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Name: Dereck Schmidt
Party: Republican
Current Office: State Senator (Independence)
First Term: 2001
Education:
JD, Georgetown University
MA, University of Leicester, England
BS, University of Kansas
Wife: Jennifer
Children: 2
Birthplace: Independence, KS
Hometown: Independence, KS
Religion: n/a
Political Experience:
Majority Leader, Kansas State Senate, 2005-present
Senator, Kansas State Senate, 2001-present
Special Counsel, Governor of Kansas
Professional Experience:
Attorney
Legislative Director/General Counsel to United States Senator Chuck Hagel
Legislative Assistant to United States Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Membership/groups:
Trustee, Eastern Kansas Branch of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Member, Independence Chamber of Commerce
Director, Independence Industries Incorporated
Advisory Council, Kansas Geological Survey
Board of Directors, Kansas Legal Services for Prisoners Incorporated
Director, Kansas State Historical Society
Trustee, Leadership Kansas
Community Advisory Committee, Public Television Station KTWU
Member, Rotary Club of Independence