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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • BA, Civil Engineering, Tennessee Technological University
  • MBA, Business Administration, Tennessee Technological University

Professional Experience

  • BA, Civil Engineering, Tennessee Technological University
  • MBA, Business Administration, Tennessee Technological University
  • Former Employee, Bombardier Learjet
  • Former Employee, Koch Industries
  • Former Employee, Procter & Gamble

Political Experience

  • BA, Civil Engineering, Tennessee Technological University
  • MBA, Business Administration, Tennessee Technological University
  • Former Employee, Bombardier Learjet
  • Former Employee, Koch Industries
  • Former Employee, Procter & Gamble
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2017-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2020
  • Treasurer, State of Kansas, 2011-2017
  • Treasurer, Sedgwick County, Kansas, 2004-2010

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, Pooled Money Investment Board, present

Former Member, Education and the Workforce Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Finance Committee, Hunter Health Clinic

Former Member, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Homeland Security Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation and Protective Security Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Subcommittee on Social Security

Member, Subcommittee on Worker & Family Support

Member, Ways and Means

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BA, Civil Engineering, Tennessee Technological University
  • MBA, Business Administration, Tennessee Technological University
  • Former Employee, Bombardier Learjet
  • Former Employee, Koch Industries
  • Former Employee, Procter & Gamble
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2017-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2020
  • Treasurer, State of Kansas, 2011-2017
  • Treasurer, Sedgwick County, Kansas, 2004-2010
  • Member, Board of Directors, Tennessee Technological University Alumni
  • Member, Executive Board, College Savings Plans Network
  • Member, Holy Cross Lutheran Church
  • Former Treasurer, Kansas County Treasurer’s Association
  • Member, Kansas County Treasurers’ Association
  • Member, Kansas Public Employee’s Retirement System (KPERS)
  • Vice-Chair, Kansas Republican Party
  • Member, Wichita Airport Advisory Board
  • Republican Elector, Electoral College, 2016
  • Midwest Regional Vice President, National Association of State Treasurers, 2011-2012

Other Info

— Awards:

  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce "Spirit of Enterprise' Award; American Conservative Union "Award for Conservative Excellence'; Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association "Freedom to Fly' Award

Priority Issues:

Changing the culture of Washington, economic growth, national security, health care, defend Constitutional rights and religious liberties, taxes, 2nd Amendment, and balanced budget.

Policy Positions

2020

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Yes

Congress Bills
Speeches
Articles

RealClearEnergy - America's Energy Policy Should be "All of the Above" Not "Everything But"

Mar. 8, 2021

By Ron Estes & Tracey Mann The recent arctic blast that left millions without power should be a wake-up call to all Americans and policymakers in Washington. Republicans have an "all of the above" energy strategy that prioritizes American energy independence, embraces fossil fuels and renewable energy, and doesn't allow Washington to pick winners and losers through massive subsidies. The Biden administration and congressional Democrats, on the other hand, have an "everything but" strategy that demonizes fossil fuels and other clean energy sources like nuclear their radical base doesn't like. The "everything but" position is bad for our economy, and our planet. For instance, no technology has done more to reduce greenhouse gas emissions the past two decades than fracking and natural gas. Innovations in that sector were driven entirely by the private sector, not top-down government mandates. Yet Democrats are fixated on undoing the very innovations that are giving us a healthier planet and economy. Developing a sound 21st century energy policy should be a top priority for Congress. Americans deserve to power their lives and businesses with energy that's reliable, affordable and environmentally safe. We also need a reliable grid that can withstand severe weather. Yet President Biden and congressional Democrats have made clear that they are more committed to their "everything but" energy policy than whether our grid is reliable, or our energy is affordable. In an effort to appease the extreme wing of their party they have called for eliminating oil, gas, nuclear and coal from the United States power grid by 2035. In addition, President Biden recently announced that the U.S. and Canada will work toward achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. But the Biden administration is blocking the deployment of clean technologies that already exist (such as nuclear) to get us there while hindering the inventions and breakthroughs that need to be made to reach that goal. Republicans support updating the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act to help innovators develop and deploy clean technology breakthroughs -- something Democrats refuse to address. Trying to achieve unrealistic and unscientific Green New Deal goals (the plan would do nothing to lower global temperatures) will destroy American jobs, cede our supply chain to China and our impair our power grid. While Republicans support clean energy, thanks to "everything but" Democrats, we're a long way from being in a position to rely on technologies like solar, wind, hydro and nuclear. The fact is that around 80% of all U.S. energy comes from gas, oil and coal -- with wind and solar accounting for around 5%. Despite this inconvenient truth, President Biden is moving full speed ahead to destroy these critical energy sources. Only a week into office he signed an executive order to cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline project and halted new oil and gas leasing on all public lands. This decision will not only destroy thousands of jobs -- it will also jeopardize our energy independence and critically harm the power grids' ability to overcome adverse weather like the recent winter storm. Instead of including wind as part of a healthy energy mix, Democrats are incentivizing wind at the expense of oil, gas and nuclear. This means our energy grid is in some places overreliant on an energy source that is incapable of meeting the demand. For example, when wind turbines across the Midwest iced up and had to be turned off to avoid spinning the blades off, coal and nuclear were literally lifesaving energy sources for some. While many power sources also had issues due to the cold blast, it was thanks to a variety of power sources that one -- natural gas -- was able to provide electricity to areas hit with the arctic temps. While this high demand also came at a cost, without it there would not have been power for hospitals or fire departments. Thanks to decades of efforts by past administrations -- especially from the Trump administration which prioritized an energy revitalization -- we became a net energy exporter last year for the first time since 1953, achieving energy independence. Green New Deal policies being advocated by President Biden and Speaker Pelosi will make our energy independence a short-lived victory. To power the American Dream, we must have power that is safe, affordable and reliable. That means supporting an "all of the above" approach and rejecting the Democrats' unscientific and ideological "everything but" agenda. Ron Estes is a 5th generation Kansan and represents Kansas' 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means. Tracey Mann is also a 5th generation Kansan and is the representative of Kansas' 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is a member of the House Agriculture and Veterans' Affairs Committees.

