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Derek Schmidt

U.S. Representative, Kansas 2nd Congressional District · Republican

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Kansas 2nd Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Kansas Secretary of State — 2026 Primary Election · read Sep 24, 2026

Sources (3)
  • Kansas Secretary of State — 2026 Primary Election (August 4, 2026) Official Vote Totals: United States House of Representatives 2 — Republican primary — 'Derek Schmidt' 62,969 (nominee)
  • Kansas general-election candidate list not obtainable
  • nominee per certified results
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The District

What Kansas 2nd Congressional District covers

Covers all of Marion County, Lyon County, Wabaunsee County, Chase County, Nemaha County, Osage County, Morris County, Coffey County, Bourbon County, Labette County, Montgomery County, Linn County, Brown County, Crawford County, Cherokee County and 8 more; parts of Douglas County, Geary County and Wyandotte County.

Includes Kansas City (part), Topeka, Leavenworth (part), Atchison, Coffeyville, Emporia, Junction City, Lansing (part), Parsons, Pittsburg, Admire, Allen and 208 more.

Map of Kansas 2nd Congressional District with 1314 precincts

1,314 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Kansas Legislative Research Department, post-redistricting Voting Districts statewide layer

Results

Certified results for Kansas 2nd Congressional District

United States House of Representatives 2

2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
Derek SchmidtRepublican172,84757.1%
Nancy BoydaDemocrat115,68538.2%
John HauerLibertarian14,2294.7%

Official — Kansas Secretary of State (State Board of Canvassers certified); county aggregated from SOS precinct results · Kansas Secretary of State — general election results by precinct

United States House of Representatives 2

2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Jake LaTurnerRepublican134,50657.6%
Patrick SchmidtDemocrat98,85242.4%

Official — Kansas Secretary of State (State Board of Canvassers certified); county aggregated from SOS precinct results · Kansas Secretary of State — general election results by precinct

United States House of Representatives 2

2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Jake LaTurnerRepublican185,46455.1%
Michelle De La IslaDemocrat136,65040.6%
Robert GarrardLibertarian14,2014.2%

Official — Kansas Secretary of State (State Board of Canvassers certified); county aggregated from SOS precinct results · Kansas Secretary of State — general election results by precinct

Key Votes

The record

  • Current office: U.S. Representative, Kansas 2nd District

    House Clerk roll-call records identify the member as S001228. 22 major 119th-Congress House votes loaded (standard set); voted against the majority of the member's own party on 0 of them. Selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. House (official member site) · source

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 216-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 9770 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 220-205 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 272 (2026)

    Jul 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · Passed, 358-32 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 224 (2026)

    Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 2 Secure America Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)

    Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 226-195 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 224-200 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)

    Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 221-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 87 (2026)

    Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
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  • H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted Yes

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Passed, 217-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 53 (2026)

    Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 215-201 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 362 (2025)

    Dec 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 216-211 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 349 (2025)

    Dec 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4405 Epstein Files Transparency Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed, 427-1 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 289 (2025)

    Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — voted Yes

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 222-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 285 (2025)

    Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 231-196 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 262 (2025)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed, 399-12 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 218 (2025)

    Jul 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 1582 GENIUS Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 308-122 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 200 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 294-134 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 199 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 218-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 190 (2025)

    Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4 Rescissions Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 168 (2025)

    Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 215-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 145 (2025)

    May 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 22 SAVE Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 220-208 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 102 (2025)

    Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 217-213 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 70 (2025)

    Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 29 Laken Riley Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 264-159 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 6 (2025)

    Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)

    Score 0.6940 over 568 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.

    OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 25
Raised
$1,481,357cycle to date through Jul 15
Cash on Hand
$939,168cycle to date through Jul 15
Spent
$675,745cycle to date through Jul 15
Debts Owed
$2,898cycle to date through Jul 15
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jul 15, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

  • Ethos Advisors Llc$151,398.71
  • Dublin Group$70,072.35
  • Red Beacon Strategies Llc$62,148.75
  • Big Dog Strategies Llc$47,500.00
  • Wingert Sign Company Llc$38,400.00

Campaign finance — Derek Schmidt For Congress: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 15, 2026

Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance — Derek Schmidt For Congress: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 15, 2026

    Raised $1,481,357.22 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $675,744.56 · cash on hand $939,168.02 · debts owed by the committee $2,897.71 — through Jul 15, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $911,521.26 (62%); PACs and other political committees $514,500.00 (35%); Transfers from authorized committees $44,506.12 (3%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $10,829.84 (1%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): fundraising $221,471.06; direct mail $63,406.49; general consulting $47,500.00; media and advertising $38,400.00; digital $36,035.08; other $29,859.21.

    Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

  • Stock trades — no periodic transaction reports filed 2024–2026

    No periodic transaction reports appear in the U.S. House Clerk financial-disclosure indexes for 2024, 2025, and 2026 (searched by StateDst and surname). Index files searched as of 2026-09-24.

