Schmidt's Fetal Personhood Fallout

Democratic state senator Patrick Schmidt is under fire from his own party over his controversial amendment to a “fetal personhood” bill that would allow child support for pregnancy costs from conception and let parents claim unborn children on taxes — a move he admits was meant to sabotage the bill, though Republicans backed it and Democrats didn’t vote. Now running for U.S. Senate against GOP Senator Roger Marshall, Schmidt faces scrutiny over his past actions, including leaving his state Senate seat to run for national office despite promising voters he wouldn’t. Critics, including his former primary opponent Vic Miller, point to his GOP-backed amendment as evidence of inconsistency. Schmidt defends his record, arguing he didn’t derail women’s healthcare in Kansas, while also taking aim at Republican Senate President Ty Masterson’s alleged “no-show job” at Wichita State — contrasting it with his own Navy Reserve duty, which he says requires frequent trips to D.C. and barely pays his way, but he says he does it “for the pleasure of serving.” Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e1f6aee187524054