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DEREK SCHMIDT · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Derek Schmidt

FEC name:: SCHMIDT, DEREK
FEC ID:: H4KS02164
Party:: REP
Office:: H
District:: KS-02

2026 Kansas 02 House 2026-H-KS-02 · Incumbent

Election year

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WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Campaign services

Roster answer: Campaign Roster

Derek Schmidt paid ETHOS ADVISORS LLC for strategy, RED BEACON STRATEGIES LLC for direct mail, and BLAES CAMPAIGN SOLUTIONS LLC for compliance.

No loaded TV / media payments in this cycle yet. Open 2024

Spend: $406,788; 2026
Campaign-service spend: $270,766; mail, media, polling, and related work
Recipients: 54; this cycle

Recipient: RED BEACON STRATEGIES LLC

Direct mailRED BEACON STRATEGIES LLC$44,4552 payees PollingPERCIPIENT STRATEGIES LLC$7,5001 payee ComplianceBLAES CAMPAIGN SOLUTIONS LLC$23,5201 payee PrintingWESTERN ASSOCIATES INC.$4,8753 payees StrategyETHOS ADVISORS LLC + DUBLIN GROUP$190,4154 payees

Show 4 categories without loaded payments

TV / mediaNo loaded payments—Campaign service Digital adsNo loaded payments—Platform Texting / phonesNo loaded payments—Campaign service FundraisingNo loaded payments—Platform

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $136,022 and stay out of this roster.

Shared national-party recipients

Purpose labels come from the reported payment line. Vendor type is a separate identity label.

WHEN THE MONEY MOVED

538 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2025-01-01 → 2026-06-30 · peak Aug 2025

2025

2026

Strategy consultingTravelDirect mailUnclear / otherCompliance/accountingRemaining categories

Select a month to filter the source-payment ledger. Total shown: $406,788.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$20,964	16
Feb 2025	$17,212	16
Mar 2025	$11,776	18
Apr 2025	$28,953	25
May 2025	$8,848	29
Jun 2025	$13,217	31
Jul 2025	$20,500	31
Aug 2025	$43,069	33
Sep 2025	$19,455	36
Oct 2025	$40,131	31
Nov 2025	$11,695	33
Dec 2025	$16,901	36
Jan 2026	$37,139	31
Feb 2026	$24,652	37
Mar 2026	$16,111	33
Apr 2026	$37,166	37
May 2026	$22,903	31
Jun 2026	$16,096	34
Jul 2026	$0	0
Aug 2026	$0	0
Sep 2026	$0	0
Oct 2026	$0	0
Nov 2026	$0	0
Dec 2026	$0	0

Monthly totals use current, spend-counted disbursements in the selected FEC cycle, grouped by source transaction date and conservative purpose category. Loaded subset limits apply.

PAYMENTS BEHIND THIS ANSWER

8 selected payments

Payments to the recipients named in the answer above.

Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-04-18	ETHOS ADVISORS LLC	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$12,066
2026-04-25	RED BEACON STRATEGIES LLC	DIRECT MAIL FUNDRAISING	Direct mail	$4,905
2026-06-15	BLAES CAMPAIGN SOLUTIONS LLC	COMPLIANCE CONSULTING	Compliance/accounting	$2,000
2026-05-09	BLAES CAMPAIGN SOLUTIONS LLC	COMPLIANCE CONSULTING

CAMPAIGN SERVICE RECIPIENTS

RED BEACON STRATEGIES LLC

ETHOS ADVISORS LLC

Unclassified recipient · 20 tx

$126,331

38%

DUBLIN GROUP

Unclassified recipient · 15 tx

$54,251

16%

RED BEACON STRATEGIES LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 5 tx

$43,543

13%

BIG DOG STRATEGIES LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 10 tx

$42,500

13%

Totals use current, spend-counted FEC disbursements for the selected cycle.

DEREK SCHMIDT · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Derek Schmidt

FEC name:: SCHMIDT, DEREK
FEC ID:: H4KS02164
Party:: REP
Office:: H
District:: KS-02

2026 Kansas 02 House 2026-H-KS-02 · Incumbent

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