U.S. House · Kansas's 4th District
Drew Cranmer
CandidateLIB
- Race
- U.S. House · Kansas's 4th District
- Result
- Ron Estes, projected winner
- Opponents
- Ron Estes (R); Katy Tyndell (D)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did2 statements · 0 votes
I would oppose any federal legislation that attempts to reimpose a national abortion regime — including any effort to restore Roe by statute.
Protect legal access to abortion
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 4
2026-11-03
| Ron Estes R | incumbent |
| Katy Tyndell D | challenger |
| Drew Cranmer LIB | challenger |
Libertarian Party nominee
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
I would oppose any federal legislation that attempts to reimpose a national abortion regime — including any effort to restore Roe by statute.
Says he would oppose federal legislation restoring Roe by statute.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
No more undeclared wars.
Says the power to take the nation to war belongs to Congress and opposes undeclared wars.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Drew Cranmer, a Libertarian Party candidate and data engineer and small-business founder from Wichita, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Kansas's 4th Congressional District to Ron Estes. He describes himself as not a career politician.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Cranmer describes himself as a data engineer, small-business founder, husband and father from Wichita. He says he has spent his career building data pipelines and software, and that he has investigated warrantless license plate surveillance in his community.[1] During the campaign, he ran on restoring Congress's constitutional war and spending powers and devolving policy to the states.[1] He received 2.4% of the vote to Ron Estes's 53.5%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
- Opposes undeclared wars and executive military action without a congressional declaration of war, citing every U.S. conflict since 1941.[4]
- Wants a balanced federal budget, across-the-board spending reductions, and a full audit of the Federal Reserve.[4]
- Wants to return education, healthcare, land use, and law enforcement policy to states and localities under the Tenth Amendment.[4]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/drew-cranmer
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Kansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.U.S. House · Kansas's 4th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 3.Drew Cranmer for Congress — Issues · Drew Cranmer for Congress · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 4.Kansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference