# Derek Schmidt

Derek Schmidt is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Kansas’s 2nd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Kansas’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S001228
- FEC candidate IDs: H4KS02164

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001228 (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

88% of Schmidt’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Kansas, in the top 5% of House Republicans.

## What Schmidt says (119th Congress (2025–27))

827 classified statements: 633 posts on X, 91 newsletters, 76 Congressional Record speeches, 27 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Schmidt | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.3% | 2.1% | 104 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 10.4% | 15.1% | 168 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 77.5% | 67.7% | 35 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 14.1% | 8.9% | 40 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 40.3% | 37.4% | 90 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 3.0% | 182 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 25% (House Republicans 24%); Crime and Law Enforcement 24% (House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (House Republicans 19%); Commerce 19% (House Republicans 9.1%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.03 (standard error 0.02), from 789 donors and 669 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.7% (97.1%). 30 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 339. 11.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 127 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10793: To modify the authority of Department of Defense for installation support services and intergovernmental support agreements, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10793
- H.R. 9794: To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish the Senator Robert J. Dole Greatest Generation Education Program. (in committee, 2026-07-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9794
- H.R. 9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9298
- H.R. 9108: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the eligibility for the rural emergency hospital designation under the Medicare program. (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9108
- H.R. 8352: Criminal History Access Act of 2026 (passed both chambers, 2026-10-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8352
- H.R. 8276: Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8276
- H.R. 8065: Restoring Executive Branch Authorities to Oversee Offices of the United States Attorneys Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8065
- H.R. 7752: Kelsey Smith Act (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7752
- H.R. 7664: State Partnerships to Enhance Removal of Criminal Aliens Act (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7664
- H.R. 6595: To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the availability of care for veterans at facilities of the Department of… (in committee, 2025-12-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6595

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.8M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 6.8% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 88% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDerekSchmidt/status/2114516969269375466
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDerekSchmidt/status/2114014198107677141
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDerekSchmidt/status/2114071442031603799
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDerekSchmidt/status/2113679772970627404
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · Derek's Docket · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDerekSchmidt/status/2113408167723843591
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDerekSchmidt/status/2112914302290280799
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDerekSchmidt/status/2112972199938204155
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDerekSchmidt/status/2112631186442866833
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDerekSchmidt/status/2112650870118637766

## Links

- Official site: https://schmidt.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepDerekSchmidt
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repderekschmidt
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repderekschmidt
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001228

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001228