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John Richard Corbid

Sessions Served    Other Information

House 1975-80 (District 1B)

Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Counties Served:  Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 2/11/1945
Birth Place: Grand Forks, North Dakota
Birth County:
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: 3/21/2026
Gender: Male
Religion: Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Oklee
Occupation (when first elected): Legislator/Teacher

EDUCATION

University of North Dakota; B.S.; Social Science

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Roberta Havig Zigmant (married in 1966); Patricia Gust (married in 1981)
Children: Three children: Rebecca, Kevin, Rachel (while in office); Mark, Mitch, and Michelle
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He was a member of the Association for Retarded Citizens.

He was a high school history teacher in Oklee, Minnesota.

Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975.

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Total Days Served: 2191

SESSIONS SERVED

71st Legislative Session (1979-1980)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1979
Body: House
District: 01B
Elected: 11/7/1978
Residence: Oklee
Term of Office: 1/1/1979 to 1/4/1981
Oath Date: 1/3/1979
Counties Represented: Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake
Occupation: Teacher/Resort Owner
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations: Health, Welfare and Corrections Division
  • Appropriations: Semi-State Division
  • Energy and Utilities
  • Energy and Utilities: Utilities Regulation and Pricing
  • Financial Institutions and Insurance
  • Financial Institutions and Insurance: Banking
Session Notes: His margin of victory over Terry Eckstein was approximately 109 votes. Terry Eckstein filed a lawsuit seeking a recount. After the recount John R. Corbid was declared the winner by approximately 119 votes.

70th Legislative Session (1977-1978)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1977
Body: House
District: 01B
Elected: 11/2/1976
Residence: Oklee
Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 12/31/1978
Oath Date: 1/4/1977
Counties Represented: Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake
Occupation: Legislator/Teacher
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations: Health, Welfare and Corrections Division
  • Financial Institutions and Insurance
  • Local and Urban Affairs
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69th Legislative Session (1975-1976)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1975
Body: House
District: 01B
Elected: 11/5/1974
Residence: Oklee
Term of Office: 1/6/1975 to 1/2/1977
Oath Date: 1/7/1975
Counties Represented: Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake
Occupation: Legislator/Teacher
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
  • Agriculture
  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations: Health, Welfare and Corrections Division
  • Deinstitutionalization
  • Financial Institutions and Insurance

OTHER INFORMATION

News Sources

The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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