Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced in a press release on July 9 that she is entering the 2026 gubernatorial race as a Republican candidate. She was elected to her current role in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. She previously served Shawnee and Wabaunsee Counties in the Kansas Senate.
“Throughout my personal and professional career, I have a track record of serving Kansans and actually getting things done,” Schmidt said. “If elected governor, my top priority is the people of Kansas and making their lives better.”
Schmidt touted her record of recovering millions for Kansas families in her role as insurance commissioner and reducing costs of doing business by more than $75 million. She previously announced that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023.
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