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Derek Schmidt

Derek Schmidt has represented Kansas’s 2nd district in the U.S. House since 2025. On the November 3, 2026 ballot for re-election.

Schmidt served in the Kansas Senate from 2001 to 2011 and as Kansas attorney general from 2011 to 2023. Schmidt was the 2022 gubernatorial nominee and lost the general election.

Party
Republican
In House
Since 2025
Age
58
Committees
3
Next election
Nov 3, 2026
HOUSE SINCE
2025
COMMITTEES
3
AGE
58

Photo: Official portrait, GPO Member Guide / Public domain

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2026 KS U.S. House district 2 general election · 2026-11-03 · No sourced statements are available for this campaign yet.

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