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Scott Joseph Schwab (born July 9, 1972)[1] is an American politician serving as the 32nd Secretary of State of Kansas. He served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 49th district, from 2009 to 2019. He also served as Speaker pro tempore of the Kansas House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019. In November 2018, he was elected Kansas Secretary of State.[2][3] He is a candidate in the 2026 Kansas gubernatorial election.

Key Information

Early life

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In 1994, Schwab earned a Bachelor of Arts from Fort Hays State University.[4] After college, he worked as an agent for the Kansas Farm Bureau until 1999. He worked in the sales field until 2010, and then became the executive vice president of CompDME.[4]

Political career

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Kansas House of Representatives

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Schwab began serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives in June 2003. In 2004, he won the primary in the Republican district with 69.1% of the vote against Shannon Giles.[5]

In 2006, he chose to run in the Republican primary for the 3rd congressional district, a seat held at that time by four-term Democratic incumbent Dennis Moore. Schwab faced banker Chuck Ahner of Overland Park, Thomas Scherer of Merriam and Paul Showen of Shawnee.[6] Ahner won the 3rd District primary with 51.9% to Schwab's 32.5% of the vote. Benjamin B. Hodge won the Republican primary for the District 49 seat with 52.7% of the vote, and succeeded Schwab in the state House.[7]

In 2008, Schwab ran again for his old 49th District seat, was unopposed in the primary, and defeated Democrat Kristi Boone in the general election.[8][9]

Kansas Secretary of State

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In 2017, Schwab announced that he would be a candidate for Kansas Secretary of State in the 2018 election. He said he was not interested in rolling back voting standards supported by then-incumbent Secretary of State Kris Kobach and that his experience as House Speaker pro tem and as chair of the elections and insurance committees qualified him for the position.[10]

During his tenure as Secretary of State, Schwab maintained that there was no issue with voter fraud or election security in the state of Kansas, a position at odds with that of the U.S. president, the then 45th, Donald Trump. Schwab rejected conspiracy theories and distrust of elections from within the Republican Party after the 2020 election.[11] Schwab filed to run for reelection in 2022[12] and won the GOP nomination,[13] defeating a primary challenge from former Johnson County commissioner Mike Brown by 55% to 45%.[14] He won re-election that November, defeating Democratic nominee Jeanna Repass.[15]

2026 Kansas gubernatorial election

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Main article: 2026 Kansas gubernatorial election

Schwab is a candidate in the 2026 gubernatorial election in Kansas.[11]

Personal life

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Schwab's 10-year-old son, Caleb, died after being decapitated on August 7, 2016 in an accident on the Verrückt water slide at the Schlitterbahn Kansas City waterpark.[16][17]

The family received a reported $20 million settlement.[18]

In March 2018, Schlitterbahn and three current or former employees were indicted by the Kansas Attorney General on charges related to Caleb's death.[19][20] The charges against the defendants were dismissed due to prosecutorial misconduct with the grand jury.[21] After the death of his son, Schwab supported additional government regulations on the inspection of water parks.[22][23] Schwab and his wife, Michele, have three surviving children.

In March 2025, Schwab announced that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and would be undergoing treatment.[24]

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Scott Joseph Schwab (born July 9, 1972) is an American Republican politician serving as the 49th of since 2019. A native of , he graduated from and entered politics as a state representative for the 49th district, holding the seat from 2003 until 2018. Elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, Schwab has prioritized strengthening administration, including the adoption of voter identification requirements and enhancements to ballot security protocols amid concerns over . His tenure has involved defending voting laws against multiple lawsuits from advocacy groups, several of which were dismissed by courts, while affirming the state's elections as secure and free from widespread fraud. In 2025, Schwab launched a campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2026, emphasizing reduction and continued reforms.

Early life and education

Family background and upbringing

Scott Schwab was born on July 9, 1972, in Great Bend, Kansas. He grew up in Great Bend, a rural community in Barton County serving as the county seat, where he resided during his formative years before pursuing higher education. Limited public records detail his parental lineage or sibling relationships, with available biographical accounts focusing primarily on his local Kansas roots rather than specific familial influences or dynamics.

Academic and early professional experience

Schwab earned a degree in communication from in 1994. Following his graduation, Schwab pursued a career in sales, working for a medical equipment company prior to his entry into elective office.

