When Kevin Corbin ran for the North Carolina House District 120 seat for the first time in 2016, he promised to take his practical administrative approach and small business acumen to Raleigh.
Corbin was recently recognized as one of the top 10 House members in terms of business development and growth by the North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation.
NCFREE is a non-partisan organization that conducts impartial, objective research and analysis on candidates, campaigns, voter attitudes and demographic changes that impact North Carolina’s electoral landscape.
“We were surprised because we did not know about the rankings until the day of the leadership luncheon,” Corbin said. “From what I understand they base the rankings on several votes taken throughout the session as well as legislation that we sponsor or cosponsor and the stand we take on issues affecting businesses in North Carolina.These recognitions are a look back at what we’ve done over the past year and we don’t know what the criteria are at the time.”
Along with serving as a NC Rep., Corbin also owns Corbin Insurance in Franklin. He was elected to the Macon County Board of Education and the Macon County Board of Commissioners prior to being elected to state office.
The NCFREE Legislative Business Ratings is a report produced at the conclusion of the NC General Assembly session that occurs in the odd-numbered year – commonly referred to as the “Long Session.”
The analytical assessment of the business disposition of all state House and Senate members is based on confidential input from a group of more than 300 business leaders, business trade association executives and government affairs professionals from across the state.
“Our 2019 Legislative Business Rating is one of the non-partisan reports produced in North Carolina’s political environment,” said NCFREE Executive Director Anna Beavon Gravely. “We approach the legislative session asking one key question: Does this vote support business and advance free enterprise in the state?”
Corbin announced in August of 2019 that he would not seek reelection to the NC House and would instead run for N.C. Senate (District 50) in 2020. Sen. Jim Davis, who has filed to run for U.S. House of Representatives in 2020, is vacating the District 50 Senate seat.