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U.S. House, District 4: who gets your vote?

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Ron Estes

Ron Estes

U.S. House · Kansas District 4

NationalRepublican

Candidate
Katy Tyndell

Katy Tyndell

Running for U.S. House · Kansas District 4

NationalDemocrat

Ron EstesCurrent repKaty TyndellChallenger

Job fit

Ron Estes

Offices held

  • Kansas state treasurer, 2011-2017; 1
  • Sedgwick County, Kans., treasurer, 2005-2011; 1

Katy Tyndell

Other work

  • After earning her law degree, Katy was hired as staff attorney for the National Congress of American Indians 2
  • In 2025, Katy co-founded Leading Kansas, a nonpartisan civic engagement organization 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

Ron Estes

  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (6 of 6 votes) 3
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • What kids are taught in school → Limits on lessons and more say for parents (4 of 4 votes) 3

Katy Tyndell

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Ron Estes

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$9Klarge donors$303Kcompanies$582Kindustryassociations$236Kmembershiporganizations$88KOther kinds ofdonors$145K$1.4M raised
$9,0914Small individual donors
$302,7564Large individual donors

Katy Tyndell

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donors
small donors$38Klarge donors$195K$234K raised
$38,4125Small individual donors
$195,2175Large individual donors

Checks

Ron Estes

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 6 since 2022. 6

Katy Tyndell

No voting record to check yet

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Ron Estes — house history biography · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  2. Katy Tyndell — campaign home · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2022-09-28 used in: Checks
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Drew Cranmer
Candidate A

Drew Cranmer

Libertarian

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Drew Cranmer — campaign home · checked 2026-10-15

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Katy Tyndell
Candidate B

Katy Tyndell

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $234K raised, 83% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Sources

1 Background: Katy Tyndell — campaign home · checked 2026-10-15

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

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Ron Estes
Candidate C

Ron Estes

RepublicanShown above

🚩 $1.4M raised, 22% from large donors, 77% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $1,090,100.00 (77% of $1,407,947.75 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $1,050,350.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

🚨 Stock trades on file: 6 since 2022.

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, a tighter border and stricter enforcement, lower taxes and fewer rules on business.

Sources

1 Background: Ron Estes — house history biography · checked 2026-10-15

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 STOCK Act trades: House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2022-09-28

4 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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