Ron Estes

Ronald Gene Estes (born July 19, 1956) is an American politician. He has been a member of the U.S. Representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district since April 25, 2017. He is a Republican. He was the 39th Kansas State Treasurer from 2011 to 2017 under Governor Sam Brownback.

Ron Estes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office April 25, 2017
Preceded by	Mike Pompeo
39th Treasurer of Kansas
In office January 10, 2011 – April 25, 2017
Governor	Sam Brownback
Preceded by	Dennis McKinney
Succeeded by	Jake LaTurner
Treasurer of Sedgwick County
In office 2004–2010
Preceded by	Jan Kennedy[1]
Succeeded by	Linda Kizzire[2]
Personal details
Born	Ronald Gene Estes (1956-07-19) July 19, 1956 (age 69) Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Susan Oliver Estes
Children	3
Education	Tennessee Technological University (BS, MBA)
Website	House website

Early life and education

Estes was born in Topeka, Kansas. He is a fifth-generation Kansan.^[3] He earned a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and a master's degree in Business Administration from Tennessee Technological University.^[4]

Electoral history

Kansas State Treasurer

Kansas Treasurer election, 2010[5]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Ron Estes	481,704	58.5
Democratic	Dennis McKinney (inc.)	341,324	41.4

Kansas Treasurer election, 2014[6]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Ron Estes (inc.)	570,110	67.5
Democratic	Carmen Alldritt	274,257	32.4

2017 Congressional election

Republican caucus results

Republican Convention[7]
Candidate	First Ballot	Pct.	Second Ballot	Pct.
Ron Estes	58	46%	66	52%
Alan Cobb	28	22%	43	34%
Todd Tiahrt	20	16%	17	14%
Joseph Ashby	10	8%	Eliminated
George Bruce	10	8%	Eliminated

General election

Kansas's 4th congressional district special election, 2017 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Estes	64,044	52.2%
	Democratic	James Thompson	56,435	46.1%
	Libertarian	Chris Rockhold	2,115	1.7%
Total votes			122,594	100.0%