Derek Schmidt

John Whitmer talks with Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt about the overturning of Roe V Wade, the New York conceal and carry decision and more.

TOPEKA – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt voiced his opinion on today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Joseph A. Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. Schmidt said, “Today’s decision confirms what many of us long have long understood: The U.S. Constitution protects personal religious expression, and that protection is not shed merely because a person of faith is employed by the government in a public role. As the Court concluded, ‘Respect for religious expressions is indispensable to life in a free and diverse Republic—whether those expressions take place in a sanctuary or on a field, and whether they manifest through the spoken word or a bowed head.’ I’m proud Kansas stood on the right side in this historic case rejecting government discrimination against people because of their free expression of religious faith.”

Attorney General and GOP hopeful for Governor Derek Schmidt, picks up another endorsement on Saturday. The Kansas State Lodge-Fraternal Order of Police made the announcement at the Kansas FOP Annual Conference in Overland Park, which was attended by Schmidt. According to a press release, Kansas FOP President Casey Slaughter presented...

TOPEKA – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt spoke in support of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization:. “Today’s landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court was the right one because as a matter of constitutional interpretation, as the Court writes, ‘Roe was egregiously wrong from the start.’ Now, the Court explains, ‘The permissibility of abortion, and the limitations upon it, are to be resolved like most important questions in our democracy: by citizens trying to persuade one another and then voting.’

Republican gubernatorial frontrunner Derek Schmidt announced a "retire tax free" plan to cut taxes on retirement income after House GOP leadership effectively killed similar proposals. Schmidt said he wants to focus on growing Kansas. "If we’re going to do that we can’t keep losing retirees at such a high rate...

INMAN—Inman residents will see a familiar name on the ballot during election time. After working six years as the state director for U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, Katie Sawyer has been selected by Republican Derek Schmidt as his running mate in the race for governor. Announced as Schmidt’s choice for Lieutenant Governor last Wednesday, Sawyer has […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has released a public safety plan meant to improve school security and, hopefully, reduce armed violence. “Kansas kids deserve to feel safe in our communities and especially in our schools,” Schmidt said. “The Legislature has already led the way with commonsense, proven programs to make schools safer. We need leadership to keep us moving forward.”

TOPEKA — Republican gubernatorial candidate Derek Schmidt waited until the filing deadline Wednesday to announce his selection of a U.S. Senate aide as his running mate in the 2022 campaign. Schmidt, the state’s attorney general, was under pressure from Kansas GOP hardliners to select a distinctly conservative campaign partner...

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas gubernatorial candidate and the state's attorney general Derek Schmidt has named a running mate in his campaign for the governor’s seat. Schmidt announced Wednesday morning that Katie Sawyer, 38, would be his running mate and candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Schmidt officially tapped Sawyer for...

Republican candidate Derek Schmidt has chosen a staffer for one of Kansas’ two U.S. senators as his running mate in the governor’s race. Schmidt filed the necessary paperwork Wednesday to get him and Katie Sawyer on the ballot in the Aug. 2 primary. He faces no GOP opposition to his bid to unseat Democratic Governor Laura Kelly.

A staffer for U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall is now running for Kansas lieutenant governor as Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s running mate. Schmidt, the presumptive GOP nominee for Kansas governor, formally filed for the ballot Wednesday and announced Katie Sawyer, state director for Marshall, would be his running mate. Sawyer,...