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Derek Schmidt

Derek Schmidt is a Republican incumbent in Kansas's 2nd district. $1.5M raised, $557K spent, $939K cash through Jul 15, 2026. On the November ballot

$1.5Mraised
$557Kspent
$939Kcash on hand
Campaign finance$1.5M raised
Raised$1.5M
Spent$557K
Cash on hand$939K
Campaign finance
MeasureAmount
Raised (total receipts)$1,457,605
Spent (disbursements)$556,938
Cash on hand$939,168
Debts owed by campaign$2,898
Filing covers throughJul 15, 2026

Reported Self-reported to the FEC.

Record in Congressage 58 · 1 term · votes right of 93% of the House
58age on Election Day
1House term (since 2025)
Republicanparty in Congress

Voting record

-10+1more liberalmore conservativeSchmidt
Voting record
MeasureValue
DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension)+0.69
Votes more conservative than93% of House members
Democratic median / Republican median-0.40 / +0.53
Roll-call votes counted568

Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.

Official House website · Official biography (Congress)

Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.

Financial disclosurepartly read, filed 2026-08-13

Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-08-13. We could read 138 of the 139 asset lines in this report, so we show those and no totals: a total from a partial read would mislead. Open the official report (PDF)

Assets we could read
AssetType codeOwnerValue range
240 Acres Cherryvale Kansas, 100% InterestFAself$500K to $1.0M
L : Cherryvale/Labette, KS, US D : Farm Rental Income 5th Street, Independence KansasRPJT$100K to $250K
L : Independence/Montgomery, KS, US D : Multi-Family Rental Real Estate Accordia Life and Annuity CompanyWUself$1,001 to $15K
Charles Schwab CashBASP$1 to $1,000
Community National Bank and TrustBAJT$1,001 to $15K
Equity BankBAJT$15K to $50K
Intrust BankBAJT$50K to $100K
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS)DBself$100K to $250K
D : Kansas Retirement Plan Liberty PipelineIPJTnone
D : Oil Royalties Locust Triplex, Independence KansasRPJT$100K to $250K
L : Independence/Montgomery, KS, US D : Multi-Family Rental Property Thrivent Fixed AnnuityFNself$1,001 to $15K
Thrivent Whole Life PolicyWUself$50K to $100K
Ameritime LLC ⇒ American Century One Choice 2050 Ptf Investor Class (ARFVX)MFDC$1,001 to $15K
Fidelity - Wealth Alliance ⇒ Fidelity Government Cash ReservesBAJT$1,001 to $15K
Fidelity - Wealth Alliance ⇒ Fidelity Tax-Free Bond Fund (FTABX)MFJT$1,001 to $15K
Fidelity - Wealth Alliance ⇒ First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FYX)EFJT$1,001 to $15K
Fidelity - Wealth Alliance ⇒ Invesco AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund Class Y (OMFYX)MFJT$1,001 to $15K
Fidelity - Wealth Alliance ⇒ Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP)EFJT$1,001 to $15K
Fidelity - Wealth Alliance ⇒ iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV)EFJT$15K to $50K
Fidelity - Wealth Alliance ⇒ J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF (JIRE)EFJT$1,001 to $15K
Fidelity - Wealth Alliance ⇒ JPMorgan Municipal ETF (JMUB)EFJT$1,001 to $15K
, Dividends $2,501 - $5,000 Fidelity - Wealth Alliance ⇒ JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF (JMST)EFJTnone
, Dividends $2,501 - $5,000 Fidelity - Wealth Alliance ⇒ PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund (MUNI)EFJT$1,001 to $15K
Fidelity - Wealth Alliance ⇒ SPDR Index Shares Fund SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF (SPEM)EFJT$1,001 to $15K
Fidelity - Wealth Alliance ⇒ SPDR MidCap Trust Series I (MDY)EFJT$1,001 to $15K
Fidelity - Wealth Alliance ⇒ Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA)EFJT$1,001 to $15K
Fidelity - Wealth Alliance ⇒ Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)EFJT$1,001 to $15K
Fidelity - Wealth Alliance ⇒ Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)EFJT$1,001 to $15K
, Dividends $1 - $200 Fidelity - Wealth Alliance ⇒ Vanguard Value ETF (VTV)EFJT$1,001 to $15K
Husch Blackwell Retirement ⇒ Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund (VTTHX)MFselfnone
D : Roth 401K Learning Quest ⇒ Learning Quest 10% Equity Portfolio [5F] JT $15,001 - $50,000 None L : KS D : DC1 529 Plan Learning Quest ⇒ LBAself$15K to $50K
Lincoln Financial Group ⇒ The Growth Fund of America Class A Shares (AGTHX)MFself$100K to $250K
LPL - GreyCoal ⇒ LPL - GreyCoal Cash AccountBAself$50K to $100K
LPL - GreyCoal ⇒ Macquarie Core Equity Fund A (WCEAX)MFself$100K to $250K
, Dividends $15,001 - $50,000 LPL - GreyCoal ⇒ Macquarie Global Growth Fund A (IVINX)MFself$1 to $1,000
, Dividends $1 - $200 LPL - GreyCoal ⇒ Macquarie Large Cap Growth Fund A (WLGAX)MFself$1,001 to $15K
, Dividends $201 - $1,000 LPL - GreyCoal ⇒ Macquarie Mid Cap Growth Fund A (WMGAX)MFself$15K to $50K
LPL - GreyCoal ⇒ Macquarie Science and Technology Fund A (WSTAX)MFself$100K to $250K
, Dividends $15,001 - $50,000 LPL - GreyCoal- Spouse ⇒ LPL - GreyCoal Cash AccountBASP$1,001 to $15K
Protective Life Insurance Company ⇒ Macquarie Core Equity Fund Institutional (ICIEX)MFself$15K to $50K

Reported Values are bands, as filed. Parsed automatically; the PDF is the record.

Public attention4,194 views in 30 days
4,194Wikipedia views, last 30 days
#233 of 461among candidates in the race with an article

Reported Page views of Derek Schmidt on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.

Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
Individual donors 62%PACs and other committees 35%Other (refunds, transfers, loans) 4%
Funding mix
Source of moneyAmountShare of receipts
Individual donors$898,09061.6%
PACs and other committees$505,50034.7%
Other (refunds, transfers, loans)$54,0153.7%
This raceKS-02, rank #1 of 2

Derek Schmidt ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.

KS-02 · Kansas · Republican candidates · House forecasts

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record

Sources and methodFEC

All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jul 15, 2026. FEC ID H4KS02164, committee C00877373. View the official record.

Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.