Kansas · U.S. House · District 04 · 2026

Kansas District 04 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Kansas District 04 House race

Ron Estes has raised more than 7 times the next candidate.

Republican Ron Estes has raised about $1.5M, more than 7 times any rival.

Katy Tyndell reports 100% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Ron Estes

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 74% from PACs and 21% from individuals.

21% individuals74% PACs5% other

$1.5M

raised

Katy Tyndell

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$216K

raised

Chris Carmichael

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 93% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

93% individuals0% PACs7% other

$93K

raised

Paul Catanese

I · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $5K on hand from $6K raised.

1% individuals0% PACs99% other

$6K

raised

Daniel Schneider

D · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$130K

Banking & Financial$34K

Insurance$30K

Health & Pharma$18K

Energy & Utilities$17K

Real Estate & Construction$17K

Tech & Telecom$10K

Defense & Aerospace$10K

Agriculture$7K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

TRANSYSTEMS · company$31K
AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$10K
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) · pac$10K
FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC) · pac$10K
GARMIN INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC · pac$10K
LOCKTON INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

61%35%

61% PACs35% individuals4% other

The incumbent's record

Ron Estes is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$857K

$385K - $1.3M. down $116K since 2017.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

Joint Economic Committee
House Committee on Ways and Means
House Committee on the Budget

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$130K

Banking & Financial$34K

Insurance$30K

Health & Pharma$18K

Energy & Utilities$17K

Real Estate & Construction$17K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Ron Estes R · incumbent	vs	KT Katy Tyndell D · challenger
$1.5M	Raised	$216K
$1.8M	Cash on hand	$104K
74%	From PACs	0%
21%	From individuals	100%
Banking & Financial	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No