Derek
Schmidt
Congressman (R)
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Derek Schmidt was elected to Kansas’s 2nd Congressional District in 2024 and assumed office in January 2025. Prior to this, Schmidt ran for Governor of Kansas in 2022, served three terms as Kansas Attorney General and as Senate Majority Leader in the Kansas Legislature. The 2nd District encompasses part of Wyandotte County, Topeka, Emporia, Junction City and Leavenworth.
Schmidt is up for re-election in 2027.
- Schmidt sat on a KBI report that showed more than 400 children in Kansas were sexually abused by Catholic clergy members.
- Schmidt opposed COVID restrictions for religious gatherings and urged police not to enforce them, when issued by Governor Kelly.
- Schmidt appears to be religious, according to his Facebook where he makes several references to the Bible.
- Schmidt defended Kansas in a lawsuit brought by the ACLU, which sought to invalidate Kansas’s ban on same-sex marriage and its prohibition of allowing same-sex couples to change the names on state drivers' licenses to reflect their married names, receive spousal health benefits, or file joint state tax returns.
- Schmidt filed and obtained a petition in the Kansas Supreme Court to halt the issuance of licenses to same-sex couples after the chief district judge of Johnson County ordered the state to issue licenses to same-sex couples.
- Schmidt petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to block an order from a federal district judge who struck down Schmidt’s initial injunction, but they denied his request.
- Schmidt said he would sign Senate Bill 160 if elected governor which would have mandated athletic teams sponsored by public schools and colleges in Kansas align participation in a sport with an individual’s gender assigned at birth.
- Schmidt helped pass a bill which failed to adequately fund public schools, according to the Kansas Supreme Court.
- Schmidt requested and obtained a stay to keep Governor Sam Brownback’s block-grant law for financing the state’s 285 school districts after a three-judge panel in Shawnee County found it unconstitutional.
- Schmidt argued schools shouldn’t be shut down after Governor Sam Brownback signed a law that he claimed rectified inequities in Kansas’s funding for schools.
- Schmidt proposed deploying armed law enforcement officers to schools after the murder of 21 people in a Texas school’s fourth-grade classroom.
- Schmidt says he wants to give parents more say over classroom curriculum, like stopping gender and sexual identity content for young children.
- Schmidt said he planned to defend abortion restrictions that are currently in place, arguing they are in jeopardy of being struck down by state courts after the 2022 abortion vote.
- Schmidt supported the 2022 Value Them Both Constitutional Amendment to give the legislature authority to ban abortion without exceptions.
- Schmidt said the overturning of Roe v. Wade was the “right” decision.
- Schmidt said ending an ectopic pregnancy doesn’t constitute abortion but still supports a statewide ban on abortion.
- Schmidt urged the Kansas Supreme Court to reconsider its decision that a law prohibiting an abortion procedure violates the state constitution.
- Schmidt asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court decision that ruled in favor of Planned Parenthood and against Kansas government officials who terminated Medicaid contracts with Planned Parenthood.
- Schmidt opposes Medicaid expansion but wants to improve the current health care system by offering more medical student loan repayments to doctors and medical specialists who work in underserved rural areas.
- Schmidt sued to overturn the Affordable Care Act alongside 18 Republican attorneys general including Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt in 2021.
- Schmidt sued to overturn the Affordable Care Act alongside 19 Republican attorneys general in 2018.
- Schmidt challenged vaccine mandates implemented by the Biden administration requiring workers for larger employers to either be vaccinated or submit to regular testing.
- Schmidt promised to oppose vaccine mandates for Kansas kids who would have to be immunized for COVID-19 before attending school.
- Schmidt pledged to oppose income tax hikes in his congressional race in a pledge to Americans for Tax Reform.
- Schmidt wanted to enact a tax plan that exempted pensions, Social Security. and private retirement distributions from state income tax, and removed sales tax for necessities like diapers and feminine hygiene products.
- Schmidt refused to say if he would veto Sam Brownback’s failed tax experiment during a 2022 debate with Governor Laura Kelly.
- Schmidt proposed an amendment to prevent transportation funding from being raided for anything but its intended purposes.
- Schmidt cosponsored the Laken Riley Act which requires undocumented immigrants who are arrested for theft or violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial.
- Schmidt said he wanted to emulate Ron DeSantis’s immigration policy if elected governor. This was shortly after DeSantis sent Venezuelan migrants on a plane to Martha’s Vineyard under false pretenses.
