Allen Schmidt

Allen C. Schmidt is an American former politician who served in the Kansas State Senate as a Democrat in 2011 and 2012.

Schmidt grew up on a dairy farm near Hays, Kansas, and is a fifth-generation farmer. He attended the University of Kansas and received a master's in school psychology from Fort Hays State University before joining the U.S. Army and receiving a second master's from the U.S. Army War College. He spent 32 years in the Army Service Medical Corps, retiring as a colonel. He chose not to stand for re-election in his own right, and in the 2012 elections the seat was taken by Republican Leslie Donovan.

After leaving the Senate, Schmidt opened a vineyard on his family's farm in 2017. He was appointed to the Kansas Board of Regents in 2019, and his term there ended on June 30, 2022.