Vicki Schmidt
Republican · KS · Kansas Insurance Commissioner
Vicki Schmidt has served as Kansas Insurance Commissioner since 2019 and was reelected in 2022 after 14 years in the Kansas Senate. A pharmacist by profession, she is seeking the Republican nomination for governor.
Where Vicki Schmidt stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Opposes
Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Voted for Kansas' Medicaid expansion bill, the KanCare Bridge to a Healthy Kansas program. The Senate passed it 25-14 before the governor vetoed it.
March 28, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Two bills her department introduced were signed into law in 2025. One ended insurance agent appointment renewal fees, cutting about $5.9 million a year in agency revenue.
April 15, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: insurance.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Co-sponsored a law creating the Kansas protection from stalking and sexual assault act. It also let sexual assault survivors seek money from the crime victims board.
May 10, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted against tightening who can get public assistance from the Kansas Department for Children and Families. The Senate passed the bill 30-10.
April 2, 2015Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted against the 2015 law that replaced the Kansas school funding formula with block grants. The Senate agreed to the House version 25-14.
March 16, 2015Supports Public Education Quality
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Voted against a 2015 bill letting Kansans carry a concealed handgun with no permit or training. The Senate passed it anyway, 31-8.
March 25, 2015Supports Gun Control
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted to override the governor's veto of Senate Bill 30, a 2017 income and sales tax law. The Senate override passed 27-13 and the bill became law.
June 6, 2017Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: kslegislature.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Announced her department recovered more than $16 million for Kansas policyholders in 2023. That was the largest one-year recovery in the department's history.
January 17, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: insurance.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Announced that 58 insurance companies gave Kansans more than $56 million in COVID-19 relief. The relief came as premium rebates, rate discounts and credits on future bills.
May 13, 2020Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: insurance.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Was elected chair of the Midwest Zone of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners for 2025. The zone covers 13 states.
November 26, 2024
Source: insurance.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Took the oath of office for a second four-year term as Kansas insurance commissioner. Her department had returned more than $26 million to policyholders in her first term.
January 9, 2023
Source: insurance.ks.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Past race Vicki Schmidt ran in:
- Governor / Lieutenant Governor · August 4, 2026 · Kansas
Profile last researched July 23, 2026.