SCHMIDT, Derek (1968-)
Republican of Kansas 
2nd congressional district
Serving in House 2025-Present
Biography
Representative from Kansas, born in Independence, Montgomery County, Kans., January 23, 1968; graduated from Independence High School, Independence, Kansas, 1986; attended Independence Community College, Independence, Kans.; B.S., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans., 1990; M.A. University of Leicester; Leicester, United Kingdom, 1993; J.D., Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1996; S.J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas, 2015; staff, United States Senator Nancy Landon Kassebuam, 1991-1996; staff, United States Senator Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel, 1997-1998; attorney; member of the Kansas state senate, 2001-2011, majority leader, 2005-2011; attorney general of Kansas, 2011-2023; unsuccessful candidate for governor of Kansas in 2022; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress (January 3, 2025-present).Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