- Schmidt believes sanctuary jurisdictions have no authority to block the federal government from enforcing immigration law and deporting undocumented individuals.
- Schmidt filed bills in 2022 to create a state law blocking local municipal governments from adopting rules against cooperation with federal law enforcement investigating illegal immigrants.
- Schmidt: “We must enforce the Trump border policies.”
- Schmidt was endorsed by the National Border Patrol Council which represents agents who work at the southern border of the United States.
Legislative Tracker
- Jeff Colyer in 2024 (LINK)
- Americans for Prosperity in 2022 (LINK)
- Kansas Chamber PAC in 2018
- Bob Dole in 2022
- Roger Marshall in 2021
- Sam Brownback in 2022
- NRA in 2018
- Kansas Farm Bureau in 2018
- Donald Trump in 2022 and 2024
- Kansas State Troopers Association in 2024
- Ken Paxton in 2024
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 2024
- Pat Roberts in 2022
- Kansas Fraternal Order of Police in 2024
- Kansans for Life in 2024
Aggregate Totals (2024)
Cyle | Amount Raised (R) | Amount Spent (R) | Amount Raised (D) | Amount Spent (D) |
2024 | $1,248,693.00 | $1,221,156.94 | $245,108.35 | $245,108.35 |
(Source: FEC Data)
Top Corporate/PAC Contributors (2023-2024 Q1)
Contributor | Amount | Date |
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) | 10000 | 2024-09-10 |
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC | 10000 | 2024-08-20 |
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC | 10000 | 2024-09-18 |
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC | 10000 | 2024-09-18 |
KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. PAC (KOCHPAC) | 10000 | 2024-09-13 |
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC | 10000 | 2024-09-18 |
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC | 10000 | 2024-08-23 |
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC | 10000 | 2024-09-27 |
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC | 10000 | 2024-09-23 |
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN’S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC (NCBA-PAC) | 10000 | 2024-09-25 |
REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC | 10000 | 2024-09-30 |
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC. PAC | 10000 | 2024-10-16 |
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC | 10000 | 2024-09-30 |
SNK REAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC | 9900 | 2024-07-26 |
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC | 5003.19 | 2024-09-09 |
AMERICA’S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. | 5000 | 2024-08-02 |
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) | 5000 | 2024-05-14 |
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC | 5000 | 2024-06-03 |
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) | 5000 | 2024-06-06 |
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC | 5000 | 2024-06-28 |
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC | 5000 | 2024-09-11 |
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS PAC (ASA PAC) | 5000 | 2024-06-28 |
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS CITY FEDERAL PAC | 5000 | 2024-07-01 |
BUILD PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) | 5000 | 2024-07-10 |
FREESTATE PAC | 5000 | 2024-08-29 |
HUCK PAC | 5000 | 2024-08-26 |
KANSAS FARM BUREAU VOTERS ORG/ELECT FARM BUREAU FRIENDS FUND (KS FARM BUR VOTE FBF FUND) | 5000 | 2024-07-12 |
KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. PAC (KOCHPAC) | 5000 | 2024-06-17 |
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC (MC PAC) | 5000 | 2024-09-18 |
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC | 5000 | 2024-08-02 |
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC | 5000 | 2024-06-26 |
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC | 5000 | 2024-06-19 |
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC | 5000 | 2024-06-25 |
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN’S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC (NCBA-PAC) | 5000 | 2024-09-24 |
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA’S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC | 5000 | 2024-08-01 |
RAPTOR PAC | 5000 | 2024-09-19 |
REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC | 5000 | 2024-08-02 |
SECURITY BENEFIT CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC | 5000 | 2024-08-24 |
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC. PAC | 5000 | 2024-06-18 |
THE EYE OF THE TIGER PAC | 5000 | 2024-09-03 |
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL PAC | 5000 | 2024-09-27 |
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 5000 | 2024-09-30 |
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC | 5000 | 2024-05-15 |
ADVISORS EXCEL HOLDINGS, LLC | 3300 | 2024-09-24 |
ADVISORS EXCEL LLC | 3300 | 2024-09-24 |
GREAT PLAINS PAC | 3300 | 2024-10-03 |
HABEMATOLEL POMO OF UPPER LAKE TRIBE OF CALIFORNIA | 3300 | 2024-07-26 |
SOUTHERN OHIO HOLDINGS ORG., LLC | 3300 | 2024-08-06 |
Derek Schmidt