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2026-03-05
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Voted nay on H.Con.Res. 35 (Iran War Powers Resolution — March 5, 2026) on 2026-03-05: Estes voted nay on the bipartisan resolution to terminate unauthorized U.S. military operations in Iran, joining 218 other…
2025-08-14
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Quiver Quantitative estimates Estes's net worth at approximately $858,100 (317th highest in Congress as of August 2025). OpenSecrets estimated his 2018 net worth at $489,047 to $1,621,000. Disclosed assets include up…
2025-07-03
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Voted yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — House final passage, July 3, 2025) on 2025-07-03: Estes voted yea on legislation the CBO projected would add $3.4 trillion to deficits and cut approximately $1…
2025-01-07
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Voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act (119th Congress, January 7, 2025)) on 2025-01-07: Estes voted yea on mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes. He was joined by fellow…
2025-01-03
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Estes serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, the Budget Committee, the Joint Economic Committee, and chairs the Social Security Subcommittee. He is co-chair of the House Aerospace Caucus. C-SPAN records show he…
2024-12-31
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Top PAC payors at $10,000+: American Bankers Association, American Council of Engineering Cos, American Investment Council, American Revival PAC, American Society of Anesthesiologists, America's Credit Unions, Case New…
2024-12-31
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2024 cycle: Raised $1,768,003 in total reported payments to Ron Estes for Congress. Team Estes (joint fundraising committee) was the largest payor at $383,860 across 19 payments. WinRed processed $167,999 in…
2024-04-20
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[vote] Estes voted yea on H.R. 8034 ($26 billion Israel military aid) on April 20, 2024, and joined his Kansas colleagues in supporting the Israel security supplemental. AIPAC contributed $14,761 through 19 payments in…
2024-04-20
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[vote] Estes voted nay on $61 billion in Ukraine military aid (H.R. 8035) on the same day, joining Rep. Tracey Mann and 112 other House Republicans in opposition. He stated: 'the $60.8 billion bill that the House…
2024-04-20
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Voted nay on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($61 billion military aid)) on 2024-04-20: Estes voted against $61 billion in Ukraine military aid, stating the bill was 'too much' amid…
2024-04-20
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Voted yea on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($26 billion military aid)) on 2024-04-20: Estes voted yea on $26.38 billion in military aid to Israel as part of the comprehensive $95…
2023-10-04
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Estes violated the STOCK Act by reporting several personal stock transactions up to four months late — including three April purchases of up to $45,000 in U.S. Treasury savings bonds — while serving on the Committee on…
2023-09-30
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[disclosure] Estes violated the STOCK Act by reporting three April purchases of up to $45,000 in U.S. Treasury savings bonds approximately four months past the 45-day deadline — while serving on the House Ways and…
2021-01-07
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Voted yea on H.J.Res. 11 (Objection to Electoral College Certification — January 6-7, 2021) on 2021-01-07: Estes was one of 147 Republicans who voted to sustain objections to Electoral College certification in Arizona…
2021-01-06
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[vote] Estes voted to reject the state-certified Electoral College results of Arizona and/or Pennsylvania on January 6-7, 2021, in the hours after the violent insurrection at the Capitol. GovTrack classified him as…
2017-04-25
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Estes is a fifth-generation Kansan who grew up on his family farm, earned a B.S. in civil engineering and an M.B.A. from Tennessee Technological University. He served as Sedgwick County Treasurer and Kansas State…
