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Derek Schmidt

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Won the Primary, 2022 Kansas Governor, Primary Election

Kansas Attorney General (2010 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Derek Schmidt
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Date:
    01/23/1968
  • Birth Place:
    lndependence, KS
  • Home City:
    Independence, KS
  • Religion:
    Lutheran
  • Family:
    Wife: Jennifer; 2 Children
Personal Details

Education

  • Attended, Independence Community College
  • BS, Journalism, University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Graduated, Doctoral Law Studies, University of Kansas School of Law
  • JD, Georgetown University
  • MA, International Politics, University of Leicester, England

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Independence Community College
  • BS, Journalism, University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Graduated, Doctoral Law Studies, University of Kansas School of Law
  • JD, Georgetown University
  • MA, International Politics, University of Leicester, England
  • Former Special Counsel, Governor Bill Graves
  • Former Assistant Attorney General, Kansas Consumer Protection Division
  • Legislative Director/General Counsel, United States Senator Chuck Hagel
  • Former Legislative Assistant, United States Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum

Political Experience

  • Attended, Independence Community College
  • BS, Journalism, University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Graduated, Doctoral Law Studies, University of Kansas School of Law
  • JD, Georgetown University
  • MA, International Politics, University of Leicester, England
  • Former Special Counsel, Governor Bill Graves
  • Former Assistant Attorney General, Kansas Consumer Protection Division
  • Legislative Director/General Counsel, United States Senator Chuck Hagel
  • Former Legislative Assistant, United States Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum
  • Attorney General, State of Kansas, 2010-present
  • Candidate, Kansas State Attorney General, 2018
  • Senator, Kansas State Senate, 2001-2010
  • Majority Leader, Kansas State Senate, 2005-2010

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Chair, Agriculture Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Vice-Chair, Judiciary Committee, Kansas State Senate

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, Independence Community College
  • BS, Journalism, University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Graduated, Doctoral Law Studies, University of Kansas School of Law
  • JD, Georgetown University
  • MA, International Politics, University of Leicester, England
  • Former Special Counsel, Governor Bill Graves
  • Former Assistant Attorney General, Kansas Consumer Protection Division
  • Legislative Director/General Counsel, United States Senator Chuck Hagel
  • Former Legislative Assistant, United States Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum
  • Attorney General, State of Kansas, 2010-present
  • Candidate, Kansas State Attorney General, 2018
  • Senator, Kansas State Senate, 2001-2010
  • Majority Leader, Kansas State Senate, 2005-2010
  • Member, Advisory Council, Kansas Geological Survey
  • Member, Board of Directors, Kansas Legal Services for Prisoners Incorporated
  • Member, Community Advisory Committee, Public Television Station KTWU
  • Trustee, Eastern Kansas Branch of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
  • Member, Independence Chamber of Commerce
  • Director, Independence Industries Incorporated
  • Director, Kansas State Historical Society
  • Trustee, Leadership Kansas
  • Member, Rotary Club of Independence
  • President, National Association of Attorneys General, 2017-2018

Other Info

Favorite Quote:

"What is it, in a few words, that all Republicans believe? We believe - along with millions of Democrats and Independents - that a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." -

  • President Gerald Ford

    "Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom." - Albert Einstein

    • Speeches

    Chairman Moran Convenes Hearing on Protecting Americans from COVID-19 Scams
    Jul. 21, 2020Statement
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    Governor and Attorney General Welcome U.S. DOL Decision to Withdrawal Youth Farm Labor Rule After Listening to Kansas Leaders, Farmers and Ranchers
    Apr. 27, 2012Press Release
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    Governor Brownback, Attorney Genera Derek Schmidt Object to Proposed EPA Feedlot Rule
    Jan. 23, 2012Press Release
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