State lawmaker leads Democrats in U.S. Senate fundraising, but far off Bollier ’20 pace

Read Article Democratic state Sen. Patrick Schmidt of Topeka raised more than any other Democratic U.S. Senate candidate seeking to challenge Republican incumbent Roger Marshall this year. Schmidt, who was just elected to the state Senate in 2024, reported raising $177,173 in the quarter ending March 31. He had about $130,000 in cash on hand. While he led a field of eight candidates who have filed candidacy reports with the Federal Elections Commission –