# Ron Estes

Ron Estes is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Kansas’s 4th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Kansas’s 4th district
- Serving since: 2017-04-25
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: E000298
- FEC candidate IDs: H8KS04112

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/E000298 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

78% of Estes’s statements discuss policy, in the top quarter of House Republicans (average 68%).

## What Estes says (119th Congress (2025–27))

790 classified statements: 551 posts on X, 141 press releases, 68 newsletters, 30 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Estes | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.1% | 170 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 22.3% | 15.1% | 31 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 78.2% | 67.7% | 29 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 12.5% | 8.9% | 60 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 50.1% | 37.4% | 30 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 3.0% | 118 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 32% (House Republicans 19%); Taxation 30% (House Republicans 9.5%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (House Republicans 19%); Health 17% (House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 16% (House Republicans 24%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.20 (standard error 0.01), from 1,146 donors and 4,735 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.5% (97.1%). 17 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted not voting · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted not voting · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 124. 5.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 191 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10431: U.S. Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10431
- H.R. 10334: EFIN Verification Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10334
- H.Res. 1340: Expressing strong opposition to the imposition of digital services taxes and other relevant similar measures by other countries that unfairly discriminate… (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1340
- H.Res. 1152: Expressing appreciation and recognition for the contributions of the American cowboy and historic cattle trails in advancing American history in celebration… (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1152
- H.R. 8101: Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility Act (EBITDA) (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8101
- H.Con.Res. 76: Recognizing the visionary leadership of Chief Richard LaMunyon and the profound global impact of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/76
- H.R. 7520: Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7520
- H.R. 7096: Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7096
- H.R. 6569: Executive Action Cost Transparency Act (in committee, 2025-12-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6569
- H.R. 5036: To remove the limitation imposed as a result of receiving funding under the Land and Water Conservation Fund on the conversion of Northeast Sedgwick County… (in committee, 2025-08-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5036

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.2M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 3.4% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 52% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRonEstes/status/2114761557909619046
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRonEstes/status/2114366201824514312
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRonEstes/status/2114495609868636557
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRonEstes/status/2113699093004386606
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRonEstes/status/2113719775729758425
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRonEstes/status/2112988889967423892
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRonEstes/status/2112568893801713889
- 2026-10-20 · Newsletter · Flight 5342 Army Report Released / Ways & Means Field Hearing · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRonEstes/status/2112270234899849538

## Links

- Official site: https://estes.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepRonEstes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRonEstes
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepRonEstes
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/E000298

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/E000298