Ron Estes

Republican | Kansas

Candidate Profile

Verified Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Ron Estes


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Primary, Special SD24 & SD25, and Ballot Measure


Race

U.S. Rep., Dist. 4


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Ron Estes websites Ron Estes emailFacebookXYouTube

EDUCATION

Tennessee Tech Univ, Cookeville, TN, BS Civil Engineering, 1978

Tennessee Tech Univ, Cookeville, TN, MBA, 1983

WORK & MILITARY

Bombardier Learjet, Project Mgr/Six Sigma Agent, 2001-2005

Koch Oil/Koch Refined Products, Program Mgr, 1995-2000

AFFILIATIONS

Airport Authority, Former Board member

Kansans for Life, Supporter/Sponsor

National Rifle Assn, Member

Nat’l Young Republican, Former Asst Treasurer

Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Member

Kansas Republican Party, Precinct Committeeman, Exec Committee Member

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

KS State Treasurer, 2011-2017

Sedgwick Co (KS) Treasurer, 2005-2011

US Congressman (KS-04), 2017-2026

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Precinct committteeman, 1996-2026

KS GOP State Party vice-chair, 2009-2011

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS

2025-2026

|

100%






2025-2026

|

100%


2017-18

|

100%, 100% (cum.)†


2025

|

100%



2025-26

|

100%






2024

|

83%, 89%†



2025-2026

|

87%, 87%†


2019-20

|

67%, 73% (cum.)†


2022

|

71% (cum.)†




LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (1)

National Right To Life

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)

Kansans for Life

National Right to Life

Kansas Farm Bureau

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (133)

David Valadao (2026)

Jen Kiggans (2026)

Juan Ciscomani (2026)

Kansans for Life (2026)

Mariannette Miller-Meeks (2026)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (100)

Bill Clifford (2026)

David Bridges (2026)

House Conservatives Fund (2026)

Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PAC (2026)

National Federation of Independent Business (2026)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (6)

Airline Pilots Association (2024)

National Air Traffic Controllers Association (2022)

National Association of Letter Carriers (2019)

Renewable Energy Group (2019)

Country Over Party PAC (2017)

OTHER INFORMATION


One of 81 Republicans
 who joined with Democrats to preserve $315M funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a non-profit agency with a history of bias against conservatives.

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Strongly Agree

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

I believe that life begins at conception and should be protected. We have a fundamental moral obligation to defend the unborn.

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Disagree

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.

Agree

Some of the benefits of the Working Families Tax Cut Act, which I strongly supported and helped draft, are no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, permanent 199A deductions, an increased standard deduction, and a host of other tax policies that let working families keep more of their hard-earned money.

The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.

Strongly Agree

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

1. Consolidate or eliminate duplicative, redundant programs, especially those that are not core functions of government. 2. Implement recommendations from the DOGE committee and the fraud investigations that have uncovered billions of dollars of taxpayer dollars have been misspent and fraudulently misdirected away from the intended recipients. 3. Shrink government bureaucracy including the closure of unnecessary agencies that bloat the scope of government beyond its constitutional boundaries.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

Government should refrain from establishing a state church or religion. However, our country was based on Judeo-Christian foundations; those founding principles have guided this nation, our founding documents, and our leaders throughout history. Congress added "under God" to our pledge in 1954 further affirming the United States' deep-rooted foundations of faith. The church's autonomy is established by God and defined by Scripture. The government's power is only by the consent of the governed.


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Strongly Disagree

Government does too much tracking of personal information. Health care information should only be used to better serve patients, not to determine if the cost of their care is too great to justify keeping them alive. A federal bureaucracy should never be in a position to disregard the dignity and value of a human life, and then make life or death determinations based on what they deem viable through statistics.


NATIONAL SECURITY

With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.

B and C are both true.

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

As the only democracy in the middle east, Israel is an important strategic global partner and ally.

Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security.

Strongly Agree


IMMIGRATION

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

Our country is a nation of immigrants. Our immigration system has been broken. Individuals who attempt to apply legally have difficulty navigating the complicated process, while others were allowed to illegally cross our borders unhindered, then released with no accountability into the country. We need a process that prioritizes the safety & security needs of our country while allowing immigrants to complete the legal requirements of residency & citizenship with a timely, accountable process.

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Strongly Agree

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Strongly Agree


VALUES

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Strongly Agree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

My Christian beliefs and values are based in and guided by God's Word and are inextricably linked to who I am as a person, husband, father, and public servant, and Christian.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree


EQUALITY

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

I think we need an "all of the above" approach to energy production: oil, gas, coal, wind, solar, nuclear. That being said, oil and gas have been a reliable source of energy and a key factor in keeping the United States energy independent.


ABOUT YOU

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

NO!

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

NO!

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Very Conservative


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Strongly Agree

Although parents have primary responsibility for raising, educating, and protecting their children, government has a clear public safety role, especially as it relates to the protection of children from sexual exploitation of all types.


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

The Second Amendment places no restrictions on the right of the people to keep and bear arms.

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