DemocratCandidate / challenger

Patrick Schmidt

U.S. Senate, Kansas - candidate

Sources

36

linked public trail

Issues

11/14

with evidence

Records

13

documented items

Online

13

observations

Source mix

36 total

24 primary7 secondary5 social

Latest source access: May 20, 2026

Source Trail
BackgroundWho They Are

Patrick Schmidt is profiled here for U.S. Senate, Kansas as a Democratic. Across the captured public record, Schmidt's dominant theme is service and working-family economics, with biography, family roots, military service, and household costs appearing in five of the eight campaign-controlled public items captured. His campaign hom... For Kansas-specific issues, the most concrete local policy thread in the captured record is property tax relief, followed by healthcare costs, labor, and trade. In a Kansas Reflector interview, Schmidt said, "I would love to see real property tax relief for K... These biography/status records are descriptive background only; no policy position is inferred from identity, faith, family, or associations.

Party
Democrat
Office
U.S. Senate, Kansas
Occupation
State Senator / Navy Veteran
Campaign or official page
patrickforkansas.com/
Issue overviewWhere They Stand on Big Issues

Position summary

Shown first when sourced

Dated actions

13 items on file

Online signals

13 observed

Actions and source trailActions and Decisions

This profile links 13 public items across 9 of the 14 issue areas. Examples include: Abortion / life: Across the captured period the feed contains no accessible campaign-controlled posts about Kansas water policy, the Ogallala Aquifer, wheat prices, Farm Bill details, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures by facility name, g... Religious liberty / church / civic morality: Across the captured period the feed contains no accessible campaign-controlled posts about Kansas water policy, the Ogallala Aquifer, wheat prices, Farm Bill details, Fort Riley, rural hospital... Guns / Second Amendment: Across the captured period the feed contains no accessible campaign-controlled posts about Kansas water policy, the Ogallala Aquifer, wheat prices, Farm Bill details, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures by facility... Immigration / border: Across the captured period the feed contains no accessible campaign-controlled posts about Kansas water policy, the Ogallala Aquifer, wheat prices, Farm Bill details, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures by facility na... Public online activity is listed separately as context.

How to read this section

Dated actions appear here when a linked source supports them. Candidate statements, reporting, and public online activity are labeled where they appear.

  • Abortion / life1 documented item, 1 online observation
  • LGBT / gender / parental rights0 documented items
  • Education / curriculum / schools0 documented items, 1 online observation
  • Religious liberty / church / civic morality1 documented item, 1 online observation
  • Taxes / spending / debt0 documented items
  • Economy / jobs / labor0 documented items, 1 online observation
  • Guns / Second Amendment1 documented item, 1 online observation
  • Immigration / border1 documented item, 1 online observation
  • Health care / insurance / Medicaid1 documented item, 1 online observation
  • Election integrity / voting / courts1 documented item, 1 online observation
  • Public safety / law enforcement / criminal justice5 documented items
  • Agriculture / rural economy / water1 documented item, 1 online observation
  • Local governance / transparency / ethics1 documented item, 4 online observations
  • Environment / energy / land use0 documented items
Social/online observationsPublic Online Activity

13 public online items are tied to issue areas. Additional online activity is treated as context, not a policy position.

  • patrickforkansas.comRelated issue: Abortion / life

    Across the captured period the feed contains no accessible campaign-controlled posts about Kansas water policy, the Ogallala Aquifer, wheat prices, Farm Bill details, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures by facility name, gun policy, immigration enforcement details, capital punishment, foster care, adoption, or religious liberty (source). The campaign health-care page addresses Medicaid expansion, prescription drugs,...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • FacebookRelated issue: Education / curriculum / schools

    Kansas Senate Democrats profile: Lists campaign website, fundraising page, Facebook page, and Instagram for Patrick Schmidt. The profile text emphasizes Navy service, public-school-teacher parents, family roots, and service in the Kansas Senate. URL: Kansas Senate Democrats profile

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • patrickforkansas.comRelated issue: Religious liberty / church / civic morality

    Across the captured period the feed contains no accessible campaign-controlled posts about Kansas water policy, the Ogallala Aquifer, wheat prices, Farm Bill details, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures by facility name, gun policy, immigration enforcement details, capital punishment, foster care, adoption, or religious liberty (source). The campaign health-care page addresses Medicaid expansion, prescription drugs,...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • InstagramRelated issue: Economy / jobs / labor

    Instagram: @patrickforks — 93 followers / 5 following / 4 posts; bio text: "Kansan, Navy Veteran, and candidate for KS-02. Running to invest in Kansas families and rebuild our economy."

