The 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Kansas. Democratic Governor Laura Kelly is running for re-election to a second term.

Current Position: Attorney General since 2011
Affiliation: Republican
Candidate: 2023 Governor
Former Position: State Senator for District 15 from 2001 – 2011

Derek Larkin Schmidt is an American lawyer and politician who has been the Kansas Attorney General since 2011. Under his tenure, he has opposed expansion of LGBT rights in Kansas, including by defending the state’s laws against same-sex marriages; opposed efforts to legalize or decriminalize marijuana in Kansas, and challenged public health orders issued by Governor Laura Kelly to address the COVID-19 pandemic.