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One of my greatest honors of serving in Congress is the opportunity to nominate outstanding young men and women of the Second District of Kansas to the United States Service Academies. The honor of attending a U.S. Service Academy comes with the obligation and commitment to serve in the U.S. military for a minimum of five years upon graduation.
Members of Congress may nominate candidates to four of the five U.S. service academies:
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – (December 22, 2025) – Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) released the following statement regarding the Kansas City Chiefs announcement today to move to Kansas:
"Keeping the Chiefs in Kansas City is a victory for our region that will reward generations to come. Welcome to Kansas! Go Chiefs!"
WASHINGTON, D.C. – (December 18, 2025) – Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today announced three public-safety bills he cosponsored have passed Congress and are expected to become law.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – (December 17, 2025) – Several priorities important to Kansas are included in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 (S.
About Derek
Derek Schmidt has represented Kansas’s Second Congressional District since January 3, 2025. In Congress, his steady guidepost is always what is best for the people of the Second District and for America.
Schmidt works every day to secure the border and keep our communities and our country safe and secure, curb runaway federal spending and policies that fuel inflation, and reduce the intrusion of the federal bureaucracy into the business decisions and lives of everyday Kansans.
A fifth-generation Kansan from Independence, Schmidt previously served 12 years as the 44th attorney general of Kansas. Before being elected attorney general, Schmidt served as a Kansas state senator representing part of Southeast Kansas, as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and as the Senate Majority Leader.
