Patrick Schmidt
Kansas State Senator, District 19 since 2024. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 0
- 15 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.9%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 93%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +29.1
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Government Efficiency
- Judiciary
- Transportation
- Veterans Affairs Select
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Military · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Labor and Employment · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Labor and Employment · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Taxation · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Counties · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Schmidt sits in the Kansas State Senate
Schmidt is closer to the center than 67% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Ethan Corson, Silas Miller, Marci Francisco
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Schmidt’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats93%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Kansas State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Schmidt’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Schmidt | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2111: Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources -… | No | No | Yes | Passed 27–13 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2515: Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction… | No | No | Yes | Passed 29–11 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2513: Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations… | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 21–18 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2043: Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and… | No | No | Yes | Passed 27–13 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2763: Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily… | No | No | Yes | Passed 29–10 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Schmidt was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas State Senate, District 19 | Won | D+29.1 |
| 2022 | U.S. House, KS-2 | Lost | R+15.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Schmidt has held
- Kansas State Senate, District 19 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Schmidt has run against
- Tyler Wible (R) · 2024 general, won
- Jake Laturner (R) · 2022 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Schmidt
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/8a08b0a9-eeff-495c-8fc8-7bbfe3e4dc26
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET