Ethan Corson
Ethan Corson (Democratic Party) is a member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 7. He assumed office on January 11, 2021. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Corson (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Kansas. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 4, 2026.
Corson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ethan Corson lives in Fairway, Kansas.[1] Corson graduated from Shawnee Mission South High School. He earned a B.S. in political science and journalism/communications and a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis.[1][2] He also attended Garden City Community College. Corson's career experience includes working as the chief of staff with the International Trade Administration, an attorney with Blake & Uhlig P.A., and as director and executive secretariat with the U.S. Department of Commerce.[2][3]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Corson was assigned to the following committees:
- Assessment and Taxation Committee, Ranking Minority Member
- Commerce Committee
- J. Russell (Russ) Jennings Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee, Ranking Minority Member
- Senate Transportation Committee, Ranking Minority Member
- Fiduciary Financial Institutions Oversight Committee
2023-2024
Corson was assigned to the following committees:
- Assessment and Taxation Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee
- Utilities Committee
- Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee (decommissioned)
- Legislative Post Audit Committee, Chair
2021-2022
Corson was assigned to the following committees:
- Administrative Rules and Regulations Committee
- Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee (decommissioned)
- Legislative Post Audit Committee
- Assessment and Taxation Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Utilities Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Kansas gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026
Kansas gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 4 Republican primary)
Kansas gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 4 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for Governor of Kansas
Cindy Holscher and Ty Masterson are running in the general election for Governor of Kansas on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Cindy Holscher (D) | ||
| Ty Masterson (R) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Kansas
Cindy Holscher defeated Ethan Corson and Curt Skoog in the Democratic primary for Governor of Kansas on August 4, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cindy Holscher | 48.6 | 106,663 | |
Ethan Corson ![]() | 38.9 | 85,404 | ||
| Curt Skoog | 12.6 | 27,582 | ||
| Total votes: 219,649 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Kansas
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Kansas on August 4, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ty Masterson | 43.1 | 144,271 | |
Philip Sarnecki ![]() | 22.5 | 75,310 | ||
| Vicki Schmidt | 13.6 | 45,695 | ||
| Scott Schwab | 11.0 | 36,895 | ||
| Charlotte O'Hara | 4.3 | 14,324 | ||
Stacy Rogers ![]() | 3.4 | 11,533 | ||
| Nick Reinecker | 2.1 | 7,021 | ||
| Total votes: 335,049 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Doug Billings (R)
- Joy Eakins (R)
Endorsements
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Ethan Corson received the following endorsements and voter guide recommendations. To view a full list of Corson's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
2024
See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Kansas State Senate District 7
Incumbent Ethan Corson defeated Dave Dannov in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ethan Corson (D) | 64.3 | 29,014 | |
| Dave Dannov (R) | 35.7 | 16,085 | ||
| Total votes: 45,099 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 7
Incumbent Ethan Corson advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 7 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ethan Corson | 100.0 | 6,175 | |
| Total votes: 6,175 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 7
Dave Dannov advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 7 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dave Dannov | 100.0 | 3,708 | |
| Total votes: 3,708 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements or voter guide recommendations for Corson in this election.
2020
See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kansas State Senate District 7
Ethan Corson defeated Laura McConwell in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ethan Corson (D) | 59.3 | 28,215 | |
| Laura McConwell (R) | 40.7 | 19,348 | ||
| Total votes: 47,563 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 7
Ethan Corson advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 7 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ethan Corson | 100.0 | 10,831 | |
| Total votes: 10,831 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 7
Laura McConwell advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 7 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Laura McConwell | 100.0 | 8,967 | |
| Total votes: 8,967 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign website
Corson's campaign website stated the following:
Affordability
Too many Kansans are doing everything right and still struggling to get ahead. As a dad with two young kids, Ethan knows what that looks like firsthand: childcare bills, student loans, mortgage payments, groceries, car payments, and the constant pressure of rising costs.
