Ron Estes
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 74% from PACs and 21% from individuals.
21% individuals74% PACs5% other
$1.5M
raised
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Kansas · U.S. House · District 04 · 2026
Kansas District 04 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Kansas District 04 House race
Ron Estes has raised more than 7 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Kansas District 04 House race, 2026 report raising $1.8M between them. Ron Estes reports $1.5M and Katy Tyndell reports $216,090, a gap of $1.2M. Of what Ron Estes reports, 21% came from individuals and 74% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
KT
Katy Tyndell
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$216K
raised
CC
Chris Carmichael
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 93% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
93% individuals0% PACs7% other
$93K
raised
PC
Paul Catanese
II · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $5K on hand from $6K raised.
1% individuals0% PACs99% other
$6K
raised
DS
Daniel Schneider
DD · challenger
No receipts on file yet.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
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$40K
Insurance$30K
Banking & Financial$20K
Health & Pharma$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Defense & Aerospace$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- 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
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM · 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+. down $116K since 2017.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
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$40K
Insurance$30K
Banking & Financial$20K
Health & Pharma$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
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% |
| Insurance | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |