Politician
Ron Estes
Republican · Kansas · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8KS04112
Ron Estes (Republican) raised $2.2M for the 2026 Kansas 4th District race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$8.4M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
56%
$4.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$5K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
56% of Ron Estes's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas 4th District | $2.2M | 60% | $0 / $0 | $74K | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Kansas 4th District | $2.3M | 58% | $0 / $0 | $22K | $2.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Kansas 4th District | $1.9M | 48% | $4K / $0 | – | $1.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Kansas 4th District | $2.0M | 57% | $2K / $0 | – | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.4MTrade group $1.0MMembership $460KOther $281KLeadership PAC $207KUnion $61KSuper PAC $35K
- National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association RockpacTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Case New Holland Industrial Inc. Excellence in Government Fund (Cnh Industrial Excellence in Government Fund)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Investment Company Institute Political Action Committee (Ici PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Occidental Petroleum Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Federal PACCorporate$11K
- National Multifamily Housing Council and Real Estate Technology and Transformation Center Political Action Committee (Nmhc PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Kansans for Life Federal Political Action Committeefor $5K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 32 key votes where Ron Estes had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 24 times (75%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $193K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $45K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $97K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $412K$137K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $412K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $155K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $97K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $193K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $137K$343K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $343K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $343K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $47K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $47K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $47K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $193K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $490K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $97K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $193K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $47K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $118K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $137K$490K$343K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $490K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $97K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
17 stock trades, worth $45K–$325K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 6 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 11 buys, 6 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($2K+), oil, gas and coal ($2K+), telecom and media ($2K+).
Most traded
- HON Honeywell International Inc.$30K+2 trades
- CVX Chevron Corporation$2K+2 trades
- VZ Verizon Communications Inc.$2K+2 trades
- SPR Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc.$2K+2 trades
- WFC Wells Fargo & Company$2K+2 trades
- MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc.$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- buyUS Treasury Savings Bond2023-04-17 · government bond$1K–$15K
- buyUS Treasury Savings Bond2023-04-17 · government bond$1K–$15K
- buyUS Treasury Savings Bond I P O Yes No C2023-04-17 · government bond$1K–$15K
- sellMRVL2022-09-27 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyUS Treasury Savings Bond2022-08-01 · government bond$1K–$15K
- sellCVX2022-07-19 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellVZ2022-07-12 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellSPR2022-07-05 · stock$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Ron Estes's 2026 campaign?
- Ron Estes (Republican) raised $2.2M for the 2026 Kansas 4th District race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Ron Estes?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($15K), National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Rockpac ($10K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), National Multifamily Housing Council and Real Estate Technology and Transformation Center Political Action Committee (Nmhc PAC) ($10K), National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Ron Estes raised across elections?
- $2.2M in 2026 (Kansas 4th District), $2.3M in 2024 (Kansas 4th District), $1.9M in 2022 (Kansas 4th District), $2.0M in 2020 (Kansas 4th District).