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • patrickforkansas.comRelated issue: Guns / Second Amendment

    Across the captured period the feed contains no accessible campaign-controlled posts about Kansas water policy, the Ogallala Aquifer, wheat prices, Farm Bill details, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures by facility name, gun policy, immigration enforcement details, capital punishment, foster care, adoption, or religious liberty (source). The campaign health-care page addresses Medicaid expansion, prescription drugs,...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • patrickforkansas.comRelated issue: Immigration / border

    Across the captured period the feed contains no accessible campaign-controlled posts about Kansas water policy, the Ogallala Aquifer, wheat prices, Farm Bill details, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures by facility name, gun policy, immigration enforcement details, capital punishment, foster care, adoption, or religious liberty (source). The campaign health-care page addresses Medicaid expansion, prescription drugs,...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • patrickforkansas.comRelated issue: Health care / insurance / Medicaid

    Across the captured period the feed contains no accessible campaign-controlled posts about Kansas water policy, the Ogallala Aquifer, wheat prices, Farm Bill details, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures by facility name, gun policy, immigration enforcement details, capital punishment, foster care, adoption, or religious liberty (source). The campaign health-care page addresses Medicaid expansion, prescription drugs,...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • patrickforkansas.comRelated issue: Election integrity / voting / courts

    Across the captured period the feed contains no accessible campaign-controlled posts about Kansas water policy, the Ogallala Aquifer, wheat prices, Farm Bill details, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures by facility name, gun policy, immigration enforcement details, capital punishment, foster care, adoption, or religious liberty (source). The campaign health-care page addresses Medicaid expansion, prescription drugs,...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • patrickforkansas.comRelated issue: Agriculture / rural economy / water

    Across the captured period the feed contains no accessible campaign-controlled posts about Kansas water policy, the Ogallala Aquifer, wheat prices, Farm Bill details, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures by facility name, gun policy, immigration enforcement details, capital punishment, foster care, adoption, or religious liberty (source). The campaign health-care page addresses Medicaid expansion, prescription drugs,...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • patrickforkansas.comRelated issue: Local governance / transparency / ethics

    Across the captured period the feed contains no accessible campaign-controlled posts about Kansas water policy, the Ogallala Aquifer, wheat prices, Farm Bill details, Fort Riley, rural hospital closures by facility name, gun policy, immigration enforcement details, capital punishment, foster care, adoption, or religious liberty (source). The campaign health-care page addresses Medicaid expansion, prescription drugs,...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • FacebookRelated issue: Local governance / transparency / ethics

    Schmidt's platform footprint is concentrated on an official campaign website, Facebook, X, Instagram, and a YouTube channel. The Facebook page lists him as "Kansan, Navy Veteran, Kansas State Senator, and Candidate for US Senate" and showed 2,158 likes as of May 11, 2026 (source). X is linked by the campaign as @PatrickforKS, with an indexed profile snippet showing 1,445 followers and 100 following; the logged-out t...

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • FacebookRelated issue: Local governance / transparency / ethics

    Facebook (Official): musilcomish

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

  • X / TwitterRelated issue: Local governance / transparency / ethics

    No reposts or tags were reliably exposed in logged-out capture. The campaign website links to @PatrickforKS, and the indexed profile snippet lists the account as "Kansan, Navy Veteran, and Kansas 19th State Senate District candidate."

    Public activity only; not a policy position.

Faith affiliationWhere They Worship

Public sources do not identify a current church affiliation. Schmidt's public profile emphasizes service, family history, and Kansas roots rather than a named congregation or denomination.

Campaign financeDonor/Funding Information

Finance snapshot

$177,173.50

Reporting period

2026-01-01 to 2026-03-31

Source: 2026 all candidates bulk data

FEC bulk data shows $164,923.50 in individual contributions and $12,250.00 in other political committee contributions, with $0.00 from party committees, $0.00 candidate contributions, and $0.00 loans.

Federal itemized donor names/top donors were not extracted because OpenFEC DEMO_KEY was over rate limit and itemized rows did not render server-side.

Research trailSources

36 linked public sources

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