U.S. Senate Candidate Profile

Patrick Schmidt

DemocraticU.S. SenateKansas

Public Research Summary

Patrick Schmidt is a Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate from Kansas in the 2026 election cycle.

Source Posture

OppIntell has 65 public claims associated with this profile, including 65 valid citations and 65 primary-source references.

Official Receipts

OtherControversy

Named in SEC 8-K filing by Seer, Inc. (SEER) (CIK 0001726445) (accession 0001193125-26-235517, filed 2026-05-22).

Source: efts.sec.gov retrieved Jul 6, 2026

OtherControversy

Named in SEC 8-K filing by Seer, Inc. (SEER) (CIK 0001726445) (accession 0001193125-25-269705, filed 2025-11-06).

Source: efts.sec.gov retrieved Jul 6, 2026

OtherControversy

Named in SEC 8-K filing by Seer, Inc. (SEER) (CIK 0001726445) (accession 0001193125-26-221696, filed 2026-05-13).

Source: efts.sec.gov retrieved Jul 6, 2026

OtherControversy

Named in SEC 8-K filing by Seer, Inc. (SEER) (CIK 0001726445) (accession 0001193125-26-182155, filed 2026-04-27).

Source: efts.sec.gov retrieved Jul 6, 2026

Sourced Research

Auto-published from 36 verified claims; every line links to its original public source.

Background

Patrick Schmidt is listed by the FEC as a Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate from Kansas in the 2026 election cycle.

Source: api.open.fec.gov retrieved Jul 1, 2026

[Grokipedia: Lead] Patrick Schmidt is a Brazilian scholar and professor of music education known for his internationally recognized work in critical pedagogy, urban music education, policy studies, and social justice within the arts.[1] He currently serves as Professor of Music and Music Education…

Source: grokipedia.com retrieved May 13, 2026

[Grokipedia: Career] Patrick Schmidt is a Latino from Brazil and joined Teachers College, Columbia University as Professor of Music and Music Education in Fall 2022. Prior to this, he served as Chair of Music Education and Dance at Western University in Canada for seven years. He previously held the…

Source: grokipedia.com retrieved May 13, 2026

[Grokipedia: Scholarship] Schmidt's work focuses on critical pedagogy, urban music education, policy studies, and social justice in the arts. Key themes include policy as practice, bottom-up policy enactment, teacher agency, power relations in higher music education, and integrating care, citizenship, an…

Source: grokipedia.com retrieved May 13, 2026

[Wikipedia: Lead] Patrick Schmidt may refer to: - Patrick Schmidt (footballer, born 1988), German footballer - Patrick Schmidt (footballer, born 1993), German footballer - Patrick Schmidt (footballer, born 1998), Austrian footballer - Patrick Schmidt (field hockey), Austrian field hockey player -…

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 13, 2026

Patrick Schmidt is listed by the FEC as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Kansas in the 2026 election cycle.

Source: api.open.fec.gov retrieved May 7, 2026

Statements

Floor speech (house): May 14, 2025 - Issue: Vol. 171, No. 81 — Daily Edition119th Congress (2025 - 2026) - 1st Session

Source: congress.gov retrieved May 13, 2026

Floor speech (house): March 11, 2025 - Issue: Vol. 171, No. 45 — Daily Edition119th Congress (2025 - 2026) - 1st Session

Source: congress.gov retrieved May 13, 2026

Floor speech (house): June 4, 2025 - Issue: Vol. 171, No. 95 — Daily Edition119th Congress (2025 - 2026) - 1st Session

Source: congress.gov retrieved May 13, 2026

Floor speech (house): May 7, 2025 - Issue: Vol. 171, No. 76 — Daily Edition119th Congress (2025 - 2026) - 1st Session

Source: congress.gov retrieved May 13, 2026

Floor speech (extensions): June 25, 2025 - Issue: Vol. 171, No. 109 — Daily Edition119th Congress (2025 - 2026) - 1st Session

Source: congress.gov retrieved May 13, 2026

Media

News mention of Patrick Schmidt in tonyskansascity.com on 2026-05-29 (GDELT): Kansas Dem Confronts Rev . Hamilton With Sex Abuse Scandal

Source: api.gdeltproject.org retrieved Jun 2, 2026

News mention of Patrick Schmidt in hppr.org on 2026-06-01 (GDELT): Kansas Democrat campaign manager created website with documents used in attack on political rival

Source: api.gdeltproject.org retrieved Jun 2, 2026

News mention of Patrick Schmidt in kmuw.org on 2026-05-28 (GDELT): U . S . Senate candidate in Kansas faults Democratic rival handling of reported sex abuse

Source: api.gdeltproject.org retrieved Jun 2, 2026

Patrick Schmidt podcast appearance on open: Speaking Truth: Looking at Equity in Education - Word Up | Podcast ... — https://open.spotify.com/episode/1MdHhbJKlMVzRbjKzh6lMu

Source: api.firecrawl.dev retrieved May 13, 2026

Patrick Schmidt podcast appearance on podcasts: Word Up - Apple Podcasts — https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/word-up/id1540816229

Source: api.firecrawl.dev retrieved May 13, 2026

Patrick Schmidt media appearance on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKiKK1P-Tbc

Source: youtube.com retrieved May 13, 2026

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