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Ron Estes

U.S. Representative, KS-4

Republican Kansas since Jan 3, 2025

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Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, KS-4 current
Kansas
Republican Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District KS-4 current
United States
Republican Apr 14, 2017 Jan 1, 2030 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, KS-4
Kansas
Republican Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, KS-4
Kansas
Republican Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, KS-4
Kansas
Republican Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, KS-4
Kansas
Republican Apr 25, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District KS-4
United States
Republican Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District KS-4
United States
Republican Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District KS-4
United States
Republican Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District KS-4
United States
Republican Apr 25, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.648, social dim. 0.130. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
S 2503
ROTOR Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-72 Feb 24, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll72 US-GOV-PD
HR 6329
Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-71 Feb 24, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll71 US-GOV-PD
HR 2189
Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act
On Passage Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-70 Feb 12, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll70 US-GOV-PD
S 1383
Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
On Passage Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-69 Feb 11, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll69 US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Commit Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-68 Feb 11, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll68 US-GOV-PD
HR 261
Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
On Passage Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-67 Feb 11, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll67 US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Recommit Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-66 Feb 11, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll66 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 72
Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-65 Feb 11, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll65 US-GOV-PD
HR 3617
Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act
On Passage Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-64 Feb 11, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll64 US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Recommit Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-63 Feb 11, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll63 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1057
Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on…
On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended Yea house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-62 Feb 11, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll62 US-GOV-PD
On Ordering the Previous Question Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-61 Feb 11, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll61 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1042
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Yea house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-60 Feb 10, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll60 US-GOV-PD
On Ordering the Previous Question Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-59 Feb 10, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll59 US-GOV-PD
HR 1531
PROTECT Taiwan Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-58 Feb 9, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll58 US-GOV-PD
HR 6644
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-57 Feb 9, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll57 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 142
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and…
On Passage Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-56 Feb 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll56 US-GOV-PD
HR 4090
Critical Mineral Dominance Act
On Passage Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-55 Feb 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll55 US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Recommit Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-54 Feb 4, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll54 US-GOV-PD
HR 7148
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-53 Feb 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll53 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1032
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148) making further…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Yea house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-52 Feb 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll52 US-GOV-PD
On Ordering the Previous Question Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-51 Feb 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll51 US-GOV-PD
HR 3123
Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-50 Feb 2, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll50 US-GOV-PD
HR 980
Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-49 Feb 2, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll49 US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 68
To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-48 Jan 22, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll48 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate

Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

ReceiptsSpendingCashDebtRefundsSelf-fundingNet receipts
$2,288,000$2,033,296 $1,198,276$0 $13,662 $2,274,337

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Jan 8, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 10:01 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loadedRefunds/reversals loadedNet receipts loaded
$2,652,940$0$2,652,940

Largest itemized receipts

CycleAmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateCoverageSource
2024 $85,000 KEEP KANSAS RED PAC RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $63,154 TEAM ESTES RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Mar 29, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $40,168 TEAM ESTES RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Mar 31, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $32,449 TEAM ESTES RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Mar 31, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $31,759 TEAM ESTES RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Mar 29, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $27,794 TEAM ESTES RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jun 17, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $27,500 TEAM ESTES RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $23,821 TEAM ESTES RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 26, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $23,147 TEAM ESTES RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Mar 31, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $18,651 TEAM ESTES RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jun 30, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $17,431 TEAM ESTES RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jun 29, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $17,344 TEAM ESTES RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Dec 27, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $15,929 TEAM ESTES RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $12,366 FLEXPOINT MEDIA INC RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC May 12, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $10,950 EDWARD JONES RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Feb 23, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.

CyclePositionItemized spending loadedPeriod / as ofCoverageSource
2024Support $4,158 (7 records) Jul 15, 2024–Oct 15, 2024 · as of Oct 15, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Sponsored legislation (1 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

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