Derek Schmidt
RRep. KS-2 · U.S. House · 1 terms
Political perspective
from the voting recordOn the standard liberal–conservative scale, Schmidt sits more conservative than 91% of the House and more liberal than 8%. This is a DW-NOMINATE score — derived purely from how they vote, not an opinion.
We link to what Schmidtsays they stand for so you can hold it against the record above. We don't put words in anyone's mouth or declare a promise “kept” or “broken” — where there's no published, structured position to compare, we leave it to you rather than invent a verdict.
Contact
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Campaign money
live· 2026 cycle“From PACs” is corporate, industry, and union political-committee money — a proxy for special-interest funding. Totals via the FEC.
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)Trade$10K
- WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETrade$10K
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)Trade$10K
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership$10K
- GROWTH ENERGY PACTrade$10K
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership$10K
- SEABOARD CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEECorporate$10K
- NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PACTrade$10K
- Corporate33%
- Trade27%
- Other / unclassified26%
- Membership10%
- Cooperative4%
- Labor1%
Largest PACs and committees giving to the campaign this cycle, from FEC committee-to-candidate filings. The FEC doesn't tag donors by industry — the names usually tell you, and OpenSecrets has the formal industry breakdown below.
- Agriculture$64K
- Finance & banking$30K
- Food, beverage & restaurants$27K
- Defense & aerospace$26K
- Health & medicine$17K
- Telecom & media$16K
Grouped from the names of the PACs that gave — our own rough classification, PAC money only (not individual donors). Another 47% came from PACs we couldn't slot into an industry by name.
Where the money goes
live· 2026 cycleSchmidt's campaign has spent $414K across 465 reported disbursements.
- Events & fundraising$194K 47%
- Consulting & research$107K 26%
- Travel & lodging$69K 17%
- Other$31K 7%
- Payroll & admin$13K 3%
- Advertising & media$1K 0%
- ETHOS ADVISORS LLC$126K
- DUBLIN GROUP$54K
- RED BEACON STRATEGIES, LLC$44K
- BIG DOG STRATEGIES, LLC$43K
- BLAES CAMPAIGN SOLUTIONS LLC$26K
- U.S. BANK$24K
- HARSHMAN, SUSIECEDAR POINT, KS$2K
- ECHOLS, JAMES AKANSAS CITY, KS$400
- AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS - ATADALLAS, TX$350
These are the venues, caterers, and hotels the campaign paidfor events — the money trail to where fundraising happened, with the vendor's city and state. It is not a guest list or attendance: who came, who hosted, and “what the crowd was like” aren't in any public record, so we don't guess at them.
Categories are grouped by keyword from the free-text purpose each campaign reports to the FEC, so the split is a guide, not an audit. Otheris spending whose reported purpose didn't clearly fit a category — campaigns describe disbursements inconsistently. Totals are for the candidate's campaign committees this cycle; see the FEC for the line-by-line record.
Background
Represents Kansas's 2th district · age 58 · from Independence.
Derek Larkin Schmidt 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.
Biography from Wikipedia & Wikidata (public, CC BY-SA). Family is spouse and children only.
Stock trades
No periodic transaction reports on file for Schmidt in the current House disclosure index.
Committees
liveWhat they're assigned to work on.
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- House Committee on Armed Services
- House Committee on Small Business
via congress-legislators committee data.
Who they're up against
Candidates who have filed with the FEC for this House seat— who's challenging them now, and who they faced last time.
Next election
· 2026 cycle- Don CooverDemocratChallenger$518Kraised ↗
+ 2 other minor candidates with little or no money raised.
Last election
· 2024 cycle- Nancy E BoydaDemocratChallenger$245Kraised ↗
- Matthew Ryan KleinmannDemocratChallenger$53Kraised ↗
- Elgin Woody IVDemocratChallenger$41Kraised ↗
- Jake LaturnerRepublicanIncumbent$924Kraised ↗
- Jeff KahrsRepublicanChallenger$490Kraised ↗
- Shawn TiffanyRepublicanChallenger$478Kraised ↗
- Michael Allen OgleRepublicanChallenger$28Kraised ↗
+ 3 other minor candidates with little or no money raised.
Candidates and money raised from FEC filings (bulk candidate summaries). Short bios are quoted from Wikipedia or Ballotpedia where a confident match exists — never invented; candidates without a sourced bio show their FEC record only.
How Derek actually voted · last 15 bills live
- Yea23-Jul-2026H R 8884On Passage
- Nay23-Jul-2026H CON RES 89On Agreeing to the Resolution
- Yea22-Jul-2026H CON RES 113On Agreeing to the Resolution
- Yea22-Jul-2026H R 7008On Passage
- Nay22-Jul-2026H R 7008On Motion to Recommit
- Yea22-Jul-2026H R 8800On Passage
- Nay22-Jul-2026H R 8800On Motion to Recommit
- Aye22-Jul-2026H R 8800On Agreeing to the Amendment
- Aye22-Jul-2026H R 8800On Agreeing to the Amendment
- Aye22-Jul-2026H R 8800On Agreeing to the Amendment
- Aye22-Jul-2026H R 8800On Agreeing to the Amendment
- Yea21-Jul-2026H R 9770On Passage
- Yea21-Jul-2026H R 6955On Passage
- Nay21-Jul-2026H R 6955On Motion to Recommit
- Aye21-Jul-2026H R 8800On Agreeing to the Amendment
Real roll-call votes from the U.S. House Clerk. “Missed” = recorded as Not Voting.
Congressional calendar · next 12 days
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