Legislative career

Election to the Kansas House of Representatives

Scott Schwab was first elected to the in 2002, representing District 49 in the northeast Johnson County suburbs of Olathe and . Running as a Republican, he won both the party primary and the general election held on November 5, 2002, securing the seat for the term beginning in January 2003. This marked his entry into elective office after prior experience in business and community involvement in the district. District 49, a suburban area in one of Kansas's most populous counties, favored Republican candidates during the early , aligning with Schwab's platform emphasizing and local economic issues. Schwab's victory reflected the district's political leanings, as Johnson County Republicans held strong majorities in state legislative races at the time. He went on to serve six terms in the , focusing initially on committee work related to elections and financial institutions before ascending to leadership roles.

Key legislative achievements and positions

During his tenure in the from 2003 to 2018, Scott Schwab advanced conservative priorities through committee leadership and bill sponsorships, including chairing the House Elections Committee where he sponsored measures to enhance election security and voter integrity, such as requirements for proof of and restrictions on out-of-state voter registration assistance. He also chaired the House Appropriations Committee, overseeing state budget allocations with an emphasis on fiscal restraint and local school funding control, and served as vice chair of the Taxation and Commerce and Labor committees, promoting free enterprise policies to bolster economic growth. Schwab sponsored HB 2199 in 2013, the Second Amendment Protection Act, aimed at shielding residents from certain federal firearms regulations deemed unconstitutional under state sovereignty claims. He co-sponsored HB 2203 that year, protecting the free exercise of against infringement. In 2011, he backed legislation imposing stricter requirements on providers, including and mandates. On key votes, Schwab supported SB 284 in 2018, authorizing faith-based child placement agencies to decline services conflicting with their religious beliefs. He voted yes on HB 2482 that year, barring state contracts with companies boycotting . In 2017, he backed overriding the gubernatorial of SB 30, preserving provisions for individuals and businesses. Schwab also endorsed expanding permits to 18- to 20-year-olds via HB 2042 in 2018. These positions aligned with his advocacy for , traditional values, and Second Amendment rights.

Service as Kansas Secretary of State

2018 election and initial tenure

Schwab won the Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State on August 7, 2018, securing 27,621 votes (28.4 percent) in a five-candidate field to succeed incumbent , who had pursued the gubernatorial nomination.) His primary opponents included Dennis Pyle (18.3 percent), Larry Hammond (17.5 percent), Keith Esau (17.4 percent), and Jennifer Winn (18.4 percent), reflecting a competitive intraparty contest amid Kobach's high-profile tenure marked by enforcement efforts. In the general on November 6, 2018, Schwab defeated Democratic nominee and Libertarian Rob Hodgkinson, receiving 505,295 votes (50.6 percent) out of 997,999 total votes cast statewide. garnered 413,768 votes (41.5 percent), while Hodgkinson obtained 36,350 votes (3.6 percent), contributing to a Republican sweep of statewide down-ballot offices despite Democrat Laura Kelly's gubernatorial victory. for the reached approximately 62 percent of registered voters, with Schwab's campaign emphasizing integrity and administrative efficiency inherited from Kobach's office. Schwab assumed office on January 14, 2019, the standard date for executive officers following certification of results. Prior to inauguration, he announced senior staff appointments on January 2, 2019, including Ian Barnes, Director Bryan Caskey, and Legal Steve Metsker, drawing from experienced state officials to ensure continuity in oversight and services. Early priorities centered on stabilizing administration amid ongoing federal scrutiny of state voter rolls, with Schwab inheriting and defending policies like proof-of-citizenship requirements from prior litigation under Kobach. In June 2019, his office faced a federal lawsuit from the ACLU of challenging 150-foot buffer zones around polling places as overly restrictive on free speech, though these rules aimed to prevent voter and electioneering. Schwab's initial actions underscored a commitment to procedural safeguards without the aggressive litigation style of his predecessor, focusing instead on operational reliability for municipal and that year.

