{"title": "Representative", "district": "KS-2", "division_id": "ocd-division/country:us/state:ks/cd:2", "org_classification": "lower"} · state

Derek Schmidt

{"title": "Representative", "district": "KS-2", "division_id": "ocd-division/country:us/state:ks/cd:2", "org_classification": "lower"} since — · re-elected
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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.

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Attendance
99.03475%
513 of 518 votes
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Section · Voting record
20 recent votes
Each vote distinguished: cast / abstained / missed.
Attended
513/ 518
Missed
5/ 518
Abstained
0/ 518
Attendance
99%
With Party
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Recent votes
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YEA
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
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NAY
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
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YEA
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.
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YEA
Stop Insider Trading Act
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NAY
Stop Insider Trading Act
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YEA
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
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NAY
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
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YEA
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
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YEA
Main Street Capital Access Act
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NAY
Main Street Capital Access Act
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YEA
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe mili
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YEA
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe mili
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YEA
Value Over Cost Act of 2026
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YEA
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
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YEA
To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009.
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NAY
Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
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YEA
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic".
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YEA
Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
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NAY
Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
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YEA
Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
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Section · Campaign finance
Funding breakdown
Campaign contributions by source type. Data from FEC and state disclosures.
$0.0M
Total raised
Top: Unknown
Individual 100%
Individual
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Section · Committees & bodies
Where they sit
Committee and chamber memberships as recorded by Open States. Ended memberships are shown as ended, never as current.

  • Armed Servicesmember · current
  • Judiciarymember · current
  • Small Businessmember · current
  • RepublicanMember · current
  • Armed Services Committee Military Personnelmember · current
  • Armed Services Committee Readinessmember · current
  • Armed Services Committee Tactical Air and Land Forcesmember · current
  • Judiciary Committee Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrustmember · current
  • Judiciary Committee Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcementmember · current
  • Judiciary Committee Oversightmember · current
  • Small Business Committee Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Workforce Developmentmember · current
  • Small Business Committee Rural Development, Energy and Supply Chainsmember · current
  • HouseMember · ended 2030-01-01
Section · Contact
Public offices
Official contact details on the public record — so you can reach them.

  • capitol1223 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · 202-225-6601
  • district402 N. Broadway St. Suite B, Pittsburg, KS 66762 · 620-308-7450
  • district3550 SW 5th St. Suite B, Topeka, KS 66606 · 785-205-5253
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Public records on Derek Schmidt — votes, promises, funding, legal cases. Every datapoint cites its source.

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Profile · Contact

Contact & Digital Presence

✉ Contact

Official Contact

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Email
https://schmidt.house.gov/address_authentication?form=/contact/email-me
Section · ML signals

Position & sentiment, modelled

Derived from article analysis, vote records, and public statements. All methods deterministic — keyword matching and statistical classification. No LLM inference.
Sentiment forecast

Improving · ↑0.00 over 30d

0% confidence
↑ Improving over last 90d
method: 7-day MA + linear regression · src/ml/sentiment_prediction.rs
Stance · general

unknown

92% confidence
opposedneutralpro
Based on keyword analysis of public statements and voting records. Consistency: 89% across 312 votes.
method: keyword stance scoring · src/ml/stance_classification.rs
Topics discussed most

general dominant · 0%

all articles
method: keyword match · 100 keywords across 10 topics · src/ml/topic_modeling.rs
Profile · Staff

Key Staff & Team

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Profile · Voting History

Complete Voting Record

Every recorded vote with multi-lens analysis — media coverage, public response, and the official record
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Profile · Endorsements

Endorsements & Support

Endorsements Received

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Endorsements Given

No endorsements given yet.
Profile · Stock Act

Stock Trade Disclosures

Mandatory disclosures under the STOCK Act (2012)
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Profile · Lobbying

Lobbying Activity

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Profile · Network

Co-sponsorship Network

Frequently co-sponsors legislation with these colleagues
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