All Connections (51)
adversarial
primary
since 2020
As Kansas Attorney General, Schmidt defended the state's documentary proof-of-citizenship voter law through multiple appeals; the state ultimately paid $1.9 million in legal fees to the ACLU after federal courts ruled the law unconstitutional.
vote_alignment
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since 2025
Estes voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) alongside fellow Kansas Republicans Tracey Mann and Derek Schmidt on January 7, 2025.
donor
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2024 cycle: Koch Industries PAC contributed to Schmidt's campaign. Koch Industries is headquartered in Wichita, KS and is a major economic force in the state.
donor
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since 2024
$10,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000729/
donor
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since 2024
$10,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000901/
donor
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since 2026
$8,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001388/
donor
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since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002972/
donor
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since 2024
$10,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010868/
donor
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since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024968/
donor
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since 2024
$10,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028787/
donor
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since 2024
$10,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040998/
donor
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since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00077321/
donor
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since 2026
$7,500 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00088591/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
donor
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since 2026
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00123612/
donor
primary
since 2026
$6,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00142711/
donor
primary
since 2024
$10,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00147173/
donor
primary
since 2024
$10,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00165159/
donor
primary
since 2026
$10,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00201871/
donor
primary
since 2026
$10,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00246736/
donor
primary
since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00284885/
donor
primary
since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00285783/
donor
primary
since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00301358/
donor
primary
since 2026
$7,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00331686/
donor
primary
since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00391979/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00402669/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00411116/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00424382/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00426775/
donor
primary
since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00428052/
donor
primary
since 2024
$10,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00428110/
donor
primary
since 2026
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00439521/
donor
primary
since 2026
$7,500 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00451153/
donor
primary
since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00455717/
donor
primary
since 2026
$10,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00475665/
donor
primary
since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00554444/
donor
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since 2024
$10,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00563726/
donor
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since 2024
$10,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00639229/
donor
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since 2026
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00652529/
donor
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since 2026
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00660894/
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since 2026
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00693796/
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since 2026
$7,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00712695/
donor
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since 2024
$10,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/
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since 2026
$6,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00820787/
donor
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since 2026
$6,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00822833/
donor
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since 2026
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00825430/
donor
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since 2026
$7,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00883413/
donor
primary
since 2024
$7,500 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004275/
donor
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since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007880/
donor
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since 2024
$10,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
donor
primary
since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Schmidt's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00103820/
Sources (41)
2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Derek Schmidt — Court records (no results)
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2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Derek Schmidt — Lobbying disclosures (no results)
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2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Derek Schmidt — FEC donations (no results)
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2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Derek Schmidt — Parliamentary records (no results)
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2026-04-23
UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Derek Schmidt not found in fec
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