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Ron Estes

U.S. House · Kansas
On the ballot · Nov 3
$1.9M

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$312k17%
  • PACs$1.1M59%
  • Transfers & other$453k24%

3% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$1.2M
Office
PartyRepublican
ChamberU.S. House
SeatKansas, district 4
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
KS-2 · Derek SchmidtKS-3 · Sharice DavidsKS-1 · Tracey MannKS-4 · Ron Estes
KS-4 · Kansas
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On the ballot · Kansas House, district 4 · Nov 397% party to win· vs. Tyndell ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Our Kansas Champion.”

estesforcongress.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 392 bills and votes and 12 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Right 25 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. Tyndell · 2026vs. pick…
Estes (you're viewing)
Overall
25
Right
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

KS-4 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Estes (R)97%
Tyndell (D)4%
The race · KS-4
Ron EstesRepublican · incumbent · Right 25 on the record97%
Katy TyndellDemocrat · challenger · L-lean 21 from statements4%
2125
46 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Tyndell's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Ron Estes$2.2M
$375k from individuals · $352k itemized
Katy Tyndell$546k
$529k from individuals · $438k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of Ron Estes's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 12 sponsored, 97 cosponsored, 113 statements, 380 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Federal budget, taxes and spending · 23% of Ron Estes's priorities · 7 sponsored · 25 cosponsored · 22 statements · 198 tweets · broke with their party on 18 of 468 party-line votesFederal budget 23%Health care · 16% of Ron Estes's priorities · 4 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 27 statements · 52 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 50 party-line votesHealth care 16%Business, finance and labor · 13% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 9 statements · 198 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 178 party-line votesBusiness 13%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 7% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 5 statements · 33 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 305 party-line votesEnergy 7%Immigration · 6% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 5 cosponsored · 16 statements · 29 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 57 party-line votesImmigration 6%Civil rights, gender and religion · 6% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 7 statements · 36 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 33 party-line votesCivil rights 6%Crime and justice · 5% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 4 cosponsored · 0 statements · 72 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 108 party-line votesCrime 5%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 5% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 3 cosponsored · 7 statements · 50 tweets · broke with their party on 6 of 318 party-line votesForeign policy 5%Trade and industrial policy · 5% of Ron Estes's priorities · 1 sponsored · 4 cosponsored · 7 statements · 7 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 9 party-line votesTrade 5%Guns · 4% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 8 cosponsored · 5 statements · 5 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 16 party-line votesGuns 4%Federal power and civil liberties · 3% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 1 cosponsored · 2 statements · 49 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 111 party-line votes3%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 2% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 3 cosponsored · 0 statements · 31 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 57 party-line votes2%Elections, representation and accountability · 2% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 2 cosponsored · 4 statements · 4 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 26 party-line votes2%Education · 2% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 0 cosponsored · 2 statements · 18 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 34 party-line votes2%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

Ron Estes

● Republican · U.S. House · Kansas
Raised
$1.9M
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$247k
retail & business
Overall
Right
25pt right
Actions
885
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 397% · vs. Tyndell ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Our Kansas Champion.”

Defending Constitutional Rights and Religious Liberties ↗“Ron will always defend the rights and liberties of Kansans by fighting federal overreach, protecting the Second Amendment, and standing for the sanctity of life.”National Security ↗“Ron is leading efforts to secure our border, support our military and veterans, and restore peace through strength at home and abroad.”Taxes ↗“Ron is working to lower taxes, grow the economy, and ensure Kansans keep more of their hard-earned money instead of sending it to Washington.”
From estesforcongress.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
Right, 25 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Estes (R)97%
Tyndell (D)4%
The race · KS-4
Ron EstesRepublican · incumbent · Right 25 on the record97%
Katy TyndellDemocrat · challenger · L-lean 21 from statements4%
2125
46 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Tyndell's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Ron Estes$2.2M
$375k from individuals · $352k itemized
Katy Tyndell$546k
$529k from individuals · $438k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Federal budget, taxes and spending · 23% of Ron Estes's priorities · 7 sponsored · 25 cosponsored · 22 statements · 198 tweets · broke with their party on 18 of 468 party-line votesBudget and taxes 23%Health care · 16% of Ron Estes's priorities · 4 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 27 statements · 52 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 50 party-line votesHealth care 16%Business, finance and labor · 13% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 9 statements · 198 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 178 party-line votesBusiness and labor 13%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 7% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 5 statements · 33 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 305 party-line votes7%Immigration · 6% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 5 cosponsored · 16 statements · 29 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 57 party-line votes6%Civil rights, gender and religion · 6% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 7 statements · 36 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 33 party-line votes6%Crime and justice · 5% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 4 cosponsored · 0 statements · 72 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 108 party-line votes5%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 5% of Ron Estes's priorities · 0 sponsored · 3 cosponsored · 7 statements · 50 tweets · broke with their party on 6 of 318 party-line votes5%
7% Energy and land6% Immigration6% Civil rights5% Crime and justice5% Foreign policy
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Retail & business72$247k
Finance & insurance46$177k
Health care48$162k
Other politicians20$94k
Construction14$70k
Defense12$68k
Agriculture & food20$67k
Issue groups17$64k
Everything else61$231k
Raised $1.9M · 17% individuals · 59% pacs