Race context
Derek Schmidt is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Republican profile for Kansas, U.S. House, 02. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - Kansas 02.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
Braeden Curwick (Democratic), Chad Young (Republican), Don Coover (Democratic), John Hauer (Libertarian).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 31 background claims; 2 media claims; 9 finance claims; 554 votes claims; 19 controversies claims; 13 federal court records claims; 300 other sourced notes claims; 5 ideology claims.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.
Filings and votes on file
The profile record reports 554 vote claims. Claim text for that kind was not in the rows returned for this page.
Finance claims on file: 9. 0 are quoted above. FEC candidate id on file: H4KS02164.
Indexed field reading
Derek Schmidt is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Republican profile for Kansas, U.S. House, 02. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for Derek Schmidt, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for Derek Schmidt is 2026 U.S. House - Kansas 02. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent for Derek Schmidt. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for Derek Schmidt is H4KS02164.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
The route record for Derek Schmidt reports 1017 public claims, 1017 valid citations, and 1017 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim wording is added on this page only when a published row was returned for the profile.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Derek Schmidt: background (31), media (2), finance (9), votes (554), controversies (19), federal court records (13), other sourced notes (300), ideology (5). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Derek Schmidt returned 4 other indexed profiles: Braeden Curwick (Democratic), Chad Young (Republican), Don Coover (Democratic), John Hauer (Libertarian). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Derek Schmidt: FEC H4KS02164; Other voteview:119:22551; GovTrack S001228; Wikidata Q5262335; Vote Smart 34451; Wikipedia Derek Schmidt; Grokipedia Derek Schmidt; Ballotpedia Derek Schmidt.
Social handles stored for Derek Schmidt: X RepDerekSchmidt (last polled 2026-06-30).
Profile questions
What office is Derek Schmidt indexed for?
Derek Schmidt is indexed for Kansas, U.S. House, 02. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - Kansas 02. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for Derek Schmidt?
The party label on file for Derek Schmidt is Republican.
What is Derek Schmidt's candidate status?
Derek Schmidt is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Derek Schmidt?
FEC candidate id on file: H4KS02164.
How many public claims are attached to Derek Schmidt?
The route record reports 1017 public claims, 1017 valid citations, and 1017 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 31, Media 2, Finance 9, Votes 554, Controversies 19, Federal Court Records 13, Other Sourced Notes 300, Ideology 5. Claim text on this page is quoted from the published-claims teaser and is omitted when that teaser returns no rows.
Is Derek Schmidt indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
Who else is indexed in Derek Schmidt's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Braeden Curwick (Democratic), Chad Young (Republican), Don Coover (Democratic), John Hauer (Libertarian). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.