Bill Korb is from Michigan. He has a bachelor's degree from Western Governors University. He lives in Galesburg.

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Bill Korb is originally from Michigan. He eanred a bachelor's degree from Western Governors University. He lives in Galesburg.

Bill is an IT professional. He previously served in the U.S. Army for eight years, including a combat deployment in Afghanistan. After leaving the military, he continued his work with the Department of Defense as an IT specialist.

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Bill is an IT professional. He currently works as a senior system administrator at Information Technology Strategies, LLC. Before that be worked as a system administrator at MAG Aerospace, and as a PC network technician at Northrop Grunman in Palmdale, California. Bill also previously served in the U.S. Army for eight years, including a combat deployment in Afghanistan. After leaving the military, he continued his work with the Department of Defense as an IT specialist.

Bill Korb is an Army combat veteran and an IT professor. He is running for Michigan State Representative, District 42.

April 24, 2026 | This Week in Government - Detroit Regional Chamber

Bill's campaign for Michigan State Representative for District 42 is his first run for public office. 

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Supports raising taxes on the ultra-wealthy to fund housing solutions and community infrastructure.

Promotes empowering small developers to build more affordable homes.

Supports a Day of Rest Law to guarantee workers protected time off with their families.

For Candidate Bill Korb on Issue economy:  
Supports capping required weekly hours to prevent employer abuse of mandatory overtime.

Advocates for capping required weekly hours to prevent employer abuse of mandatory overtime.

Supports raising the minimum wage so no one working full time lives in poverty.

Supports strengthening the right to organize, protecting collective bargaining, and cracking down on anti-union retaliation.

Wants to protect collective bargaining, and crack down on anti-union retaliation.

Promises to guarantee workplace safety, including better staffing, fair scheduling, and protections for gig workers and contractors.

Supports stopping wage theft and punishing employers who steal time, tips, or overtime.

Advocates for punishing employers who steal time, tips, or overtime.

Supports "Right-to-Repair" legislation to enable people to fix their own devices and reduce costs.

For Candidate Bill Korb on Issue economy:  
Supports protections for digital purchases, ensuring consumers can use software, books, or media even if a company shuts down or drops support.

Pushes for protections for digital purchases, ensuring consumers can use software, books, or media even if a company shuts down or drops support.

Supports required end-user support for discontinued devices to prevent companies from abandoning customers.

Advocates for opt-in consent for data collection to ensure data privacy.

For Candidate Bill Korb on Issue economy:  
Supports restrictions on data brokers and corporate surveillance.

Supports restrictions on data brokers and corporate surveillance.

Supports control of identity and likeness with protections against unauthorized AI use.

Supports tougher ethics laws to eliminate pay-to-play politics and strengthen investigative power.

Supports cracking down on conflicts of interest in state government.

Prioritizes cracking down on conflicts of interest in state government.

Supports empowering whistleblowers to expose corruption, fraud, and abuses of power without fear of retaliation.

Supports banning the politician-to-lobbyist pipeline, including cooling-off periods.

Advocates for banning the politician-to-lobbyist pipeline, including cooling-off periods.

Supports making FOIA apply to the Governor and Legislature.

- Supports raising taxes on the ultra-wealthy to fund housing solutions and community infrastructure.
- Promotes empowering small developers to build more affordable homes.
- Supports a Day of Rest Law to guarantee workers protected time off with their families.
- Advocates for capping required weekly hours to prevent employer abuse of mandatory overtime.
- Wants to raise the minimum wage.
- Wants to protect collective bargaining, and crack down on anti-union retaliation.
- Promises to guarantee workplace safety, including better staffing, fair scheduling, and protections for gig workers and contractors.
- Advocates for punishing employers who steal time, tips, or overtime.
- Supports "Right-to-Repair" legislation to enable people to fix their own devices and reduce costs.
- Pushes for protections for digital purchases, ensuring consumers can use software, books, or media even if a company shuts down or drops support.
- Supports required end-user support for discontinued devices to prevent companies from abandoning customers.
- Advocates for opt-in consent for data collection to ensure data privacy.
- Supports restrictions on data brokers and corporate surveillance.
- Supports control of identity and likeness with protections against unauthorized AI use.
- Supports tougher ethics laws to eliminate pay-to-play politics and strengthen investigative power.
- Prioritizes cracking down on conflicts of interest in state government.
- Supports empowering whistleblowers to expose corruption, fraud, and abuses of power without fear of retaliation.
- Advocates for banning the politician-to-lobbyist pipeline, including cooling-off periods.
- Supports making FOIA apply to the Governor and Legislature.

