Derek Schmidt

A 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).