Election administration and security measures

Upon assuming office in January 2019, Scott Schwab prioritized bolstering election security through statutory enhancements, technological safeguards, and procedural audits, emphasizing paper-based voting systems with verifiable trails. Kansas, under his administration, mandates voter identification for all elections pursuant to the 2011 Secure and Fair Elections (SAFE) Act, requiring photo ID or alternative verification for in-person voting and signature matching for mail ballots. Schwab has overseen the implementation of risk-limiting post-election audits, statutorily required since 2019, which involve hand-counting a statistical sample of paper ballots from randomly selected precincts to confirm machine tabulation accuracy; all 105 counties completed such audits following the August 2022 primary and November general elections, with results consistently affirming the certified outcomes. In December 2021, Schwab launched the Election Security Initiative to centralize efforts in fraud detection, training, and public education, including the introduction of legislation signed into law that year to strengthen overall election protections. A key component is an online portal for reporting suspected voter fraud or intimidation, enabling rapid investigation by the Secretary of State's office. The initiative also provides certified training programs for county election officials, rolled out in spring 2022, to standardize compliance with state laws and best practices for secure ballot handling and chain-of-custody protocols. To address physical vulnerabilities, Schwab allocated $1.9 million in federal (HAVA) grants in February 2024 to 84 for upgrades such as secure storage facilities, surveillance systems, and access controls for election equipment. These measures build on Kansas's statewide use of optical-scan paper ballots, which provide auditable records resistant to alteration, with no direct-recording electronic (DRE) machines lacking paper trails permitted. Schwab has collaborated with federal and interstate partners, including agreements in 2025 to cross-verify voter rolls against databases for confirmation, aiming to prevent non-citizen registrations while maintaining list accuracy under the National Voter Registration Act. A 2023 legislative of systems identified strengths in paper trails and audits but recommended further investments in cybersecurity and training, which Schwab's office has incorporated into ongoing reforms.

Voter roll maintenance and federal collaborations

Under Scott Schwab's leadership as Kansas Secretary of State, the office has prioritized voter roll maintenance through systematic verification processes to remove ineligible registrants, including non-citizens and duplicates, in compliance with state law KSA 25-2316c(e), which authorizes confirmation notices for voters with mismatched records or inactivity. In October 2024, Schwab's office corresponded with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to facilitate access to federal data enabling election officials to confirm U.S. status and exclude non-citizens from rolls. Schwab has advocated for enhanced federal assistance in identifying and removing non-citizens from voter lists, stating in July 2025 that such collaboration would utilize all available tools to ensure only eligible citizens vote. This aligns with interstate efforts under his tenure, such as the September 2025 memorandum of understanding with Texas—joined by eight other states—to exchange voter data securely for detecting duplicates and improving registration accuracy, though primarily state-led. Federally, Schwab participated in a July 30, 2025, meeting with other secretaries of state to discuss nationwide election integrity, including intergovernmental data sharing for voter roll upkeep. He has emphasized the value of federal-state information flows while resisting certain requests, such as the U.S. Department of Justice's 2025 demand for Kansas's full voter database, citing concerns and potential misuse for a centralized federal registry. These positions earned praise from President in an October 2025 letter commending Schwab's contributions to safeguards.

National Association of Secretaries of State leadership

In July 2020, Schwab was appointed as the Midwestern Region Vice President on the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Executive Board, a role serving as the organization's chief governing body, with his term expiring in July 2021. He emphasized the appointment's focus on ensuring safe and secure processes amid national challenges. On July 12, 2023, at the NASS Summer Conference in , Schwab was sworn in as NASS President, becoming the fifth Kansan to hold the position since the organization's founding in 1904, with his one-year term concluding in July 2024. His selection reflected his reputation for upholding integrity, including resistance to unfounded claims of fraud following the 2020 , positioning him to lead the bipartisan group of state officials through the 2024 presidential cycle. Schwab stated that he aimed to foster collaboration among secretaries of state nationwide, particularly in a pivotal year, to strengthen democratic processes through shared learning and bipartisan efforts. During his presidency, Schwab oversaw NASS committee appointments for 2023-2024, including co-chairs for business services, elections, and other policy areas, to guide member initiatives on election administration and state governance. The under his recognized innovative state programs, such as awarding the 2023 NASS IDEAS Award to for advancements in election practices, though specific Schwab-led reforms were centered on maintaining nonpartisan standards amid heightened scrutiny of voting systems. By April 2025, Schwab transitioned to NASS Immediate Past President while serving on related bodies like the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's Board of Advisors.

