Credit union supporter and volunteer Ron Estes was elected to Congress representing Kansas’s 4th Congressional District Tuesday in a special election. The seat was vacant due to former Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) being appointed director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Estes, state treasurer of Kansas, previously served on the Assets and Liabilities Committee of MidAmerica CU, Wichita, Kan. He won the election with 53% of the vote to Democratic opponent James Thompson’s 46%.

Estes was strongly supported by the Heartland Credit Union Association, and received the maximum $5,000 donation from the Credit Union Legislative Action Council (CULAC), CUNA’s political action committee.

He also met with more than 20 credit union leaders from 9 credit unions and the league in February to discuss regulatory relief and the importance of maintaining the credit union tax status.

Once sworn in, Estes will join a number of other credit union volunteers or employees in the 115th Congress, including:

 

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