Derek Schmidt

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Derek Schmidt

U.S. Representative · KS-2 · R

U.S. Representative — KS-2 (R)

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. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2024–2026 cycles

$2,255,740 raised

Influence graph
Individual 63%
PAC 34%
Other

Where the $2,255,740 raised came from · FEC · 2024–2026 cycle

$2,255,740
Raised
FEC receipts · 2024–2026 cycle
$756,800
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2024–2026 cycles
$460,540
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 20 sources

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$413,709
  • Retired$113,202
  • Not employed / self$67,380
  • Lawyers & law firms$44,855
  • Securities & investment$40,385
  • Real estate$22,870
  • Health professionals$22,765
  • Energy & natural resources$13,649

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • SELF$85,402
  • WATCO COMPANIES$13,200
  • C3$13,200
  • WEALTH ALLIANCE ADVISORY GROUP, LLC$6,735
  • DOBSKI & ASSOCIATES$6,600
  • FOCUS ENTERPRISES$6,600
  • HERZOG$6,600
  • BONAVIA PROPERTIES$6,600
  • BEREXCO$6,600
  • VIKING NAVIGATION LLC$6,600

Committee assignments · 11

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on Small Business
  • House Committee on the Judiciary
  • House Committee on Armed Services — Military Personnel
  • House Committee on Armed Services — Readiness
  • House Committee on Armed Services — Tactical Air and Land Forces
  • House Committee on Small Business — Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development
  • House Committee on Small Business — Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains
  • House Committee on the Judiciary — Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
  • House Committee on the Judiciary — Oversight
  • House Committee on the Judiciary — The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 16

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.R. 9298Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act· Crime and Law Enforcement
  • H.R. 9108To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation under the Medicare program.· Health
  • H.R. 8352Peace Officer Standards and Training Agency Information Access Clarification Act· Law
  • H.R. 8276Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act· Public Lands and Natural Resources
  • H.R. 8065H.R. 8065, Restoring Executive Branch Authorities to Oversee Offices of the United States Attorneys Act· Law

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 21 total

People1
Organizations1
PACs / committees19

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