Derek Schmidt
Details
- Party Affiliation
- Republican
- In Office Since
- Jan 1, 2025
- Organization
- United States Federal Government
Federal Roster & Campaign Finance
- Bioguide ID
- S001228
- Chamber
- US House
- State
- KS
- District
- 2
- Total Receipts (2026)
- $1,457,605
- Total Disbursements
- $556,938
- Cash on Hand
- $939,168
- Debts Owed
- $2,898
- Coverage End Date
- Jul 15, 2026
Meetings
No relevant meetings found.
Election History
No election history found.
Recent Votes
| Bill | Chamber | Roll call | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayer Protection Act | house | — | Yea |
| Retire through Ownership Act | senate | — | Yea |
| Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. | house | — | Nay |
| Stop Insider Trading Act | house | — | Yea |
| Stop Insider Trading Act | house | — | Nay |
Bill title and chamber are the only bill details held for these votes; see Bills for the fuller record. “Roll call” is the upstream roll-call identifier, not a date no vote date is recorded in this dataset.
Biography
Derek Larkin Schmidt (born January 23, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district since 2025. He previously served as the Kansas Attorney General from 2011 to 2023. A Republican, Schmidt was first elected to office serving in the Kansas Senate, where he represented the 15th district from 2001 to 2011, and served as Agriculture Committee chairman and Senate majority leader. Schmidt became the state attorney general in 2011, after he defeated incumbent Democrat Stephen Six. Schmidt was the Republican nominee for governor of Kansas in the 2022 election, but narrowly lost to incumbent Democrat Laura Kelly.
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