When you first meet Kyle Corbin you see him as a regular kind of guy who was raised from the time he was born in the town of Union Oregon. He attended elementary, middle and high school in Union and graduated from Union High. He has always lived in this town where everyone knows everyone and have taken care of each other throughout they're lives.
Yes, when you first meet Kyle Corbin he seems like just another small town kid. What you dont' see is that at the age of 18 he ran for mayor of his
hometown and won against two other runners
Image courtesy of the Oregon State Library.
who surpassed him in age and experience. His campaign was a simple door-to-door strategy that proved to be affective making him one of the youngest elected mayor in the United States.
Corbin ran for a two-year term where he came across many different issues from raising taxes for a cleaner, more productive water system to the amount of weeds that were in the yards of the citizens.
Kyle's term has ended and he admits that he's relieved that it's over but feels that it was a very valuble step in his life and that it will help him pursue his dream of working in politics but, right now he is happy that he has the time to attend college and work on a major in music.
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