Doyle Corman

{{Short description|American politician (1932–2019)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| state = Pennsylvania

| state_senate = Pennsylvania

| district = 34th

| term_start = June 7, 1977{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = Pennsylvania Senate - 1977-1978| work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| publisher = Wilkes University | year =2004 | url =http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/161S.pdf}}

| term_end = November 30, 1998

| predecessor = Joseph S. Ammerman

| successor = Jake Corman

| children = Jake Corman

| constituency =

| party = Republican

| birth_name = Jacob Doyle Corman Jr.

| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|9|17}}

| birth_place =Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|12|8|1932|9|17}}

| death_place =Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

| alma_mater = Indiana University of Pennsylvania

| occupation =

| spouse = Becky Corman

| residence =Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

}}

Jacob Doyle Corman Jr. (September 17, 1932 – December 8, 2019) was a member of the Pennsylvania Senate.

Prior to his Senate service, Corman worked in the insurance and real estate business. He also served as Centre County Commissioner from 1968 through 1977. Corman was first elected to represent the 34th senatorial district in the Pennsylvania Senate in 1977, and retired in 1998. He was succeeded in the seat by his son, Jake Corman.

While in the Senate, he served as a member of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania.{{cite web| last = Kestenbaum| first = Lawrence | authorlink = Lawrence Kestenbaum| title = Index to Politicians: George | work = The Political Graveyard| publisher = | date = March 24, 2009| url = http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cord-corneliusen.html#CORMAN| accessdate = 2009-09-12}}

The political website PoliticsPA described him as "The Godfather of the Centre County GOP."{{cite web |title =PA's Best and Worst County Chairs |work=PoliticsPA |publisher=The Publius Group |year=2001 |url=http://www.politicspa.com/FEATURES/Best&Worst.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030212173818/http://politicspa.com/FEATURES/Best%26Worst.htm |archive-date=2003-02-12 |url-status=dead }} His family, to include his son, State Senator Jake Corman, are among the "most respected political families in Pennsylvania". Corman died on December 8, 2019.{{cite news |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/centredaily/obituary.aspx?n=jacob-doyle-corman&pid=194674488&fhid=22842 |title=Jacob Doyle Corman Jr. |newspaper=Centre Daily Times |date=December 10, 2019 |department=Obituaries |access-date=February 16, 2020 |via=Legacy.com }}{{cite news |url=https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/12/former-pa-senator-father-of-majority-leader-dies.html |title=Former Pa. senator J. Doyle Corman, father of Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, dies |date=December 8, 2019 |newspaper=The Patriot-News |first=Steve |last=Marroni |access-date=February 16, 2020 }}