GOP governor candidate Vicki Schmidt’s running mate will be Kansas Farm Bureau president

Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt will team with Kansas Farm Bureau President Joe Newland on a Kansas ticket for governor and lieutenant governor.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 18, 2026

Words: 406

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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TOPEKA — Kansas Insurance Commissioner and Republican gubernatorial candidate Vicki Schmidt chose Monday to name the president of Kansas Farm Bureau as her lieutenant governor running mate, less than three months before the pivotal August primary election.

Schmidt, a former state senator from Topeka in her second term as insurance commissioner, decided to partner with Joe Newland, a former state representative who has served as KFB’s president since 2022. His role with the agriculture organization …

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