2026 Kansas gubernatorial campaign

Campaign announcement and platform

On January 8, 2025, Scott Schwab announced his candidacy for the Republican in the 2026 gubernatorial , becoming the first major Republican candidate to enter the race. In his announcement, Schwab highlighted his experience as the state's top elections official, emphasizing a record of secure and transparent elections as a foundation for his leadership. He framed his bid as a continuation of conservative governance, drawing on his legislative background and tenure focused on election integrity and administrative efficiency. Schwab's platform prioritizes fiscal restraint and government reduction, with a core pledge to deliver substantial relief for Kansas residents and businesses through targeted reforms. He advocates shrinking the overall size of to eliminate inefficiencies and redirect resources toward taxpayer priorities. Additionally, the platform calls for restrictions on land ownership by foreign adversaries, specifically banning purchases by entities affiliated with near military bases and other sensitive sites to safeguard interests. Schwab positions these measures as restoring core conservative principles in state policymaking, including robust election safeguards informed by his prior role.

Key policy proposals and endorsements

Schwab's campaign platform centers on and government , with a primary emphasis on achieving relief through long-term structural reforms aimed at easing burdens on seniors and young homebuyers without undermining local government revenues or economic stability. He advocates reducing the overall size of state government by streamlining regulatory processes, cutting bureaucratic for businesses, and deploying existing technologies to enhance agency without raising taxpayer costs. This includes a recently launched statewide modernization of the creation and tracking system, announced on October 6, 2025, to promote transparency and reduce administrative burdens. In the realm of national security, Schwab proposes restricting foreign adversaries, particularly , from purchasing Kansas farmland and property near military bases and , such as the animal health facility in and the nuclear plant in northeast ; he referenced support for a 2024 bill on this issue that was vetoed by Governor . He also prioritizes bolstering election administration by providing enhanced physical and cybersecurity resources to county officials, alongside mandatory certification training to standardize expertise and maintain integrity. Additionally, Schwab has pledged support for rural Kansas communities facing economic challenges, framing his approach around proven conservative principles and . As of October 2025, explicit endorsements for Schwab's gubernatorial bid remain limited amid a competitive Republican primary field, though he has received notable praise from former President . In an October 8, 2025, letter, Trump commended Schwab for being among the first state officials to utilize the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to verify voter , highlighting it as a model for election security through state-federal . This recognition aligns with Schwab's ongoing voter roll maintenance efforts but does not constitute a formal campaign endorsement.

Political positions and controversies

Stance on election integrity

Scott Schwab has consistently advocated for robust election security measures, emphasizing the prevention of fraud through legislative reforms, technological enhancements, and interstate data-sharing protocols. As Secretary of State, he spearheaded the Election Security Initiative launched in 2021, which introduced state laws strengthening safeguards against unauthorized access and manipulation, including an online portal for reporting suspected voter fraud. This initiative built on Kansas's pre-existing Secure and Fair Elections () Act of 2011, which mandates for voters, a policy Schwab has defended as essential for verifying eligibility without suppressing turnout. Schwab's approach prioritizes accurate voter roll maintenance, collaborating with federal and state entities to cross-verify registrations against data. In July 2025, he participated in a bipartisan meeting focused on leveraging federal databases to purge ineligible voters, a effort he described as critical for upholding electoral trust. Similarly, in September 2025, Schwab signed a with to exchange voter data securely, aiming to remove deceased or relocated individuals from rolls and enhance registration accuracy across borders. These actions earned praise from President in October 2025, who commended Schwab for advancing verification in processes. Regarding the 2020 presidential election, Schwab affirmed the integrity of Kansas's results, which favored Trump, while rejecting of widespread irregularities; he has testified before legislative committees that the state's paper-ballot systems and post-election audits provide verifiable safeguards against . Schwab has critiqued expansive mail-in voting expansions, noting in August 2024 that processing times can exceed historical benchmarks like the , underscoring his preference for in-person voting with strict chain-of-custody protocols to minimize risks. Despite facing from some conservative quarters, Schwab maintains that Kansas's decentralized county-level administration, combined with state-mandated risk-limiting audits, ensures resilient election processes, as evidenced by a 2023 legislative audit highlighting both strengths in verification and areas for procedural refinement.

