Race context
Patrick Schmidt is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Democratic profile for Kansas, U.S. Senate. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. Senate - Kansas.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 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.
Adam Hamilton (Democratic), Anne Parelkar (Democratic), Damon Anderson (Democratic), David C Graham (Libertarian), DAVIS, CHRISTY (Democratic), HART, JASON (Democratic), LAPORTE, CHASE (Republican), LATZ, KEVIN (Democratic).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 6 background claims; 5 statements claims; 29 media claims; 2 finance claims; 49 controversies claims.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.
Filings and votes on file
Finance claims on file: 2. FEC candidate id on file: S6KS00288.
Claim text and source receipts for these records are available in the full research book.
Indexed field reading
Patrick Schmidt is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Democratic profile for Kansas, U.S. Senate. 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 Patrick 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 Patrick Schmidt is 2026 U.S. Senate - Kansas. 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 challenger for Patrick 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 Patrick Schmidt is S6KS00288.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
The route record for Patrick Schmidt reports 92 public claims, 92 valid citations, and 92 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Patrick Schmidt: background (6), statements (5), media (29), finance (2), controversies (49). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Patrick Schmidt returned 8 other indexed profiles: Adam Hamilton (Democratic), Anne Parelkar (Democratic), Damon Anderson (Democratic), David C Graham (Libertarian), DAVIS, CHRISTY (Democratic), HART, JASON (Democratic), LAPORTE, CHASE (Republican), LATZ, KEVIN (Democratic). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Patrick Schmidt: FEC S6KS00288; Other senate-lda:_run; Grokipedia Patrick Schmidt; FEC Committee C00937599.
Profile questions
What office is Patrick Schmidt indexed for?
Patrick Schmidt is indexed for Kansas, U.S. Senate. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. Senate - Kansas. 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 Patrick Schmidt?
The party label on file for Patrick Schmidt is Democratic.
What is Patrick Schmidt's candidate status?
Patrick Schmidt is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Patrick Schmidt?
FEC candidate id on file: S6KS00288.
How many public claims are attached to Patrick Schmidt?
The route record reports 92 public claims, 92 valid citations, and 92 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 6, Statements 5, Media 29, Finance 2, Controversies 49. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Is Patrick Schmidt indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
Who else is indexed in Patrick Schmidt's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Adam Hamilton (Democratic), Anne Parelkar (Democratic), Damon Anderson (Democratic), David C Graham (Libertarian), DAVIS, CHRISTY (Democratic), HART, JASON (Democratic), LAPORTE, CHASE (Republican), LATZ, KEVIN (Democratic). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.