Roger Marshall
Roger Wayne Marshall (born August 9, 1960, age 66) is a obstetrician and conservative Republican currently serving as the junior U.S. senator from Kansas, elected in 2020 to succeed RINO Pat Roberts.[2] He previously was the representative from the state's 1st congressional district.
| Roger Marshall | |||
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| Junior U.S. Senator from Kansas From: January 3, 2021 â present | |||
| Predecessor | Pat Roberts | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Former U.S. Representative from Kansas's 1st Congressional District From: January 3, 2017 â January 3, 2021 | |||
| Predecessor | Tim Huelskamp | ||
| Successor | Tracey Mann | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Laine Marshall | ||
| Religion | Non-Denominational Protestant[1] | ||
Despite expected by some conservatives to be an establishment Republican in the likes of former representative Kevin Yoder, Marshall is considerably pro-Trump, having voted to challenge the "official results" of the 2020 U.S. presidential election following massive election fraud.[3]
Marshall is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership.
U.S. House of Representatives
2016 election
Republican primary
Marshall ran for United States House of Representatives in 2016, defeating then-incumbent Tim Huelskamp in the Republican primary held on August 2, 2016[4] after the latter had lost his seat on the House Agricultural Committee over spats with the GOP establishment leadership.[5]
General election
Marshall won the general election with over 60% of the vote.[6]
2018 election
Rep. Marshall was re-elected in the 2018 midterm elections with nearly 70% of the vote.[7]
Tenure
Marshall co-sponsored a bill introduced in February 2017 that would repeal the bureaucratic, Obamcare-installed Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), a death panel.[8]
In June 2017, Rep. Marshall joined his Republican colleagues in voting for the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act.[9]
Marshall co-sponsored a bipartisan bill introduced in March 2019 that would oppose the anti-Semitic BDS movement.[10]
Rep. Marshall voted against the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019.[11]\
Marshall opposed[12] and voted against the impeachment coup against Donald Trump.[13]
Marshall voted against the No War Against Iran Act in January 2020.[14]
Rep. Marshall voted against removing the ratification deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment.[15]
2020 Senate bid
References
- â Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress
- â Kansas U.S. Senate results
- â Bowden, John (January 8, 2021). READ: The Republicans who voted to challenge election results. The Hill. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- â Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2016 - Ballotpedia
- â Huelskamp loses GOP primary after ideological battle
- â Kansas Election Results 2016
- â Kansas Election Results: First House District
- â HR 849 - Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act - National Key Vote
- â HR 3003 - No Sanctuary for Criminals Act - National Key Vote
- â H Res 246 - Opposing Efforts to Delegitimize the State of Israel and The Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement Targeting Israel - National Key Vote
- â HR 3877 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 - National Key Vote
- â Marshall to Vote NO on Impeachment
- â H Res 755 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors - National Key Vote
- â HR 550 - No War Against Iran Act - National Key Vote
- â H J Res 79 - Removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment - National Key Vote