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Ron Estes

Ron Estes

R KS-4 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 4)
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 4)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 4)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 4)
2017–2019 House Of Representatives (District 4)
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Defense

+140
Helped 1267 Hurt 1127 Unclear 765

Finance

+365
Helped 920 Hurt 555 Mixed 4 Unclear 336

Healthcare

+205
Helped 532 Hurt 327 Unclear 369

Education

-29
Helped 323 Hurt 352 Unclear 232

Energy

-64
Helped 322 Hurt 386 Mixed 3 Unclear 192

Agriculture

+139
Helped 336 Hurt 197 Mixed 9 Unclear 146

Veterans Affairs

+239
Helped 390 Hurt 151 Unclear 87

Transportation

-60
Helped 180 Hurt 240 Unclear 141

Criminal Justice

-18
Helped 218 Hurt 236 Mixed 4 Unclear 43

Trade

+55
Helped 204 Hurt 149 Mixed 2 Unclear 58

Government Operations

-12
Helped 49 Hurt 61 Unclear 296

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Housing

+39
Helped 185 Hurt 146 Unclear 32

Immigration

-189
Helped 54 Hurt 243 Mixed 4 Unclear 57

Environment

-74
Helped 74 Hurt 148 Unclear 95

Technology

+55
Helped 165 Hurt 110 Unclear 39

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Labor

-11
Helped 90 Hurt 101 Unclear 74

Appropriations

+45
Helped 133 Hurt 88 Unclear 14

Tax

-77
Helped 77 Hurt 154
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

17483 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1812), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), State (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Congress (14), Legislative (14), Legislative Branch (14), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Justice (10), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Local (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Tribal (1)
Direct (543), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2), Tribal (2)
Direct (370), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (326), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (266), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (193), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2120), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Federal (5), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), USTR (2), Banking Regulation (1), CMS (1), DOE (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (224), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (240), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (237), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (174), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Direct (165), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Physicians (1), Reproductive Services (1)
Direct (145), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
100.0% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
+309
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
+364
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +167
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+124
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
- +151
Education (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more
- +50
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
- +20
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+35
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
+38
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+125
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+12
Taxpayers - - +15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
+129
Law Enforcement - - +42

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr137-119

Cosponsor In Committee

TCJA Permanency Act

23 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Government Wealth Management Small Business Families

hr22-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Passed House

SAVE Act

5 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Government State & Local Government Nonprofits General Public

hr33-119

Cosponsor Passed House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.

16 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Financial Services Government Recreation & Tourism Professional Services

hr45-119

Cosponsor In Committee

FIND Act

2 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Government Firearms Government Contractors

hr24-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2025

1 clause Jan 3, 2025
Financial Services Government

hr38-119

Cosponsor Reported

Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

8 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Law Enforcement Government Retail Public Safety

hr28-119

Cosponsor Passed House

To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

5 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Education Government General Public

hjres10-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

2 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Social Welfare Taxpayers Government

hr142-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.

10 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Oil & Gas Extraction Finance and Insurance All Industries Public Administration

hr151-119

Cosponsor Reported

Equal Representation Act of 2025

9 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Census Immigration Government

hr7906-118

Cosponsor Reported

To improve the effectiveness and available tools of State and tribal child support enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Apr 9, 2024
Transportation Federal Administration General Public - Tribal Government - Tribal

hr7873-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enforce the requirement that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System make a final disposition of requests to correct its records within 60 days, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 5, 2024
Transportation Defense Contractors

hr1121-118

Cosponsor Reported

To prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing.

2 clauses Mar 21, 2024
Federal Executive Oil & Gas Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations Civic and Social Organizations

hr6114-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose additional sanctions with respect to Iran and modify other existing sanctions with respect to Iran, and for other purposes.

54 clauses Oct 30, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration Defense Contractors Environmental Services

hr4004-118

Cosponsor Reported

To approve and implement the Agreement between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States regarding Trade between the United States of America and Taiwan, and for other purposes.

42 clauses Jun 12, 2023
Federal Government - Executive Branch Insurance Federal Government Federal Government - USTR

hr3400-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to adjust the dollar thresholds for National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over certain labor disputes, and for other purposes.

6 clauses May 17, 2023
Labor Retail Environmental Services Small Business

hr3131-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of funds to seek membership in the World Health Organization or to provide assessed or voluntary contributions to the World Health Organization.

1 clause May 9, 2023
Foreign Affairs Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

hr2941-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Office of Management and Budget to revise the Standard Occupational Classification system to establish a separate code for direct support professionals, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Government - Federal Healthcare Support Services Education Environmental Services

hr734-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

14 clauses Apr 25, 2023
Student Athletes Civil Liberties Education Federal Government

hr2774-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the conduct of demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of subsidized employment for TANF recipients.

1 clause Apr 20, 2023
Environmental Groups Scientific Research Federal Government Business

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