Republican · Governor candidate
Sources for Scott Schwab
51 public sources used in researching this candidate. Every claim in the profile traces back to one or more of these URLs.
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Primary Records
13 sources- Open
Kansas Public Disclosure Commission / Kansas.gov · 2026-05-19
Kansas State Wide Office - 2026 Election Cyclekansas.gov
- Schwab, Scott appears under Gubernatorial Candidates
- The index links Schwab's Appointment of Treasurer and 202601 finance report
- The index was last updated January 22, 2026
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Kansas Public Disclosure Commission / Kansas.gov · 2026-05-19
Scott J. Schwab 202601 Campaign Finance Receipts and Expenditures Reportkansas.gov
- Candidate name Scott J. Schwab; office sought Governor
- Reporting period was January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
- Total contributions and other receipts were $1,418,671.56
- The campaign site presents Schwab as a governor candidate
- The campaign site lists biography, campaign priorities, and social links
- The campaign site says Schwab championed voter ID legislation
- Schwab is Kansas Secretary of State
- Schwab grew up in Great Bend and graduated from Fort Hays State University
- Schwab was first elected to the Kansas House in 2002
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Kansas Secretary of State · 2026-05-19
Secretary Schwab Outlines Legislative Agenda Centered on Efficiency, Integrity, and Better Servicesos.ks.gov
- Schwab announced a 2026 legislative agenda on election administration, business services, regulatory modernization, and cost reduction
- The agenda included voter roll maintenance, secure data checks, voter-registration data protections, signature verification, and election-law cleanup
- Schwab said good government is about practical improvements that save money and serve Kansans better
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Kansas Secretary of State · 2026-05-19
Secretary Schwab's Voter Roll Maintenance Bill Becomes Law After Veto Overridesos.ks.gov
- The Secretary of State's office described HB 2437 as Schwab's primary election-policy initiative
- The bill became law after the Legislature overrode Governor Kelly's veto
- The release lists additional voter-roll tools and privacy protections
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Kansas Secretary of State · 2026-05-19
Secretary Scott Schwab Testifies Before Congress Regarding Voter Roll Maintenancesos.ks.gov
- Schwab testified before the U.S. House Committee on House Administration on voter-roll maintenance
- Schwab highlighted the SAVE Kansas Act and data sharing to improve voter-roll accuracy
- The court case provides a primary-law anchor for the KORA/provisional-ballot-record dispute
- Official state bio: Kansas Secretary of State biography
- State bio: Kansas SOS biography
- https://www.sos.ks.gov/about/schwab-biography.html
- > -- Kansas Secretary of State press release, January 7, 2026, https://sos.ks.gov/media/press-releases/2026/01-07-26-secretary-schwab-outlines-legislative-agenda-centered-on-efficiency-integrity-and-better-service.html
- "source": "Kansas Secretary of State press release, January 7, 2026, https://sos.ks.gov/media/press-releases/2026/01-07-26-secretary-schwab-outlines-legislative-agenda-centered-on-efficiency-integrity-and-better-service...
- Kansas Legislature archives: 2017-18 session
- Kansas Legislature -- Rep. Schwab Profile
- Kansas Secretary of State -- Schwab Biography
- Kansas SOS Press Release: Schwab satisfied with DeJoy call
- Kansas Secretary of State press release, October 10, 2024
Reporting and Public Context
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Hays Post · 2026-05-19
Gubernatorial candidate Schwab: Take local property taxes to votershayspost.com
- Schwab promoted his JEANS plan in Hays in March 2026
- Schwab said property taxes are crushing people
- Schwab said he thought the appraisal process was the problem
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Wichita Eagle / Kansas Reflector · 2026-05-19
Kansas GOP candidates for governor toss haymakers in debate, find unity on key issueskansas.com
- Six Republican governor candidates participated in the January 2026 debate
- Schwab said experience understanding the terrain was a plus
- The candidates found common ground on reducing abortions, rejecting marijuana legalization, and supporting elected Supreme Court justices
- The transcript attributes education, marijuana, immigration, energy, judicial-selection, and property-tax statements to Schwab
- The transcript is not an official campaign or party transcript
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KCUR / Kansas News Service · 2026-05-19
Kansas court says the secretary of state violated open records law and made it hard to get documentskcur.org
- KCUR reported the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled Schwab violated KORA
- The case concerned disabling a software report feature for provisional-ballot data
- KCUR quoted the court saying the action violated KORA
- Website: lifemission.church
- LifeMission Church
- LifeMission Church, Olathe
- Christian Post: Caleb Schwab attended church with family hours before death
- Caleb had attended church with his family hours before his death that Sunday morning. The family went from church to the waterpark for what was supposed to be a fun family outing. Source: [Christian Post article](https:...
