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Derek Schmidt

Republican · Incumbent

U.S. Representative, Kansas District 2

Derek Schmidt is the Republican incumbent in Kansas District 2 and has served in the U.S. House since January 3, 20251. He was Kansas attorney general for 12 years and spent a decade in the Kansas Senate, including six years as majority leader6. He serves on the House Armed Services, Judiciary and Small Business committees1.

Where they stand 13 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

  • Safety net programsKeep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultshigh
    Said · high confidence
    • His statement on the One Big Beautiful Bill says it strengthened safety net programs by requiring healthy adults to work to receive public benefits. (2025-05-22) source
    • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid and expanded SNAP work requirements. (2025-07-03) source
  • ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadyhigh
    Said · high confidence
    • He said the first focus of Congress should be people who entered without documents and then committed crimes, and that control of who enters comes first. (2024-12) source
    • Cosponsored the Laken Riley Act (H.R. 29), which requires detention of unauthorized immigrants charged with theft and certain other crimes. (2025-01-07) source
    • He said he supports enforcing immigration laws and that the priority should be people here illegally who commit another crime. (2026-02) source
    • Voted for the Secure America Act, which provides about $70 billion for immigration enforcement and border security through 2029. (2026-06-09) source
    • Voted for the Laken Riley Act (S. 5), which requires detention of unauthorized immigrants charged with theft and certain other crimes (House passage, 263 to 156). (2025-01-22) source
  • Transgender athletesNo, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwidemedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
  • Mandatory minimumsAdd or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl traffickingmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2025-06-12) source
  • Income taxesCut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Cosponsored the Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 1301). (2025-02-13) source
    • His statement on the One Big Beautiful Bill says it locked in tax relief for middle-class families, small businesses and family farms. (2025-05-22) source
    • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent, including the 37% top rate, and extended business tax breaks. (2025-07-03) source
  • HealthcarePrivate insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted for the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, which expanded association health plans and required drug middleman (PBM) price transparency. (2025-12-17) source
    • Voted against restoring the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years. (2026-01-08) source
  • Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Cosponsored the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008). (2026-01-12) source
    • Voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act, which bars members of Congress, their spouses and dependents from buying new individual stocks. (2026-07-22) source
  • GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium
    Official action · medium confidence
    • Cosponsored the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38). (2025-01-03) source
    • Cosponsored the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 404). (2025-01-22) source
  • Birthright citizenshipNo, end it for children of parents here illegally or temporarilymedium
    Official action · medium confidence
    • Cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025 (H.R. 569). (2026-03-17) source
  • Trade and tariffsMostly free trade with a few protectionsmedium
    Said · medium confidence
    • He said he has always championed free trade and was wary of sweeping tariffs, while calling the first Trump administration tariffs targeted and effective. (2024-12) source
  • AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow
    Said · low confidence
    • As attorney general he backed the Dobbs decision, said he prefers a future with less abortion, and said he would vote for the Value Them Both amendment. (2022-06-24) source
    • Voted for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 21), which passed the House 217 to 204; this bill alone does not place a candidate on abortion. (2025-01-23) source
    • Cosponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7); supporting evidence only, it does not place a candidate on abortion. (2025-04-01) source
  • Aid to UkraineNo single answer fitslow
    Voted · low confidence
    • Voted against the Ukraine Support Act, which provides military aid to Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia. (2026-06-04) source
  • National debtNo single answer fitslow
    Official action · low confidence
    • Cosponsored a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution (H.J.Res. 10). (2025-07-15) source

No public position found on: Social Security, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, China policy.

Record

  • Has represented Kansas District 2 in the U.S. House since January 3, 20251.
  • Served in the Kansas Senate from 2001 to 2011 and as Kansas attorney general from 2011 to 20236.
  • Won the 2022 Republican nomination for governor and lost the general election to Laura Kelly by two percentage points6.
  • Listed as the Republican incumbent in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election for U.S. House, Kansas District 27.

Who funds this campaign

Official reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for January 1, 2025 through July 15, 2026.

$1,457,605raised
$556,938spent
$939,168cash on hand

Cash on hand includes money left over from the campaign's earlier races, so it can be more than raised minus spent.

Where the money came from

  • People who gaveincluding $55,452 in gifts under $200$898,090
  • PACs and other political committees$505,500
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and other campaign committees$43,229

Largest contributions from PACs and parties

As named in the filings, net of any refunds. Joint fundraising transfers are counted in the totals above.

  1. AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)PAC$10,000
  2. NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PACPAC$10,000
  3. SEABOARD CORPORATION PACPAC$10,000
  4. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PACPAC$10,000
  5. AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PACPAC$10,000
  6. GROWTH ENERGY PACPAC$10,000
  7. NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC (NCBA-PAC)PAC$10,000
  8. WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. PACPAC$9,000
  9. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)PAC$8,500
  10. DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC; AKA DFA-PACPAC$8,000

Gifts from individual people are listed by name in the full filings. See every report on FEC.gov. Numbers updated October 6, 2026; we add no labels or judgments to any donor.

Last reviewed 2026-10-07. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.

Sources (25)

Every claim on this page links to one of these
  1. About Derek SchmidtU.S. House of Representatives
  2. Schmidt Applauds Passage of One Big Beautiful BillOffice of Rep. Derek Schmidt
  3. U.S. Rep.-elect Derek Schmidt determined to help GOP deliver on campaign promisesKansas Reflector
  4. Rep. Schmidt weighs in on ICE activity, DHS government shutdownWIBW
  5. Kansas political leaders, advocacy groups react to Roe v. Wade repealKansas Reflector
  6. Who's running for Congress in Kansas' 2nd District? Here's a guide to the candidatesKCUR
  7. Kansas Voter Guide: What you need to know for November electionsKCTV5
  8. Roll call vote 12, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  9. Roll call vote 166, HALT Fentanyl Act (2025, became law)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  10. Roll call vote 190, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (final House vote on Senate version)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  11. Roll call vote 349, Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans ActClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  12. Roll call vote 11, Breaking the Gridlock Act (three-year extension of enhanced ACA tax credits)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  13. Roll call vote 207, Ukraine Support ActClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  14. Roll call vote 214, Secure America Act (immigration and border enforcement funding through 2029)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  15. Roll call vote 280, Stop Insider Trading ActClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  16. H.R. 29 (119th Congress): Laken Riley ActGovTrack.us (data from Congress.gov)
  17. H.R. 1301 (119th Congress): Death Tax Repeal ActGovTrack.us (data from Congress.gov)
  18. H.R. 38 (119th Congress): Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025GovTrack.us (data from Congress.gov)
  19. H.R. 404 (119th Congress): Hearing Protection ActGovTrack.us (data from Congress.gov)
  20. H.R. 569 (119th Congress): Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025GovTrack.us (data from Congress.gov)
  21. H.R. 7008 (119th Congress): Stop Insider Trading ActGovTrack.us (data from Congress.gov)
  22. H.J.Res. 10 (119th Congress): Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the ConstitutionGovTrack.us (data from Congress.gov)
  23. Roll call vote 23, Laken Riley Act (S. 5, House passage)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  24. Roll call vote 27, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 21)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  25. H.R. 7 (119th Congress): No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act (cosponsor dates, GovInfo bill status)GovInfo (U.S. Government Publishing Office)