Quick Facts
Biography
Roger Marshall (born August 9, 1960) is an American politician and obstetrician. He is the Republican U.S. Representative for Kansas's 1st congressional district. He was elected in the 2016 elections.
Pre-political life
Marshall was born in El Dorado, Kansas. He received a degree in biochemistry from Kansas State University and a medical doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
Marshall has served as chairman of the Board of Great Bend Regional Hospital and has been a district governor of Rotary International. He also served seven years in the United States Army Reserve reaching the rank of captain.
Campaign for Kansas Congressional District 1
Marshall ran against incumbent Tim Huelskamp in the Republican Party primary election for Kansas's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. On August 2, 2016, Marshall defeated Huelskamp.
Unlike Huelskamp, Marshall is not a member of the House Tea Party Caucus. Marshall's candidacy was endorsed by the United States Chamber of Commerce, the Kansas Livestock Association, the National Association of Wheat Growers and the Kansas Farm Bureau, an affiliate of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Personal life
Marshall currently lives in Great Bend, Kansas, where he practices medicine.
Electoral 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% | ||
| Independent | Alan LaPolice | 66,218 | 26% | ||
| Libertarian | Kerry Burt | 18,415 | 7% | ||
| Total | 250,684 | 100 | |||