Kansas Senator Announces Bid for Governor
JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS, JUL 22 – Ethan Corson, one of three Democratic candidates, focuses on education, tax cuts, and bipartisan leadership to address key issues in the 2026 Kansas governor primary.
- Tuesday, Ethan Corson, a Kansas State Senator , announced his candidacy for governor, becoming the third Democrat to seek the office.
- With Gov. Laura Kelly, Kansas Governor, completing her second term, the primary opened when Sen. Cindy Holscher announced her gubernatorial bid earlier this year.
- In his tenure since 2020, Corson brings bipartisan credentials, having enacted bills to repeal the grocery sales tax and cut property taxes.
- He joins a field featuring at least eight Republicans, including Ty Masterson, Scott Schwab, Vicki Schmidt, and Jeff Colyer.
- Looking ahead, Corson's priorities include opportunity, affordability and common-sense leadership statewide, demonstrating his focus on lowering taxes, attracting businesses and improving public schools.
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Kansas Sen. Ethan Corson enters race for Democratic Party’s nomination for governor
State Sen. Ethan Corson, a Democrat from Fairway, is seeking the Kansas Democratic Party's nomination for governor in 2026. He said his candidacy would emphasize the importance of bipartisan work to improve public schools and lower taxes to middle-class Kansans. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — State Sen. Ethan Corson announced Tuesday the decision to seek the Kansas Democratic Party’s nomination for governor with a campaign focused on i…
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