What is Derek Schmidt?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Derek Schmidt |image = Schmidt Derek 119th Congress.jpg |state = [[Kansas]] |district = {{ushr|KS|2|2nd}} |term_start = January 3, 2025 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Jake LaTurner]] |successor = |office1 = 44th [[Attorney General of Kansas]] |governor1 = [[Sam Brownback]]<br>[[Jeff Colyer]]<br>[[Laura Kelly]] |term_start1 = January 10, 2011 |term_end1 = January 9, 2023 |predecessor1 = [[Stephen Six]] |successor1 = [[Kris Kobach]] |office2 = Majority Leader of the [[Kansas Senate]] |term_start2 = January 10, 2005 |term_end2 = January 10, 2011 |predecessor2 = [[Lana Oleen]] |successor2 = [[Jay Emler]] |state_senate3 = Kansas |district3 = [[Kansas's 15th Senate district|15th]] |term_start3 = January 8, 2001 |term_end3 = January 10, 2011 |predecessor3 = [[Tim Emert]] |successor3 = [[Jeff King (politician)|Jeff King]] |birth_name = Derek Larkin Schmidt |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|1|23}} |birth_place = [[Independence, Kansas]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse = Jennifer Schmidt |education = [[University of Kansas]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Leicester]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])<br>[[Georgetown University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) }} '''Derek Larkin Schmidt''' (born January 23, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician who has been a member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] for [[Kansas's 2nd congressional district]] since 2025. He was the [[Kansas Attorney General]] from 2011 to 2023. He is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. He was a member of the [[Kansas Senate]] from 2001 to 2011. As State Attorney General, Schmidt joined [[Donald Trump]] in chall