Carson, who graduated from Wray High School, was a state runner-up in wrestling at 132-poimds in 1982. But his life took a different turn when he was injured in an auto accident in 1984, which left him a quadriplegic. Yet, he has never been deterred from becoming a success in his life. He graduated from Colorado State University in 1984 with a BS in Business Management. In 1991 he was awarded a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Denver College of Law. He passed the Colorado Bar exam and began to practice law in 1995. Carson has worked with the Colorado Office of the Attorney General as an assistant Attorney General since 1996 and was recently promoted to Assistant Attorney General II status.