    Official · U.S. House Clerk

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Derek

  • Google/YouTube ads — DEREK SCHMIDT FOR CONGRESS (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (DEREK SCHMIDT FOR CONGRESS). No ads in the 2026 cycle; 8 ads Jun–Nov 2024 during the 2024 cycle, $3,600–$5,200 (Google creative spend ranges; 8 text). Earlier-cycle ads are not included in 2026 totals.

    Nov 5, 2024 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“What we have to have is DOJ follow the one we've got. Don't make us pass another law. Just release what you've got. I think it would be potentially quicker and maybe fruitful. I'm happy to be part of those efforts.”
Kansas Democrat Don Coover objects to U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt's approach to unreleased Epstein filesSep 21, 2026 · Press · Kansas Press Association · source
“I'm not sure we have to have another law.”
Kansas Democrat Don Coover objects to U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt's approach to unreleased Epstein filesSep 21, 2026 · Press · Kansas Press Association · source
“I prefer to work with the leadership to get items scheduled on the floor. This has the potential to sound glib and I don't mean it to, but there's a lot of politics around this place.”
Kansas Democrat Don Coover objects to U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt's approach to unreleased Epstein filesSep 21, 2026 · Press · Kansas Press Association · source
“I have not yet signed a discharge petition on any subject since I've been in Congress.”
Kansas Democrat Don Coover objects to U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt's approach to unreleased Epstein filesSep 21, 2026 · Press · Kansas Press Association · source
“I'm hopeful we are on the right path, but we are keeping a close eye on it.”
Kansas Congressman says US should not lose sight of 'main objective' during ongoing negotiations with IranJul 2, 2026 · Press · KVOE · source
“Ought to reflect those local preferences.”
US Congressman Derek Schmidt says the preference of the people ought to dictate local decisions regarding data center venturesJun 26, 2026 · Press · KVOE · source
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“We've tried to take a different approach of actually dealing with the underlying problems. Not saying we've done it perfectly, but I'm saying that's the philosophy we've tried to bring.”
Republican congressman files for reelection in Kansas' 2nd DistrictMar 12, 2026 · Press · Kansas Reflector · source
“There's a lot more progress to be made on the cost-of-living issues.”
Republican congressman files for reelection in Kansas' 2nd DistrictMar 12, 2026 · Press · Kansas Reflector · source
“We made good progress in terms of the cost of government, both on the regulatory side and on the tax side. Big parts of the farm bill are done. Big progress in terms of securing the border. And, big progress in terms of reinvesting in the military.”
Republican congressman files for reelection in Kansas' 2nd DistrictMar 12, 2026 · Press · Kansas Reflector · source
“We want to keep the progress going.”
Republican congressman files for reelection in Kansas' 2nd DistrictMar 12, 2026 · Press · Kansas Reflector · source

Interviews and Published Statements

  • Kansas City-area Lawmakers Introduce Bill Designating Quindaro Townsite as National Historic Landmark

    Apr 14, 2026 · Official · schmidt.house.gov · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website capture

    Campaign website https://derekschmidt.com/ captured 2026-09-24T22:04:56Z (1280x900 viewport, logged-out).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Campaign website: https://derekschmidt.com/

    Source: https://derekschmidt.com/

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Public social accounts

    X, Facebook, Instagram

    Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Kansas 2nd Congressional District

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Kansas 2nd District — November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "Derek Schmidt" (Republican) on the KS official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · KS official election authority · source

  • Sponsored travel — Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, Biodiesel Coalition of Missouri, Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation (F/K/A National Biodiesel Foundation), Farm Credit Services of America, Indiana Corn Marketing Council, Iowa Biodiesel Board, Iowa Biotechnology Association, Iowa Corn Growers Association, Iowa Soybean Association, Kansas Corn Growers Association, Kansas Soybean Commission, Minnesota Biofuels Association, Missouri Corn Growers Association, North Dakota Ethanol Council, Nebraska Corn Board, Renew Kansas, Renewable Fuels Foundation, Renewable Fuels Nebraska, South Dakota Ethanol Producers Association, and Wisconsin Biofuels Association

    Des Moines, IA, 8/17/2026 to 8/20/2026. Original filing, filed by Clint Blaes.

    Aug 17, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Congressional Institute

    Cambridge, MD, 8/12/2026 to 8/13/2026. Original filing, filed by Violet Hibbard.

    Aug 12, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Congressional Institute

    Cambridge, MD, 8/10/2026 to 8/12/2026. Original filing, filed by Clint Blaes.

    Aug 10, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Recording Academy

    Savannah, GA, 6/6/2026 to 6/7/2026. Original filing, filed by Clint Blaes.

    Jun 6, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Congressional Institute

    Cambridge, MD, 8/4/2025 to 8/6/2025. Original filing, filed by Clint Blaes.

    Aug 4, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — American Israel Education Foundation

    Israel, 8/3/2025 to 8/11/2025. Original filing, filed by Derek Schmidt.

    Aug 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — National Taxpayers Union Foundation

    Cambridge, MD, 3/21/2025 to 3/22/2025. Original filing, filed by Clint Blaes.

    Mar 21, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • U.S. Representative · KS-02

    Republican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    OSINT

Not on file for Derek yet: Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_3rvxg6nvv.

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