Scott Schwab

Voted against overriding the governor's veto of Kansas' Medicaid expansion bill, the KanCare Bridge to a Healthy Kansas program. The override failed 81-44, so the veto stood.

April 3, 2017Opposes Healthcare Affordability

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Got his office's online business filing changes into a 2023 rewrite of Kansas corporate law. He worked with the Kansas Bar Association on the bill.

April 21, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

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Started the first certified training program for Kansas county election officials. A former Johnson County election commissioner ran the rollout.

April 11, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

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Sent $2.6 million in federal pandemic aid to Kansas counties to run the 2020 elections. The money reimbursed counties for their COVID-19 election costs.

May 7, 2020Supports Government Efficiency

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Cut state filing fees in his office's first full fee overhaul since 2008. The changes dropped more than two dozen fees and saved businesses about $850,000 a year on reports.

May 26, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Sent $2.6 million in federal pandemic aid to Kansas counties to run the 2020 elections. The money reimbursed counties for their COVID-19 election costs.

May 7, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for the 2015 law that replaced the Kansas school funding formula with block grants. The House passed the substitute bill 64-57.

March 13, 2015Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Co-sponsored a law creating a new involuntary manslaughter charge for killing someone while driving under the influence. The governor signed it on March 9, 2018.

March 9, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Voted for a rewrite of the Kansas amusement ride act that tightened state safety rules for rides. The House passed the substitute bill 124-1.

April 3, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to tighten who can get public assistance from the Kansas Department for Children and Families. The House accepted the Senate version 87-35.

April 2, 2015Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Voted for the 2015 law that replaced the Kansas school funding formula with block grants. The House passed the substitute bill 64-57.

March 13, 2015Opposes Public Education Quality

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Voted for a 2015 bill letting Kansans carry a concealed handgun with no permit or training. The Kansas House passed it 85-39.

March 25, 2015Opposes Gun Control

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Voted against overriding the governor's veto of Senate Bill 30, a 2017 income and sales tax law. The override passed 88-31 and the bill became law anyway.

June 6, 2017Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Wrote to the U.S. Postmaster General after about 1,000 Kansans' primary ballots went uncounted. He demanded an explanation of how the Postal Service postmarks ballots.

September 9, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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Told county election officials that no registered voter could be turned away for wearing or not wearing a mask. The guidance went out before the August 2020 primary.

July 17, 2020Supports Civil Rights

Source: sos.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Voted for a rewrite of the Kansas amusement ride act that tightened state safety rules for rides. The House passed the substitute bill 124-1.

April 3, 2017Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Ended No Labels Kansas' status as a recognized political party after the group asked him to. Counties moved those voters to unaffiliated status.

May 18, 2026

Source: sos.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Testified to a U.S. House committee about how Kansas keeps its voter rolls accurate. He asked Congress to update the 1993 National Voter Registration Act.

April 16, 2026

Source: sos.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026

His office's voter roll maintenance bill became law after lawmakers overrode the governor's veto. It gave counties DMV records and federal death data to clean voter lists.

April 9, 2026

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Signed a data-sharing agreement with Texas to find people registered to vote in both states. He said the deal helps cancel or update old registrations.

September 18, 2025

Source: sos.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Was appointed president of the National Association of Secretaries of State by his fellow secretaries. He became the fifth Kansan to hold the post.

July 12, 2023

Source: sos.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026

Proposed an election security law that was signed in 2022. It banned voting equipment that can connect to the internet and added close-race and procedural audits.

May 10, 2022

Source: sos.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026