Economy

For Candidate Bill Korb on Issue public-safety: Supports requiring police officers to carry liability insurance to shift costs away from taxpayers.

Supports requiring police officers to carry liability insurance to shift costs away from taxpayers.

For Candidate Bill Korb on Issue public-safety:  
Supports ending policing quotas through structural changes.

Wants to end policing quotas through structural changes.

Supports preventing wrongful detention and requiring law enforcement to clearly identify themselves.

- Supports requiring police officers to carry liability insurance to shift costs away from taxpayers.
- Wants to end policing quotas through structural changes.
- Supports preventing wrongful detention and requiring law enforcement to clearly identify themselves.

Public Safety

Supports implementing MyCare, a universal state healthcare model that reduces costs and increases coverage.

Supports lowering monthly premiums and prescription costs for families and seniors.

Supports expanding mental health access, particularly for veterans, seniors, and rural residents.

Promotes the expansion of mental health access. 

Supports guaranteeing safe, legal access to reproductive healthcare across Michigan.

Supports strengthening anti-discrimination protections in healthcare.

Supports ensuring equal rights and safety for every LGBTQ+ Michigander.

- Supports implementing MyCare, a universal state healthcare model that reduces costs and increases coverage.
- Supports lowering monthly premiums and prescription costs for families and seniors.
- Promotes the expansion of mental health access. 
- Supports guaranteeing safe, legal access to reproductive healthcare across Michigan.
- Supports strengthening anti-discrimination protections in healthcare.
- Supports ensuring equal rights and safety for every LGBTQ+ Michigander.

Healthcare

Supports fully funding public schools and directing resources where students need them most.

Supports teachers and school staff with better pay, mental health support, and safer environments.

Wants to support teachers and school staff with better pay, mental health support, and safer environments.

Aims to expand career and technical education so students can access trades, apprenticeships, and good-paying jobs.

Aims to expand career and technical education.

Wants to strengthen special education and English language learning programs.

Supports providing robust mental health and after-school programs for students and families.

Supports expanding access to childcare, emphasizing its importance for family stability and economic growth.

- Supports fully funding public schools.
- Wants to support teachers and school staff with better pay, mental health support, and safer environments.
- Aims to expand career and technical education.
- Wants to strengthen special education and English language learning programs.
- Supports providing robust mental health and after-school programs for students and families.
- Supports expanding access to childcare. 

Education

Supports clean energy investments that lower costs and create jobs.

Pushes for clean energy investments that lower costs and create jobs.

Supports protection of lakes, rivers, forests, and farmland from pollution and harmful development.

Promotes the protection of lakes, rivers, forests, and farmland from pollution and harmful development.

Opposes Line 5 and other threats to waterways.

Supports the protection of Indigenous sacred lands across Michigan.

Advocates for the protection of Indigenous sacred lands across Michigan.

Supports the expansion of community recycling, composting, and waste reduction programs.

- Pushes for clean energy investments that lower costs and create jobs.
- Promotes the protection of lakes, rivers, forests, and farmland from pollution and harmful development.
- Opposes Line 5 and other threats to waterways.
- Advocates for the protection of Indigenous sacred lands across Michigan.
- Supports the expansion of community recycling, composting, and waste reduction programs.

Energy & the Environment

Supports resilient, green infrastructure in transportation, public buildings, and utilities.

Supports municipal broadband to enable cities to provide affordable and reliable internet.

- Supports resilient, green infrastructure in transportation, public buildings, and utilities.
- Supports municipal broadband to enable cities to provide affordable and reliable internet.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports protecting the freedom to vote and expanding ballot access.

Supports modernizing elections with secure systems, paper trails, and improved infrastructure.

- Promotes expanding ballot access.
- Supports modernizing elections with secure systems, paper trails, and improved infrastructure.

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Supports honest budgeting that prioritizes community needs.

Believes the internet should be treated as a utility, emphasizing that it is essential for daily life.

For Candidate Bill Korb on Issue public-safety: Supports increasing public oversight and ensuring due process protections for all residents.

Supports environmental justice that empowers communities to stand up to polluters.

Supports ending intimidation, barriers, and voter suppression tactics.

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- State representatives receive a salary set by the state, which is approximately $71,000 per year.

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