13 Facts About Scott Schwab

Scott Joseph Schwab was born on July 9,1972 and is an American politician serving as the 32nd Secretary of State of Kansas.

Scott Schwab served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 49th district, from 2009 to 2019.

Scott Schwab served as Speaker pro tempore of the Kansas House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019.

Scott Schwab received national attention when his son, Caleb, was killed in an accident on the Schlitterbahn Kansas City, Kansas water park's Verruckt water slide.

In 1994, Schwab earned a Bachelor of Arts from Fort Hays State University.

Scott Schwab worked in the sales field until 2010, and then became the executive vice president of CompDME.

Scott Schwab began serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives in June 2003.

Scott Schwab faced banker Chuck Ahner of Overland Park, Thomas Scherer of Merriam and Paul Showen of Shawnee.

In 2008, Scott Schwab ran again for his old 49th District seat, was unopposed in the primary, and defeated Democrat Kristi Boone in the general election.

In 2017, Scott Schwab announced that he would be a candidate for Kansas Secretary of State in the 2018 election.

Scott Schwab said he was not interested in rolling back voting standards supported by then-incumbent Secretary of State Kris Kobach, but that his experience as House Speaker pro tem and as chair of the elections and insurance committees qualified him for the position.

Scott Schwab is against same-sex marriage and describes himself as pro-life.

Scott Schwab was criticized for taking advantage of Texas law, which permitted him to receive the $20,000,000.00 settlement, rather than Kansas law that he, as a state lawmaker, voted for in 2014, which would have capped damages at $300,000.00.