Ron Estes

Republican Representative of Kansas's 4th district

  • Representative

    Kansas, district 4

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

4

Congresses Served

4

House Terms

July 19, 1956 (68 years old)

Birthday

  • Has been the U.S. representative for Kansas’s 4th congressional district since April 2017
  • Served as Kansas State Treasurer from 2011 to 2017
  • Fifth-generation Kansan with a background in engineering and business
  • Began his career as a consultant and executive in various industries
  • Elected treasurer of Sedgwick County in 2004 and reelected in 2008
  • First statewide elected official from Wichita in two decades
  • Managed over $24 billion in public money as state treasurer and returned $100 million in unclaimed property to Kansans
  • Endorsed Marco Rubio in the 2016 presidential primaries before serving in the Electoral College and casting his vote for Donald Trump
  • Won a special election in April 2017 to join the U.S. House of Representatives after Mike Pompeo’s resignation
  • Supported the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, advocating for its potential to make a difference for families and businesses in Kansas
  • Received national attention in July 2017 for interrupting Representative Kathleen Rice during a Homeland Security subcommittee hearing
  • Committee assignments include the Committee on Ways and Means, with subcommittee positions on Social Security and Worker and Family Support
  • Member of the Congressional Western Caucus and the Republican Study Committee
  • Describes himself as “proudly pro-life” and supports defunding Planned Parenthood
  • Supports a balanced-budget amendment, reducing corporate and some personal income tax rates, and the complete repeal of the Affordable Care Act
  • Signed an amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania, contesting the 2020 presidential election results
  • Voted to provide Israel with support following a 2023 Hamas attack
  • Married to Susan Estes, with whom he has three children; the family operates a farm in Osage County, Kansas. Susan Estes is a member of the Kansas House of Representatives