After graduating from law school, Corson worked as an attorney in
Washington, D.C., and later served as a senior advisor to
Penny Pritzker in the
United States Department of Commerce. He also served as chief of staff of the
International Trade Administration and director of the Office of the Executive Secretariat in the Commerce Department. Corson returned to Kansas to serve as the executive director of the
Kansas Democratic Party. In 2019, he was a visiting fellow at the
Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the
University of Kansas. After
Barbara Bollier declined to seek re-election to the Kansas Senate and instead run for the
2020 United States Senate election, Corson announced his candidacy to succeed her. Corson did not face an opponent in the Democratic primary and defeated Republican nominee Laura McConwell in the November general election. On July 22, 2025, Corson announced his candidacy for
Governor of Kansas in the
2026 election. • Judiciary • Utilities • Assessment and Taxation • Legislative Post Audit Committee • Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations • Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight == Personal life ==