Fiscal and conservative policies

Schwab has advocated for reducing property taxes as a core element of his fiscal platform, criticizing the Kansas Legislature's failure to deliver meaningful relief during the 2025 session and positioning it as a priority for his 2026 gubernatorial campaign. He has expressed eagerness to implement cuts to alleviate burdens on families and businesses, framing high property taxes as a barrier to economic vitality. In line with conservative principles of , Schwab supports shrinking the size and scope of to lower overall costs for residents. His campaign pledges include broad tax reductions alongside efforts to foster job creation, particularly in rural areas, by easing regulatory burdens on businesses that he argues stifle growth. During his tenure in the from 2003 to 2010, Schwab worked to diminish regulatory overreach and promote local control, consistent with fiscal conservative aims to prioritize efficiency over expansive state intervention. Schwab's positions extend to opposing foreign ownership of Kansas agricultural land, viewing it as a threat to state sovereignty and —a stance aligned with conservative emphases on protecting domestic interests from external influences. He has committed to prioritizing public safety funding within a restrained framework, advocating for targeted spending that avoids unnecessary expansion of programs. These proposals reflect a broader commitment to fiscal restraint, drawing from his legislative experience where he supported measures to streamline operations and reduce costs for taxpayers.

Criticisms from across the

Democrats and voting rights advocates have criticized Scott Schwab for enforcing and defending Kansas election laws perceived as restrictive, arguing they unduly burden voters and suppress turnout among certain demographics. For instance, the League of Women Voters of Kansas challenged provisions of 2021 election legislation under Schwab's administration, including restrictions on voter education efforts, mailing unsolicited advance ballot applications, and delivering ballots to voters' doorsteps, claiming violations of free speech and equal protection under the . A federal court in 2025 permanently enjoined a component of that law banning third-party groups from prefilling advance ballot applications, ruling it suppressed protected speech without sufficient justification. Similarly, ongoing litigation against Senate Bill 4, which eliminates a three-day for postmarked mail ballots to arrive, accuses Schwab's office of advancing measures that reject valid votes through no fault of the voter. Within the Republican Party, primary challenger Mike Brown in 2022 accused Schwab of lapses in election administration that undermined integrity, pointing to local errors such as inaccurate voter instructions and unforwarded ballots in Rice County, duplicate ballots mailed to approximately 1,000 voters in Douglas County due to printing issues, and a Kansas Court of Appeals finding that Schwab's office violated open records laws by altering software to restrict access to provisional ballot data. Brown further highlighted Schwab's acceptance of $2.3 million in private grants linked to Mark Zuckerberg's foundation for election administration, portraying it as a vulnerability exploited in other states for potential fraud despite no evidence of obligations or misuse in Kansas. Schwab's campaign countered that such local operational errors fell outside the Secretary of State's direct authority and emphasized enhanced training for counties, while noting Brown's own acceptance of over $850,000 in similar grants as a county commissioner.

Personal life

Family and relationships

Scott Schwab is married to Michele Schwab. The couple resides in Overland Park, Kansas. They have three children.

Personal tragedies and their impacts

On August 7, 2016, Scott Schwab's 10-year-old son, Caleb Jacob Schwab, died in a accident on the Verrückt water slide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas. The 168-foot-tall slide, advertised as the world's tallest, propelled the raft carrying Caleb airborne, ejecting him and resulting in fatal injuries when he struck metal support poles and netting. An autopsy confirmed decapitation as the cause of death, marking the first known fatality on the ride despite prior safety concerns and incidents reported to authorities. The tragedy profoundly affected the Schwab , with Scott and his wife, Michelle, describing ongoing grief while emphasizing faith and resilience in their first public statements in February 2017. They pursued civil settlements, receiving approximately $20 million from Schlitterbahn operators, engineers, and manufacturers by May 2017, though Scott noted money could not replace their . The supported charges filed in March 2018 against park co-owner Jeff Henry and Tyler Miles for reckless operation, but these were dismissed in February 2019 due to insufficient evidence of criminal intent. In November 2018, Scott publicly discussed the 's "journey forward," highlighting emotional recovery amid legal proceedings. Schwab integrated reflections on the loss into his personal and public life, becoming emotional during a January 2017 Kansas House address shortly after his son's death and recalling Caleb's joy during an August 2018 election victory speech. The incident prompted calls for enhanced water park regulations, with Schwab advocating for investigations to prevent similar occurrences, though he maintained his political focus without attributing direct policy shifts to the event.

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