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Elected: 2024 (first term)
- Background: Former Kansas Attorney General (2011 to 2023), former state senator
- Committees: Judiciary; Homeland Security
- District: Eastern Kansas including Topeka, Lawrence outskirts, rural eastern counties
- Ukrainian American community: Small; Kansas has a historic Volga German community with mixed Eastern European ties
- Family / heritage: Kansas native, longtime state official
Bio Derek Schmidt is a freshman Republican and former Kansas Attorney General. He is a mainstream Kansas conservative, less Trump-aligned than some freshmen but still likely to track GOP leadership on Ukraine.
Ukraine Record
- Too new for a sustained voting record.
- As a former state AG, he has a rule-of-law background that could favor the "Russia broke international law" frame.
- Not a Ukraine Caucus member.
Advocacy Insight
- Ask them to: Support the REPO Act (H.R. 5835), which uses frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine, and the Sanctioning Russia Act (H.R. 2548).
- Why it works with them: His AG background makes sanctions enforcement and legal accountability natural frames. "Russia broke international law and must pay" is his kind of argument.
- Your connection: If you are in eastern Kansas, tell him the rule of law matters on the global stage, and Kansas's Ukrainian families are counting on his legal expertise.
- Avoid: Emotional appeals. Lead with rule-of-law, sanctions, and legal accountability.
Kentucky
Without this bill, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who fled the war and built lives in the U.S. face deportation back to an active war zone. This is the single most urgent protection for Ukrainians in America.
More Details →Capitol Switchboard
202-224-3121
Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME], a constituent from [YOUR CITY/ZIP]. I'm calling to urge Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] to cosponsor H.R. 3104, the Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2025. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled Russia's invasion and are now living in the U.S. on temporary status. They cannot safely return to an active war zone. H.R. 3104 gives them a path to permanent residency. It's bipartisan, it's targeted, and it's the right thing to do. Will Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] cosponsor H.R. 3104? Thank you.
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Bills to Cosponsor
17 bills remainingUkrainian Adjustment Act of 2025
Grants lawful permanent residency to Ukrainians who were paroled into the U.
Discharge Petition 8: Secure a Vote H.R. 2913
Discharge Petition No.
Ukraine Support Act
The most sweeping Ukraine support bill of the 119th Congress: combines military aid, sanctions, lend-lease, intelligence sharing, and trade tools into a single package spanning 9 committee jurisdictions.
Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
Imposes severe penalties on Russia if the President determines Russia refuses to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, violates a negotiated peace, initiates another invasion, or seeks to overthrow the Ukrainian government.
PEACE Act of 2025
Prohibits the President from entering into or implementing any peace agreement with Russia regarding Ukraine unless the agreement meets specific conditions protecting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.