Corson was raised in Johnson County, Kansas and attended Shawnee Mission South High School.

After graduating from high school, Corson played baseball at Garden City Community College.

[2] 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 did not face an opponent in the Democratic primary and defeated Republican nominee Laura McConwell in the November general election.