRATEG, cycles 2006-2026
39 rows to CORBETT, COLLIN R. from Greenberg for Congress (2007-2008), recorded. 34 rows to CORBETT, COLLIN in Columbus, OH (Vivek 2024) and Helena, MT (Montana Republican State Central Committee) not attributed: other cities, no second attribute. The rest are payments to Cor Strategies by 26 federal committees 2012-2026, not recorded as claims.		Oct 31, 2026247
Campaign moneyFEC bulk individual contributions (indiv06-indiv14)
https://www.fec.gov/files/bulk-downloads/2014/indiv14.zip		NAME starts CORBETT, COL, cycles 2006-2014
No federal contributions itemized under his name.		Oct 31, 20260
Campaign moneyOpenFEC schedule B by recipient
https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/schedules/schedule_b/?recipient_name=Corbett%2C+Collin		Corbett, Collin
Could not run: HTTP 429 on DEMO_KEY. FEC bulk oppexp files used instead.		Oct 31, 20260
Campaign moneyFEC bulk individual contributions (indiv16-indiv26)
https://www.fec.gov/files/bulk-downloads/2026/indiv26.zip		NAME starts CORBETT, COL, cycles 2016-2026
Could not run: about 20 GB of files; the first (indiv16, 1.5 GB) was cut off at 1.2 GB when the network dropped at 23:04Z, and the retry came down at about 0.3 MB/s. His own federal giving after 2014 is therefore not searched. OpenFEC by contributor name was rate-limited (HTTP 429).		Nov 1, 20260
Financial disclosuresIllinois Secretary of State, Statements of Economic Interests
https://www.ilsos.gov/econinterestpublic/		Corbett
Could not run: connection timed out after 30 s with 0 bytes (same as in the Pritzker run). A candidate for Governor files a statement with the Secretary of State; it could not be read.		Oct 31, 20260
Financial disclosuresU.S. House and Senate financial disclosures
https://disclosures-clerk.house.gov/FinancialDisclosure		Corbett
Not applicable: no federal candidacy in the FEC candidate files 2008-2026.		Nov 1, 20260
Court casesCourtListener opinions (web search)
https://www.courtlistener.com/?type=o&q=%22Collin+Corbett%22		"Collin Corbett"
Grasso v. Mottl, 2026 IL App (3d) 240717. The opinion page then returned HTTP 202 (bot challenge); the official PDF was read from the Illinois Courts site.		Oct 31, 20261
Court casesCourtListener RECAP (web search)
https://www.courtlistener.com/?type=r&q=%22Collin+Corbett%22		"Collin Corbett"
No federal dockets.		Oct 31, 20260
Court casesCourtListener API (party search)
https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v4/search/?type=r&party_name=Collin+Corbett		party_name=Collin Corbett
Could not run: HTTP 401, no COURTLISTENER_TOKEN on this host.		Oct 31, 20260
Court casesIllinois Courts opinions and Rule 23 orders
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/top-level-opinions/?type=appellate		keyword Grasso, 2016-2027
Grasso v. Mottl, 2026 IL App (3d) 240717, filed 07/13/2026, Third District, Opinion.		Oct 31, 20261
Court casesDu Page County Circuit Clerk case search
https://eaccess.dupagecounty.gov/		19-L-723 (Grasso v. Mottl) after remand
Could not run: host did not resolve from this host. Status of the case after the July 13, 2026 remand is unknown.		Nov 1, 20260
Court casesCook and Lake County circuit court case searchCollin Corbett
Not searched: county trial-court dockets are not centrally searchable and need interactive sessions.		Nov 1, 20260
Work and businessIllinois Secretary of State business entity search
https://apps.ilsos.gov/businessentitysearch/		Cor Strategies; Collin Corbett
Could not run: curl error 92 (HTTP/2 stream INTERNAL_ERROR), as in the Pritzker run. Corporate officers and registration dates for Cor Strategies, Inc. are therefore not from the state registry.		Oct 31, 20260
Work and businessOpenCorporates
https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_il?q=cor+strategies		cor strategies (Illinois); officer Collin Corbett
Could not run: reCAPTCHA page; the API needs a token (HTTP 401).		Oct 31, 20260
Work and businessCor Strategies website
https://corstrategies.com/		home, about and leave-of-absence pages
Founded in 2009 per the firm; leave of absence notice April 15, 2026. Both self-reported.		Oct 31, 20262
Nonprofit rolesProPublica Nonprofit Explorer name search
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/name_search?q=Corbett+Collin		Corbett Collin
Nxtgen Illinois (Inverness, IL) TY2019-2021 recorded. Holiday Family Outreach Inc (Gettysburg, PA) board member 2025-2026 not attributed: Pennsylvania, no second attribute.		Nov 1, 20265
Nonprofit rolesProPublica Nonprofit Explorer organization search
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/search?q=%22Cor+Strategies%22		"Cor Strategies"Nov 1, 20260
Education and serviceCampaign biography; Ballotpedia candidate survey
https://www.collinforil.com/about/collin		education, degrees
The campaign biography says he could not afford college; no school or degree is named anywhere read.		Oct 31, 20261
Claims from the candidate's own materialsCampaign website collinforil.com
https://www.collinforil.com/about/collin		Meet Collin
Family, health and child details on the page are excluded under the privacy rule; local snapshot withheld because it names his minor child.		Oct 31, 20261
Claims from the candidate's own materialsX, Facebook, YouTube (campaign and personal accounts)
https://x.com/CollinCorbett		CollinCorbett
Not searched: social posts are statements, not actions, and need a logged-in browser.		Nov 1, 20260
IdentityWikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php?action=wbsearchentities&search=Collin+Corbett&language=en&type=item&limit=10&format=json		Collin Corbett
No Wikidata item, so no QID and no external IDs.		Oct 31, 20260
Identitycongress-legislators (Bioguide crosswalk)
https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators		Corbett
Henry W. Corbett (Oregon senator, born 1827) and Robert J. Corbett (Pennsylvania representative, born 1905): neither is him. No congressional service.		Oct 31, 20262
IdentityFEC candidates (OpenFEC API)
https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidates/search/?q=Corbett&per_page=100&state=IL		Corbett (IL)
Could not run: HTTP 429 OVER_RATE_LIMIT on DEMO_KEY, again at 22:45Z. FEC bulk candidate files used instead.		Oct 31, 20260
IdentityFEC bulk candidate master (cn08-cn26)
https://www.fec.gov/files/bulk-downloads/2026/cn26.zip		name contains CORBETT, cycles 2008-2026
Corbett rows are other people (Ellen Corbett CA, Keith Corbett NY, Corbett Kroehler FL). No federal candidacy by him.		Oct 31, 20260
IdentityOpen States people
https://open.pluralpolicy.com/		Collin Corbett (il)
Could not run: OPENSTATES_API_KEY is not set on this host. No record fetched shows legislative service.		Oct 31, 20260
IdentityBallotpedia
https://ballotpedia.org/Collin_Corbett		Collin_Corbett
Page readable on this run. It names his spouse and child; local snapshot withheld.		Nov 1, 20261
IdentityWikipedia, 2026 Illinois gubernatorial election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Illinois_gubernatorial_election		Corbett
The source GitHub issue #29 cites. Leads: Capitol News Illinois story of May 26, 2026; campaign site collinforil.com.		Oct 31, 20261
IdentityWeb search"Collin Corbett" Illinois governor independent
Leads only (Capitol News Illinois, NPR Illinois, Sun-Times, WTTW, The Illinoize, ABC7). Snippets were not used as evidence.		Oct 31, 202618

