Roger Marshall

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Points to 25 years as an OB-GYN in Great Bend, including more than 5,000 deliveries, as the basis for his work on rural health care.[1],[2]
• Campaigns on the slogan "Every county. Every year." and says he visited all 105 Kansas counties during his current term.[2]
• Says he is focused on Kansas jobs and on protecting Kansas agriculture and the cattle industry.[5]
• Says his vote to make the 2017 tax cuts permanent and his votes against stopgap spending bills address the cost of living.[3]
• Credits President Trump with securing the border and says he will put the nation's safety first.[4]

Background

• U.S. Senator, U.S. Senate (Agriculture, HELP, Budget and Finance committees) · 2021–present[1]
• U.S. Representative, Kansas 1st District, U.S. House of Representatives · 2017–2021[1]
• Chairman of the Board, Great Bend Regional Hospital · 14 years[1]
• Obstetrician-gynecologist, Private practice, Great Bend · 25 years[1]
• Captain (medical officer), U.S. Army Reserve · 1984–1991[1]

Education

• M.D., University of Kansas School of Medicine[1]
• B.S., Biochemistry, Kansas State University[1]

Where they stand

• Agriculture
  Introduced a bill in April 2026 to end countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco; supported the Senate Agriculture Committee's 2026 farm bill.[6],[7]
• Health Care
  Lead sponsor of bills setting deadlines for Medicare Advantage prior-authorization decisions and requiring hospitals and clinics to post upfront prices.[8]
• Health Care
  Proposed extending enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for one year and then replacing them with health savings accounts.[9]
• Immigration
  Cosponsored the Laken Riley Act and the Build the Wall Act; says he supports the H-2A agricultural guest-worker program.[4]
• Energy & Environment
  Supports year-round E15 ethanol sales; cosponsored a bill to repeal the federal methane fee and a resolution voiding the EPA rule implementing it.[10]
• Taxes
  Voted in 2025 to make the 2017 tax cuts permanent, including the small-business deduction and the expanded child tax credit.[3]
• Elections & Democracy
  Supports requiring photo ID to vote and proof of citizenship to register, as in the SAVE America Act.[11]
• Abortion
  Opposes expanding abortion access.[9]

Voting record

A selection of notable recorded votes. Not a complete record.

In their words