The fifth-generation Marshall Countian is a graduate of Albertville High School and attended Snead Community College in Boaz. Colvin is an alum of the University of Alabama, where he double majored in finance and economics.

Colvin, an insurance industry professional, is currently employed as a financial planner at Ameriprise Financial.

If elected, the Marshall County native pledges to be a fiscal conservative, pointing to his career in finance as experience which he believes will prove beneficial as a member of the legislature's lower chamber.

Colvin is a member of the Rotary Club of Albertville and a member of the Albertville Chamber of Commerce where he serves as an ambassador. He is also a member of the Marshall County Republican Party and attends Southside Baptist Church in Albertville.