Derek Schmidt
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 35% from PACs and 64% from individuals.
64% individuals35% PACs1% other
$1.4M
raised
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Kansas · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026
Kansas District 02 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Kansas District 02 House race
Derek Schmidt leads the field on money raised.
Candidates in the Kansas District 02 House race, 2026 report raising $2.1M between them. Derek Schmidt reports $1.4M and Don Coover reports $727,521, a gap of $633,768. Of what Derek Schmidt reports, 64% came from individuals and 35% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
DC
Don Coover
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 94% from individuals and 5% from PACs.
94% individuals5% PACs1% other
$728K
raised
BC
Braeden Curwick
DD · challenger
22% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 78% from other sources.
22% individuals0% PACs78% other
$231
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Agriculture$38K
Small donors & unclassified$25K
Banking & Financial$20K
Defense & Aerospace$15K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Foreign-policy advocacy$10K
Transportation$8K
Health & Pharma$7K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- GROWTH ENERGY PAC · pac$10K
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) · pac$10K
- NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC · pac$10K
- SEABOARD CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
24%75%
24% PACs75% individuals1% other
The incumbent's record
Derek Schmidt is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$4.5M
$2.4M+.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Small Business
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- House Committee on Armed Services
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Agriculture$38K
Small donors & unclassified$25K
Banking & Financial$20K
Defense & Aerospace$15K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Foreign-policy advocacy$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Derek Schmidt R · incumbent | vs | DC Don Coover D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.4M | Raised | $728K |
| $1.0M | Cash on hand | $242K |
| 35% | From PACs | 5% |
| 64% | From individuals | 94% |
| Agriculture | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |