# Ethan Corson

Ethan Corson is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate for district 7.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 7
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/76d729c5-1b4d-4966-8c99-5ac8b74d8719

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76d729c5-1b4d-4966-8c99-5ac8b74d8719 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Corson reported $855.9K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

## What Corson says (KS 2025–26 session)

423 classified statements: 423 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Corson | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 3.5% | 10.3% | 227 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 53.9% | 42.9% | 108 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.0% | 3.4% | 80 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 26.5% | 16.1% | 64 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 46% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Health 27% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Labor and Employment 18% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State Senate Democrats 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.48 (standard error 0.02), from 2,065 donors and 492 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 26 bills: 21 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 38 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 479: Authorizing comprehensive wellness programs for the Kansas highway patrol and Kansas bureau of investigation, permitting law enforcement personnel of other… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB479/
- SB 477: Establishing the Kansas first responder scholarship program to provide postsecondary tuition assistance to certain first responders and dependents of such… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB477/
- SB 478: Creating a maximum length of time for an agreement between a utility and law enforcement to install law enforcement equipment on a utility pole or structure… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB478/
- SB 456: Creating the Kansas law enforcement trust fund, establishing the purposes and requirements for such fund and making a transfer from the state general fund to… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB456/
- SB 455: Restoring homestead renters as eligible to participate in certain homestead property tax refund claims. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB455/
- SB 378: Providing a one-time, nonrefundable vehicle registration property tax credit for eligible vehicles. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB378/
- SB 309: Increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB309/
- SB 302: Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB302/
- SB 311: Eliminating state income tax on certain qualified overtime compensation. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB311/
- SB 313: Prohibiting members of the legislature from engaging in transactions involving stocks and other securities during legislative sessions. (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB313/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $855.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 77% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/ethancorson/status/2114852690454802794
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ethancorson/status/2114445723421008018
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ethancorson/status/2112622459027370346
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/ethancorson/status/2109695884891938826
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/ethancorson/status/2107561912397685049
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ethancorson/status/2104962464324424040
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ethancorson/status/2104655341321433185
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ethancorson/status/2097507549553520688
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/ethancorson/status/2084838403380514894
- 2026-08-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ethancorson/status/2084446454148477047

## Links

- Official site: https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/sen_corson_ethan_1/
- Campaign site: https://www.ethanforkansas.com/
- X: https://x.com/ethancorson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ethanforkansas/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethancorson/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76d729c5-1b4d-4966-8c99-5ac8b74d8719