WHERE
Where do Derek Schmidt's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $1.3M
- Total spent
- $1.2M
- Cash on hand
- $39K
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$817K(65%)
- PACs$416K(33%)
- Political parties$0(0%)
- Self-funding$9K(1%)
- Other receipts$25K(2%)
Top industries
Of $213K in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.
- General Business$74K
- Finance & Real Estate$37K
- Agriculture & Food$27K
- Energy & Natural Resources$19K
- Transportation$18K
An additional $469Kin itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.
Vote-finance correlation
Data through Sep 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [70]
Derek Schmidt voted on 70 bills. He received $484,182.52 in donations. There is a moderately strong negative pattern between donation amounts and yea rates. This means higher donations from a sector may correlate with a lower yea rate for bills from that sector. Schmidt had a 78.6% yea rate on 28 bills related to Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate. He received $18,287.12 from this sector. Schmidt had a 100% yea rate on 12 bills related to Construction. He received $14,000 from this sector. Schmidt had a 100% yea rate on 10 bills related to Energy and Natural Resources. He received $10,000 from this sector. Schmidt had a 70% yea rate on 20 bills related to Defense. He received $0 from this sector.
Fewer than 5 other members of the KS House delegation have comparable data right now, so no peer comparison is shown.
This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.
Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals reflect the current two-year cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology