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
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][dead link]
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 former president 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]
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]
↑ McCoy, Donald R. (February 2000). Landon, Alfred Mossman (1887-1987), governor of Kansas and Republican presidential nominee. American National Biography Online. Vol.1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0600763.
1 ▌New Progressive (1 territory) Italics indicate no secretary of state in this state, closest equivalent listed An asterisk (*) indicates that the officeholder is serving in an acting capacity.
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