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KS · DISTRICT 4

Ron Estes

RepublicanKansasCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source ↗

What they said 9

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (9)Campaign (2)In office (7)
Campaign position · Original date not established
Immigration

Secure the border and deport the worst offenders

AI-assisted summary

Estes supports securing the U.S. border, reducing illegal crossings and deporting what he calls “the worst of the worst.” He also says immigration policies should deter criminals and terrorists from entering illegally while preserving a fair, efficient process for law-abiding people seeking to pursue the American dream.

Context: Undated candidate-owned text; the original election cycle and availability by election day remain unverified.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Agriculture & food

Support open markets and fewer farm regulations

AI-assisted summary

Estes supports open markets for agricultural producers and free and fair trade for Kansas farmers. He also opposes regulations he considers burdensome, naming WOTUS rules and lesser prairie-chicken protections, and says tax policies should not harm family farms.

Context: The passage does not specify which trade policies or regulatory changes he would pursue. Undated candidate-owned text; the original election cycle and availability by election day remain unverified.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established
Transportation & infrastructure

Seek funding to expand K-96 to six lanes

AI-assisted summary

Estes requested $7 million for the Kansas Department of Transportation to expand a portion of K-96 from four lanes to six, with interchange improvements at Woodlawn Boulevard and Rock Road.

Context: The request covers a specified section of K-96, not the entire highway.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established
Transportation & infrastructure

Seek funding for K-42 shoulder and road improvements

AI-assisted summary

Estes requested separate funding for improvements to K-42 in Sedgwick and Sumner counties. The requests would rehabilitate road sections, add shoulders, and, in Sedgwick County, extend four bridges; the stated shoulder widths and project limits differ between the two county sections.

Context: The page lists two separate requests of $5 million each, one for each county section.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established
Transportation & infrastructure

Seek funding to rehabilitate the Eisenhower Parkway entrance and exit ramps

AI-assisted summary

Estes requested $4,451,400 for Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport to rebuild the entrance and exit ramps at Crossfield Road and upgrade roadway signs and lighting.

Context: This is a project-specific funding request.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established
Transportation & infrastructure

Seek funding for Wichita airport apron work

AI-assisted summary

Estes requested $14.31 million for Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport to rebuild about 35,000 square yards of apron pavement and carry out related airfield work. The requested work includes taxilane repairs, electrical infrastructure for ground support equipment parking, a deicing runoff collection system, and updated lighting and signs.

Context: This is a project-specific funding request.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established
Transportation & infrastructure

Seek funding for 151st Street improvements

AI-assisted summary

Estes requested $4.75 million for Sedgwick County to replace deteriorated cold-mix asphalt on a three-mile stretch of road outside Colwich, add shoulders and improve roadside ditches to help drain the area.

Context: This is a project-specific funding request.

While serving · Original date not established
Transportation & infrastructure

Request funding to prepare the West Kellogg expansion for future funding

AI-assisted summary

Estes requested $3.2 million for the City of Wichita to complete final design plans for grade-separated intersections at Kellogg and 119th and 135th Streets. The design work is intended to make the project ready for future funding opportunities. The request notes that portions of the north and south one-way frontage roads have already been built.

Context: This is a funding request for design work, not a request shown as approved for construction.

While serving · Original date not established
Transportation & infrastructure

Support funding for Kansas road and highway improvements

AI-assisted summary

Ron Estes has advocated for transportation projects in south central Kansas and requested federal funding for specific road upgrades. Requests include rehabilitating roads, adding shoulders and drainage improvements, replacing a bridge, and expanding part of K-96 from four lanes to six lanes with interchange improvements. These are project funding requests, not evidence that the projects have been approved or completed.

Context: The listed amounts are requested funding; the passage does not establish approval or completion.