# Patrick Schmidt

Patrick Schmidt is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate for district 19.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Kansas Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: KS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8a08b0a9-eeff-495c-8fc8-7bbfe3e4dc26

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8a08b0a9-eeff-495c-8fc8-7bbfe3e4dc26 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0% of the 17 bills Schmidt sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Kansas Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.56 (standard error 0.03), from 901 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (KS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 11 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Kansas Senate 18.3%; rank 38 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 1735: Recognizing and commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Jayhawk Theatre. (introduced, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1735/
- SR 1720: A resolution congratulating and commending the 2024-2025 Washburn University men's basketball team for an outstanding season and qualification for the Final… (introduced, 2025-04-11) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1720/
- SR 1717: Denouncing the planned satanic worship ritual scheduled to take place on March 28, 2025. (introduced, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1717/
- SR 1715: Recognizing March 13, 2025, as Mental Health Advocacy Day at the capitol. (introduced, 2025-03-14) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1715/
- SR 1714: Recognizing the members of the Kansas Task Force 1 for their outstanding efforts as responders during Hurricanes Helene and Milton. (introduced, 2025-03-14) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1714/
- SCR 1614: Urging the United States Congress to increase the penalties for violations of federal immigration laws and the United States Immigration and Customs… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SCR1614/
- SR 1711: Honoring Michael Young for his outstanding work and contribution to our state as a talented artist and proud Kansas native. (introduced, 2025-02-28) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1711/
- SB 216: Establishing the Kansas paid sick time act, setting accrual, usage and employer obligations regarding earned paid sick time and making it unlawful for… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB216/
- SB 200: Designating Kansas as a purple heart state, requiring the governor to proclaim August 7 of each year as purple heart day and urging veterans organizations to… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB200/
- SB 215: Excluding social security payments from household income and increasing the household income and appraised value thresholds for eligibility of seniors and… (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB215/

## Links

- Official site: https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/sen_schmidt_patrick_1/
- Campaign site: https://patrickforkansas.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrickforkansas/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickforks/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickcschmidt/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8a08b0a9-eeff-495c-8fc8-7bbfe3e4dc26