Derek Schmidt

U.S. Representative from KS, District 2

Derek Schmidt
Republican, KS
House{REP-KS-2}

Analytics

Votes Cast
50
Yea Rate
84.0%
Bills Sponsored
7
Missed Votes
0.0%

Biography

Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2) is a former Kansas attorney general and state senator, first elected to the House in 2024.

Derek Schmidt is the U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd Congressional District, a Republican first elected in 2024 and serving his first term. A graduate of the University of Kansas, University of Leicester, and Georgetown University Law Center, Schmidt worked as a congressional aide and assistant attorney general before serving in the Kansas State Senate, including as majority leader. He was elected Kansas attorney general in 2010 and ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2022 before winning the U.S. House seat two years later. The district includes Topeka, Lawrence, and Fort Leavenworth. In the 119th Congress, he serves on the House Armed Services, Judiciary, and Small Business committees, focusing on agriculture, veterans and military installations, and constitutional rule-of-law issues.

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Recent Votes

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  1. — ROLL 76YEA
    On Agreeing to the Resolution
  2. — ROLL 57YEA
    On Agreeing to the Resolution
  3. — ROLL 56YEA
    On Ordering the Previous Question
  4. — ROLL 45YEA
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
  5. — ROLL 7YEA
    H.R. 23: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
  6. — ROLL 40NAY
    H.R. 77: Midnight Rules Relief Act
  7. — ROLL 39YEA
    On Agreeing to the Resolution
  8. — ROLL 9YEA
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
  9. — ROLL 8YEA
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
  10. — ROLL 41YEA
    H.R. 77: Midnight Rules Relief Act
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Sponsored Legislation

  1. H.R. 8065 — INTRODUCED Law
    Restoring Executive Branch Authorities to Oversee Offices of the United States Attorneys Act of 2026
  2. H.R. 7752 — INTRODUCED Crime and Law Enforcement
    Kelsey Smith Act
  3. H.R. 7664 — INTRODUCED Immigration
    State Partnerships to Enhance Removal of Criminal Aliens Act
  4. H.R. 6595 — INTRODUCED Armed Forces and National Security
    To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the availability of care for veteran...
  5. H.R. 6596 — INTRODUCED
    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation u...
  6. H.R. 5977 — INTRODUCED Armed Forces and National Security
    Common Repository for Small Businesses Act
  7. H.R. 4465 — INTRODUCED Government Operations and Politics
    To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep those chapters current and to corr...