SCOTT SCHWAB

SECRETARY OF STATE

SCOTT SCHWAB

SECRETARY OF STATE

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Scott Schwab

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Scott Schwab grew up in Great Bend, Kansas, and graduated from Fort Hays State University. Prior to entering public service, Scott was a small business owner and a national sales trainer.

First elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2002, Scott worked to reduce regulatory overreach, strengthen Kansas’ election laws, bring local control to Kansas schools, and grow our economy by cutting taxes and promoting business growth.

Scott championed several election integrity bills that are now state law, including requiring voter ID. Scott served in leadership roles including chairman of the Elections Committee and the Financial Institutions Committee and vice chairman of the Taxation Committee and the Commerce and Labor Committee. Scott also was elected by his colleagues to serve as speaker pro tempore of the Kansas House.

Scott was elected Kansas secretary of state in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. Scott has prioritized enhancing Kansas’ election laws, developing new initiatives to strengthen election security, and increasing training for county election officials. He has focused on improving the agency’s filing system to better serve Kansas business owners and modernizing agency processes to better serve Kansans.

As secretary of state, Scott has opposed legislation in Congress that would eliminate voter ID, use tax dollars to fund political campaigns, and federalize state elections. Scott will continue to fight against federal intervention in state elections and preserve local control of Kansas elections.

Scott serves as president of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) after serving as Midwestern region vice president and treasurer of the organization. He and his wife, Michele, live in Overland Park with their children.

“I love Kansas. Growing up in Great Bend, hunting the fields of Garden City, attending Fort Hays State University, and raising my family in Overland Park — this state has been very good to us.

That is why it is so rewarding to serve the people of Kansas, working to make our state even better so our kids will want to live and work here as well.

As your secretary of state, I am working every day to earn your trust and deliver results for you.”

“I love Kansas. Growing up in Great Bend, hunting the fields of Garden City, attending Fort Hays State University, and raising my family in Overland Park — this state has been very good to us.

That is why it is so rewarding to serve the people of Kansas, working to make our state even better so our kids will want to live and work here as well.

As your secretary of state, I work every day to earn your trust and deliver results for you.”

Priorities

Priorities

Success

As secretary of state, Scott has fought to protect Kansas election laws like voter ID and signature verification. Scott also introduced and worked to achieve passage of legislation to improve election integrity, election security, and election administration laws. These new laws require additional election audits, secure voting equipment, and improved voter roll maintenance and ballot security. Scott will continue building on these initiatives to ensure election integrity in Kansas.

Scott has also worked to make it easier for businesses to work with the secretary of state’s office by streamlining and reducing reporting requirements, modernizing business filing systems, and helping establish a one-stop for businesses to interact with state government. Scott firmly believes that business owners should spend more time running their businesses rather than navigating government red tape.   

Integrity

Local election officials in Kansas work hard to administer safe, secure, and trustworthy elections. As secretary of state, Scott implemented a new training program to help counties administer elections, worked with counties to enhance election security measures, and conducted the first post-election audits in Kansas history. Scott also led the effort and implemented procedural audits to ensure counties are following established election processes and procedures. Scott is committed to working with local election officials to ensure trust and transparency in the Kansas election system.

Results

We don’t just talk about results, we deliver them. Under Scott’s leadership we have made it easier to start a business in Kansas, enhanced election security, and provided consistency in office policies and statutes. Scott will continue to deliver results for all Kansans.

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