The Hill - Encouraging research and development can drive America's recovery

Jun. 17, 2020

By Rep. Ron Estes As America begins to safely reopen, I'm confident the resilience and tenacity of American workers and entrepreneurs will help our economy recover. Thankfully, Congress has already passed four pieces of major legislation to both combat COVID-19 and help workers and businesses who have been hurt. But much more needs to be done. As a next step, Congress should focus on creating an environment that encourages new economic growth and the spread of new ideas, technologies, industries and jobs. Congress can help do that by changing the tax code so companies can continue to immediately expense and deduct from their taxes the costs of research and development (R&D). According to the Tax Foundation, immediate expensing of all investments, including R&D expensing, is the No. 1 federal reform Congress can take to encourage economic recovery after COVID-19 The tax reform package Congress passed in 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), was the first significant tax reform effort since 1986. The TCJA led to tremendous economic growth and helped our economy better absorb the terrible impact of COVID-19. Without the TCJA, our situation today would be much worse. Unfortunately, the negotiations process in Congress resulted in some key provisions in the TCJA being phased out. In the case of R&D, full expensing was allowed through the end of 2021. However, starting in 2022, businesses will be required to spread out or amortize R&D expenses over a period of five years for domestic R&D or 15 years for foreign R&D. This spreading out of expenses will significantly diminish the near-term value and likelihood of research investments, making us the only developed country requiring R&D expenditure amortization. When compared to the world's leading market economies, the United States ranks 26th out of 36 in the value of our R&D tax incentives. At a time when it's critical for our economy to become more competitive, spreading out R&D expenses will make us less competitive. Congress needs to act quickly to prevent this from happening. Today's R&D dollars create tomorrow's jobs. We need to keep R&D dollars inside our country where they will help American businesses and workers. According to EY, not allowing immediate R&D expensing could result in billions in lost income for American workers, 67,700 lost jobs in each of the next five years, and 169,400 lost jobs in each of the subsequent five years and beyond. I've introduced a bill with Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.), the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (H.R. 4549), to allow companies to immediately expense R&D. I believe this additional step is needed because our recovery won't be driven primarily by Washington but by Wichita and towns and cities just like ours that have their own unique businesses and industries. In my district in Wichita, Kan., immediate expensing of R&D investments will make our aerospace companies more competitive. For example, Spirit AeroSystems will realize direct tax savings when they invest in research to improve their manufacturing processes or find ways to industrialize materials for high-rate production programs. This fix will lower the long-term price tag for research and technology, which will help workers in our area and help Spirit AeroSystems compete and win in our global economy. A recent R&D success story is Spirit's partnership with Vyaire Medical to build critical care ventilators at a converted facility in Wichita. Because of Spirit's investments in research, technology and innovation, they were able to rapidly apply their manufacturing capabilities to help meet our nation's need for critical care ventilators. In doing so, they created 700 jobs. Industries and businesses across America ranging from health care and pharmaceuticals to energy and high-tech will benefit from immediate expensing of R&D. Investing in R&D is one of the best ways to generate more economic investment, innovation and high-wage jobs. As America safely reopens our economy, those of us in elected office have to rethink and reform how we've done business. This one fix to the tax code will have an enormously positive impact when American workers and businesses need all the help they can get. Ron Estes is a 5th generation Kansan and represents Kansas' 4th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Events

2020

Oct. 3
Wichita – Keep Kansas Great Bus Tour

Sat 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM CDT

650 N Carriage Pkwy, Wichita, KS 67208-4501, United States

Oct. 3
Newton – Keep Kansas Great Bus Tour

Sat 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM CDT

413 N Main St, Newton, KS 67114-2231, United States

Oct. 3
El Dorado – Keep Kansas Great Bus Tour **Kickoff**

Sat 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

BG Products Veterans Sports Complex El Dorado, KS