About Leo Corbet
Lived 1936 – 2019 (aged 83). Leo Corbet was an American politician.
Leo Frank Corbet Jr. (November 16, 1936 – December 22, 2019) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Arizona Senate, the upper house of the state legislature, mostly during the 1970s and 1980s. In 1982, he was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of Arizona.
Biography Corbet was born in Lordsburg, New Mexico, and graduated from Yuma High School in Yuma, Arizona. He earned both his bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Arizona. Afterward, Corbet practiced law in Phoenix, Arizona.
Arizona Senate and gubernatorial candidacy Corbet served in the Arizona Senate from 1971 to 1983 and again from 1989 to 1991. He did not seek re-election in 1982, but won the Republican nomination for governor. Corbet lost the general election to Democratic incumbent Bruce Babbitt.
Later life and death In 2001, Corbet underwent heart transplant surgery. He died in Phoenix in 2019 at the age of 83.
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Who was Leo Corbet?
American lawyer and politician
When was Leo Corbet born?
Leo Corbet was born on 16 November 1936.
When did Leo Corbet die?
Leo Corbet died on 22 December 2019.
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Leo Corbet was a politician.
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Leo Corbet was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Leo Corbet. https://biography.guide/leo-corbet/
MLA: "Leo Corbet." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/leo-corbet/.
Chicago: "Leo Corbet." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/leo-corbet/.
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