Collin Corbett

Where Corbett stands

Grouped by topic by Vote Book; headings and quoted words are the candidate’s own, with the source under each one. “As reported” items are a news outlet’s description, not an exact quote.

Education

School Funding

Illinois covers just 24.5% of local school budgets, down from 27% when JB Pritzker took office. The national average is 45%.

Taxes & spending

Property Taxes

Illinois is in a race with New Jersey over who levies the highest property taxes in the country. A race we all lose.

Jobs, wages & cost of living

Affordability

Illinois is too unaffordable. In a recent survey, 21% of Illinoisans said the state is affordable compared to 57% who said it is too expensive.

Elections, ethics & government

Unfunded Mandates

Every year, Springfield politicians push costs onto local governments, who must then raise property taxes to fund them. In 2025 alone, the state forced 44 new unfunded mandates onto local communities. In 2026, another 133 were proposed just on municipal governments. 699 mandates for schools have been added since 1982.

Families & communities

DCFS

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is failing our most vulnerable kids. There are over 1,200 stories of children like AJ Freund and Amaria Osby in Illinois over the past eight years, and 3,000 more if you count serious injuries.

Background & priorities

Platform Approach

This plan is not a dreamer’s wish list or pie-in-the-sky alternate reality. It’s a plan rooted in common sense and feasibility.