The farmers and ranchers of the state’s leading agriculture advocacy organization today announced their endorsement of incumbent Rep. Derek Schmidt in Kansas’ 2nd District.

The formal endorsement came from Kansas Farm Bureau’s (KFB) political action committee, Voters Organized to Elect Farm Bureau Friends (VOTE FBF), comprised of active farmer/rancher members elected by their peers from each of KFB’s 10 geographic districts. 

The KFB VOTE FBF endorsement process began earlier this year with individual recommendations from the autonomous county Farm Bureau organizations.

“Derek Schmidt has proven he understands Kansas agriculture,” Glenn Brunkow, president of KFB, says. “Derek has a proven track record of supporting KFB policy, and he has strong grassroots support from our members.”

Kansas Farm Bureau’s VOTE FBF fund was established in 1993 to elect candidates who understand agriculture and advocate on its behalf. Since its inception, endorsed candidates have won their respective elections in more than 90 percent of races. VOTE FBF is funded through voluntary contributions. To learn more about VOTE FBF, visit www.kfb.org/votefbf.