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Institutional context

This member's profile: LOW β€” 1.9% of PAC dollars from tagged committees.

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Derek Schmidt

Rep. KS-2

Principal committee C00877373 Β· Schedule A β†’

LOW

PAC dependency

1.9%

Share of PAC dollars from tagged committees (2024 cycle).

Tagged / total PAC

$15,000 / $802,855

Numerator and denominator for the dependency ratio β€” every line links to FEC.

Peer context

More PAC-dependent on tagged committees than 76% of House colleagues.

Tagged committeeFEC IDAmountSource
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670$15,000Receipts Β· Committee

Score rule: influence_formula_v1

Tagged PAC Schedule B disbursements to this member

Itemized spender-side ledger from tagged committees (2024 cycle) β€” complements PAS2 contribution totals above.All PAC spending β†’

DateAmountCommitteePayee / recipientEmployer / occupationAddressTypeCandidateFEC
2024-10-16$5,000American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670DEREK SCHMIDT FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEPRIMARY 2024 DEBT RETIREMENTβ€”PO BOX 4010 Β· TOPEKA, KS, 66604CONTRIBUTION MADE TO NON-AFFILIATEDSCHMIDT, DEREK L. REP.H4KS02164PDF
2024-09-16$5,000American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670DEREK SCHMIDT FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEPRIMARY 2024 DEBT RETIREMENTβ€”PO BOX 4010 Β· TOPEKA, KS, 66604CONTRIBUTION MADE TO NON-AFFILIATEDSCHMIDT, DEREKH4KS02164PDF
2024-08-29$5,000American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670DEREK SCHMIDT FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEECONTRIBUTION TO COMMITTEEβ€”PO BOX 4010 Β· TOPEKA, KS, 66604CONTRIBUTION MADE TO NON-AFFILIATEDSCHMIDT, DEREKH4KS02164PDF
2024-09-18$250American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670DEREK SCHMIDT FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF KEITH BEARDSLEEMemo: EARMARK OF KEITH BEARDSLEE. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 4010 Β· TOPEKA, KS, 66604β€”SCHMIDT, DEREKH4KS02164PDF
2024-08-21$1American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670DEREK SCHMIDT FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF E SEGALMemo: EARMARK OF E SEGAL. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 4010 Β· TOPEKA, KS, 66604β€”SCHMIDT, DEREKH4KS02164PDF
2024-09-04$1American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670DEREK SCHMIDT FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEEARMARK OF LAWRENCE HELLERMemo: EARMARK OF LAWRENCE HELLER. TRANSMITTED BY CHECK/EFTβ€”PO BOX 4010 Β· TOPEKA, KS, 66604β€”SCHMIDT, DEREKH4KS02164PDF
2024-10-14-$5,000American Israel Public Affairs Committee PACC00797670DEREK SCHMIDT FOR CONGRESSCAMPAIGN COMMITTEEVOID - PRIMARY 2024 DEBT RETIREMENTβ€”PO BOX 4010 Β· TOPEKA, KS, 66604CONTRIBUTION MADE TO NON-AFFILIATEDSCHMIDT, DEREK L. REP.H4KS02164PDF

Post–Oct 7 delta

PAC dependency ratio before vs after 7 Oct 2023 (PAS2 transaction dates, 2024 cycle).

0.0%

Pre–Oct 7

1.9%

Post–Oct 7

+1.9pp

Change

Influence stack

Layer toggles

Default ON: direct PAC + documented IE. LDA and FARA live in separate sections β€” we never merge buckets.

  • Direct PACOn

    Objective

    FEC committee β†’ candidate contributions (PAS2 bulk). Default ON.

  • LDA lobbying

    Fuzzy match

    Lobbying Disclosure Act filings β€” confidence-scored member links. Separate bucket.

    Open β†’
  • FARA foreign gov

    Separate tab

    Foreign-agent registration spend β€” never merged with domestic PAC totals.

    Open β†’

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Derek Schmidt

Rep. KS-2

1.9%

PAC dependency

LOW

$15,000 tagged Β· $802,855 total PAC

Editorial severity from public records. Correlation β‰  causation. Every dollar links to FEC.

Influence breakdown

PAC dependency2
Committee relevance (Israel/aid/arming)25

Influence Mixer

Change my mind

Sliders re-weight the editorial composite for Derek Schmidt. Facts do not change β€” only the formula mix. Top-level split stays 55% electoral / 45% legislative.

Live composite

28

LOW

Severity is an editorial composite from public records.See the math β†’