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Corrections

  1. Topic code removed from the ballot-objection claim c-57a399a1e72b (CAP 2, subtopic 206); replaced by c-b1c8541236fc with no topic code. Facts, source and wording unchanged.

    Reason: The case concerns his own nomination papers, not a policy action; coded as civil rights it made 'Civil rights' his top topic on the resume, which implies policy work he has not done. Codebook: biography facts get null. Reported by: collector (pre-publication review of the generated resume). Affects: c-57a399a1e72b

  2. Topic code removed from the ballot-objection claim c-e66de9712915 (CAP 2, subtopic 206); replaced by c-61ee3ff33b4c with no topic code. Facts, source and wording unchanged.

    Reason: The case concerns his own nomination papers, not a policy action; coded as civil rights it made 'Civil rights' his top topic on the resume, which implies policy work he has not done. Codebook: biography facts get null. Reported by: collector (pre-publication review of the generated resume). Affects: c-e66de9712915

  3. Topic code removed from the ballot-objection claim c-eb4f3cd947c0 (CAP 2, subtopic 206); replaced by c-15afa5fce63b with no topic code. Facts, source and wording unchanged.

    Reason: The case concerns his own nomination papers, not a policy action; coded as civil rights it made 'Civil rights' his top topic on the resume, which implies policy work he has not done. Codebook: biography facts get null. Reported by: collector (pre-publication review of the generated resume). Affects: c-eb4f3cd947c0

  4. Locators corrected: the Capitol News Illinois sentence is in the second paragraph of the article body (was 'third paragraph'); the leave-of-absence sentence is in the third paragraph of his message (was 'second'). Statements unchanged.

    Reason: The independent spot-check found the first locator off by one paragraph (it counted the photo caption); an audit of every paragraph-numbered locator found the second. Reported by: independent spot-check, then collector audit. Affects: c-0b9d3d640628, c-c14f9c147d7b

  5. Topic code set to 20 (Government Operations; campaign regulation, subtopic 2012) on the three ballot-objection claims and the three Grasso v. Mottl claims, which had none. Facts, sources and wording unchanged; claim IDs unchanged.

    Reason: The codebook gives every court case a topic, and this repository codes election-related cases 20 (El-Sayed v. Johnson, Josh Green's election suits). The earlier change to no topic (x-3f4d7a292a, x-a9810899e3, x-73792b5dce) went too far; the suite's topic-chart checks prompted the re-check against the codebook and the other records. Reported by: collector (audit against codebook and other records). Affects: c-b1c8541236fc, c-61ee3ff33b4c, c-15afa5fce63b, c-1e40b00d2ae4, c-8b6f4783d492, c-dfb39be5b978

  6. A candidate filing was recorded as an identity link; it is now recorded as a candidacy for the coming election, with no result. c-a00a0855d84d

    Reason: The record has one way to state a candidacy (methodology 3a); the old form could be drawn as an election lost. Reported by: migrate_elections.py. Affects: c-a00a0855d84d