Ethan is running for governor to build a Kansas where hard work is rewarded, families can get a fair shake, and opportunity is not reserved for the lucky few. That means access to affordable healthcare, housing, and childcare. Tax relief for working families, not the ultra wealthy. A government that is finally focused on the real financial pressures families face rather than wasting time on political sideshows.
Public Education
Ethan is a proud product of Kansas public schools, from pre-K through graduation day at Garden City Community College. His oldest son is now a student in the same school district where Ethan grew up. He believes every child in Kansas, across all 105 counties, deserves a great public education. That means fully funding our public schools, including special education funding. Raising pay and providing better retirement plans for our teachers. And if any bill that takes public dollars and puts it in private schools comes across his desk, he will veto it.
It also means investing in community colleges, technical colleges, and apprenticeships, because a strong future for Kansas depends on giving young people real paths to success, whether that means a four-year degree, skilled trades training, or workforce credentials that lead to good-paying jobs.
Expanding Economic Opportunity to All Kansans
Economic opportunity should be available in your community, in a big city or a small town. But too many Kansas families don’t feel like that’s accessible and are leaving our state for better jobs. Ethan wants to build a Kansas where people can build a career, raise a family, and stay for generations. His approach to economic development is rooted in one basic idea: growth should actually benefit Kansas workers and Kansas communities.
That means creating good-paying jobs, investing in infrastructure, supporting small businesses, strengthening workforce training, and making sure rural communities are not left behind. With experience helping open markets for American producers at the Department of Commerce, Ethan knows how to attract jobs and investment, and he knows Kansas grows strongest when opportunity reaches every corner of the state. He also understands community development is economic development. That means strong schools, accessible healthcare, and vibrant neighborhoods.
Public Safety
Public safety starts with strong communities, trustworthy institutions, and leaders who take people’s concerns seriously. Kansans deserve to feel safe in their neighborhoods, their schools, and on the roads they drive every day.
That means providing support to first responders. Investing in infrastructure that keeps rural roads safer. Standing up to the federal government and the presence of ICE in Kansas causing chaos in our state.
Healthcare
Every Kansan should be able to access quality healthcare without going broke or driving hours just to see a doctor. Ethan has been traveling around the state listening to families, nurses, doctors, and hospital leaders who know the system is under strain, especially in rural Kansas.
Ethan believes it is an economic and moral imperative we expand Medicaid. He will never give up the fight to make that a reality. As governor, he will fight to expand access, lower costs, keep rural hospitals open, and bring more providers to underserved communities. Healthcare is not just a policy issue to him. It is about whether Kansas families can get the care they need, when they need it, in the communities they call home.
Transparency and Accountability in State Government
Working families deserve a governor who works for them, not special interests or the federal government. Ethan is committed to strengthening ethics rules, reducing conflicts of interest, and curbing the influence of dark money in our state government.
As a state senator, he led the charge to ban legislators from trading stocks during the legislative session and becoming lobbyists after leaving office. Ethan is proud to have the endorsement of End Citizens United, who recognize his dedication to bolstering transparency and accountability in Topeka.
— Ethan Corson's campaign website (July 14, 2026)
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ethan Corson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ethan Corson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Kansas State Legislature in 2025.
- Americans for Prosperity - Kansas — Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
- Kansas Policy Institute — Legislators are scored on their support for bills promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
- Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Kansas State Legislature in 2024.
- Americans for Prosperity - Kansas — Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Kansas Family Voice — Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
- Kansas Policy Institute — Legislators are scored on their support for bills promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Kansas State Legislature in 2023.
- Kansas Family Voice — Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
- Kansas Policy Institute — Legislators are scored on their support for bills promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
- Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Kansas State Legislature in 2022.
- Kansas Family Voice — Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
- Kansas Policy Institute — Legislators are scored on their support for bills promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- Mainstream Coalition — Legislators are scored on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Kansas State Legislature in 2021.
- Americans for Prosperity - Kansas — Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
- Kansas Policy Institute — Legislators are scored on their support for bills promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education."
- Mainstream Coalition — Legislators are scored on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Governor of Kansas |
Officeholder Kansas State Senate District 7 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Barbara Bollier (D) |
Kansas State Senate District 7 2021-Present |
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