Ron Estes was elected to represent the 4th District of Kansas on April 11, 2017. During his first term he is serving on the Education and Workforce Committee and the Homeland Securtiy Committee. His focus is on working to implement fiscally responsible policies and to make government more efficient and effective.Ron Estes was sworn in January 10th, 2011, as the 39th Treasurer of the state of Kansas. State Treasurer Estes oversees an office that currently handles over $20 Billion and an annual operating budget of $3.5 million. Key programs in the office are Bonds Services, Cash Management, Unclaimed Property, the Ag Loan and Housing Loan Deposit Programs and the Kansas 529 Education Savings Program, which has more than 143,000 accounts with total assets of over $2.7 billion. The Treasurer's office is a fee-funded agency. As State Treasurer, Estes also serves as a member of the Kansas Public Employee's Retirement System (KPERS) and the Pooled Money Investment Board. Ron Estes is the first statewide elected official from the City of Wichita in 20 years. He was originally elected Sedgwick County Treasurer in 2004 and was re-elected to that position in 2008. During his time in office Estes has saved taxpayers money by returning $1.5 Million to the Sedgwick County general fund.