- Christian Post: Caleb attended church hours before death
- Heavy.com: Scott & Michele Schwab, Caleb's Parents
- Kansas Reflector: Schwab certain voting secure, eager to cut property taxes
- Kansas Reflector: Property tax reform campaign
- The reviewed set contains one personal health update rather than a health-policy item. KCTV/WIBW reported Schwab’s March 21, 2025 social-media post on surgery for cancer, quoting him: "My doctors have confirmed it was f...
- Mar. 21, 2025 public social-media health update quoted by KCTV/WIBW. Schwab wrote, "My doctors have confirmed it was found very early, and no further treatment will be required post-surgery. I will make a full recovery....
- Kansas Reflector: Campaign finance reports (Jan 9, 2026)
- Kansas Reflector: Campaign finance reports
- VoteSmart (justfacts.votesmart.org): Key Votes page
- Scott Schwab -- VoteSmart
- KCUR: Scott Schwab first to run for Kansas governor
- Jan. 8, 2025 campaign launch coverage with Schwab quotes on Kansas, property taxes, rural communities, election administration, and federal/state authority. ([source](https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-governme...
- Kansas Reflector: Schwab runs for governor
- https://kansasreflector.com/2025/01/08/scott-schwab-runs-for-kansas-governor-after-two-terms-as-states-top-election-official/ -- Schwab leaving for governor race -- accessed 2026-03-30
- Kansas Reflector: Appeals court says Schwab violated open records law
- Kansas Reflector: Schwab refuses to provide records despite court ruling
- Kansas Reflector: Schwab rebuffs Brown criticism
- FOX4: Scott Schwab speaks about journey forward
- Kansas Supreme Court: LWV v. Schwab (2023)
- TIME: What we know about the water slide death
- KSHB: Family and friends honor Caleb Schwab
- Sunflower State Journal - Colyer, Schwab most recognized
- Scott Schwab -- Wikipedia
- Scott Schwab -- Ballotpedia
- Scott Schwab -- Kansapedia (Kansas Historical Society)
- KSNT: Schwab announces cancer diagnosis
- ACLU of Kansas: Loud Light & Hammet v. Schwab
- Kansas Reflector: As other Republicans lied about voter fraud, Schwab was a voice of sanity
- Kansas Reflector: Schwab works to build trust in elections
- KCUR: Trump praises Kansas secretary of state
- Kansas Reflector: Schwab welcomes federal assist with cleansing voter lists
- Penwell-Gabel: Caleb Thomas Schwab obituary
- League of Women Voters v. Schwab
Public Online Activity
4 sources- The public platform footprint is compact and mostly campaign- or office-directed. The campaign site links Facebook, X, and Instagram. Public Facebook metadata listed 1,759 likes and 63 talking about this on May 11, 2026...
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SchwabforGovernor; metadata 1,759 likes / 63 talking about this; post inventory limited.
- The campaign homepage now also surfaces campaign social channels on Facebook, Instagram, and X: Facebook, Instagram, X.
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kansassecretaryofstate; office channel metadata accessible.
- The public YouTube channel metadata identified the office channel as "Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab" (source) with channel ID UCtLiDyLmzO9qpEyqFwpB2UA.
- Kansas Secretary of State YouTube channel metadata, captured 2026-05-11. (source)
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-schwab-8306713/; URL identified, login wall limited details.
- scott-schwab-8306713
- Facebook: Scott Schwab for Secretary of State
