Kansas 4th District
Ron Estes (R) holds this seat and is running again. 3 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Ron Estes
Republican · holds this seat today
ALiberty Score AOn the liberty side in 118 of 125 votes and bills.
Raised $2,203,776 since January 2025: 60% from PACs and other committees, 22% transfers and other income, 18% from people. The filing at FEC.gov
Katy Tyndell
Democrat · Wichita attorney, family oil and gas business manager
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Tyndell, and what Tyndell has said and done settles only 3 of my principles. I went through it on October 31. A grade needs 4.
Raised $633,159 since January 2025: 97% from people, 3% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Voting in Kansas: how to register, vote early or vote by mail. Election Day was November 3.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Katy Tyndell, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Tyndell, so the grade above comes from this list: what Tyndell has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Wrote that Congress should do everything in its power to end the war in Iran.
“Congress should be doing everything in its power to end the war in Iran”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Calling for the war to end, with no policy, bill or vote named, does not settle the Iran regime measure.
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Said the United States should pursue a diplomatic end to the war with the Islamic Republic.
“The United States should pursue a diplomatic end to the war with Iran”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
A diplomatic end to the war, with no deal or sanctions policy named, does not settle the Iran regime measure.
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Wrote that Iran is a serious threat but that no president has a blank check for an open-ended war.
“Iran is a serious threat, but that does not give any president a blank check for an open-ended war.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
She names Iran as a threat and also asks for limits on the war, so the words do not settle the measure.
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Said the United States should stand with Ukraine and work with NATO and other allies against Russia's aggression.
“The United States should unequivocally stand with Ukraine and work with NATO and other allies”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing Ukraine against Russia and working with NATO follows the free nations test.
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Answering a question on Israel and Gaza, said US assistance must comply with US law and international humanitarian obligations.
“U.S. assistance must comply with U.S. law and international humanitarian obligations.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
The words do not themselves name Israel, so they do not settle the free nations test.
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Wrote that Congress should end the Trump tariff policy.
“end the Trump tariff policy”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing broad tariffs is with liberty on free markets.
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Said she supports raising the amount of earnings subject to Social Security taxes for the highest earners.
“by increasing the amount of earnings subject to Social Security taxes”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Supporting a higher tax on the highest earners is against liberty on free markets.
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Said the country needs acceptable pathways to citizenship and that current enforcement tactics are killing neighbours.
“we know we need acceptable pathways to citizenship”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
A path to citizenship is against liberty on borders.
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Wrote that she would revisit the 2024 bipartisan immigration bill, which she says had stricter asylum rules, legal pathways to citizenship and more border enforcement.
“I would revisit the 2024 bipartisan immigration bill that President Trump killed and go from there.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
The bill she names mixes enforcement and a path to citizenship, so the words do not settle the measure.
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Said she supports a secure border and an orderly, lawful immigration system.
“I support a secure border and an orderly, lawful immigration system.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Supporting a secure border and lawful immigration follows the borders test.
Also on the ballot
Drew Cranmer (Libertarian).
Who is on the ballot: the state election offices, as listed on Wikipedia on November 3, 2026, checked against the candidate file of the Federal Election Commission. See a name that is wrong or missing? Say so in the discussion.
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