Roger Marshall

Roger Wayne Marshall (born August 9, 1960) is an American politician and obstetrician. Marshall is the junior United States Senator from Kansas since 2021. He was the U.S. Representative for . He was elected in 2016. Marshall is a Republican. In August 2020, he became the Republican nominee for the United States Senate seat being left empty by Pat Roberts' retirement. He would go on to defeat Barbara Bollier in the November 2020 election.

Life
Marshall was born in El Dorado, Kansas. He was in the United States Army Reserve for seven years, and he reached the rank of captain.

2016 campaign
Marshall ran against Tim Huelskamp in the Republican Party primary election for  in the United States House of Representatives. Marshall had support from many of Kansas's agricultural groups. They were mad at Huelskamp for losing his seat on the House Agriculture Committee. This was the first time in 100 years that a Kansan was not on that committee.

Marshall won 56% of the vote. Huelskamp won only 44%. The district is very Republican. No Democrat ran. In the general election, Marshall easily won.

2020 U.S. Senate campaign
On September 7, 2019, Marshall announced he would give up his House seat and run for the Senate seat being left empty by four-term fellow Republican Pat Roberts. 

On August 4, 2020, Marshall won the Republican primary. He will face Democratic State Senator Barbara Bollier in the general election. In November 2020, he won the election defeating Bollier.

Political views
Health care
Marshall is against the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Marshall voted for the American Health Care Act of 2017. This bill would have repealed and replaced the Affordable Care Act.

Abortion
Marshall is anti-abortion.Sunnivie Brydum, Antigay Kansas Rep. Won't Be Returning to Congress, The Advocate (August 3, 2016).Curtis Tate, Tea party Rep. Tim Huelskamp heading to defeat in Kansas Republican primary, McClatchy DC (August 2, 2016).

Personal life
Marshall lives in Great Bend, Kansas, and he practices medicine there.

Election history
Kansas's 1st congressional district, 2016
 Republican primary  Party Candidate Votes % Republican Roger Marshall 58,808 56.5% Republican Tim Huelskamp (inc.) 45,315 43.5% Total 104,123 100%
 General election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Roger Marshall 166,051 66.2% Independent Alan LaPolice 66,218 26.4% Libertarian Kerry Burt 18,415 7.4% Total 250,684 100%

References

Other websites

 Congressman Roger Marshall  official US House website
 Roger Marshall for Congress official campaign website




Category:1960 births
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Category:Kansas Republicans
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Category:United States representatives from Kansas
Category:United States senators from Kansas
Category:Kansas State University alumni
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