Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Roger Marshall
Republican · 3 November 2026

Roger Marshall

United States Senator from Kansas (since 2021)

Republican U.S. senator from Kansas since 2021, a former obstetrician and two-term House member, seeking a second Senate term against Democrat Adam Hamilton in 2026.

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Recent media coverage for Roger Marshall.

  1. Kansas' Senate race is a coin flip

    Roger Marshall and Adam Hamilton are tied. Here's where all three candidates stand.

    Axios
  2. How Adam Hamilton Built a Megachurch Where People Can Disagree

    Adam Hamilton, the Democrat seeking to unseat Senator Roger Marshall, a Republican, is a political newcomer. But Mr.

    New York Times
  3. In Kansas, a newly competitive Senate race tests limit of Trump's unpopular policies

    President Trump coming to Wichita for Roger Marshall campaign rally next week

    KCUR
  4. Sen. Roger Marshall sought funding to address a water shortage. The project could benefit his ranch

    WASHINGTON (AP): U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall wanted to solve a water rights dispute in rural Kansas that pitted farmers against environmentalists and threatened the health of a cherished wildlife refuge.

    Greenwich TimeAlso in San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle
  5. Kansas Democrat rejects far-left label as Republican resists Senate seat takeover

    Adam Hamilton has campaigned on a moderate platform while incumbent Senator Roger Marshall spotlights his liberal positions.

    WPECAlso in KOKH
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  1. Marshall enlists GOP strategist as Kansas race tightens

    Roger Marshall added GOP strategist Chris Grant as polls show a tight Kansas race.

    Kansas City Star
Born
August 9, 1960
Birthplace
El Dorado, Kansas
Education
Butler Community College
Kansas State University (BS in biochemistry)
University of Kansas (MD)

Biography & Campaign Analysis

Background

Roger Wayne Marshall was born on August 9, 1960, in El Dorado, Kansas, into a family that had farmed for five generations, and he belonged to the first generation of that family to attend college.

He studied at Butler Community College, then completed a biochemistry degree at Kansas State University and a medical degree at the University of Kansas, followed by an obstetrics and gynecology residency at St. Petersburg, Florida's Bayfront Medical Center.

He practiced obstetrics for more than 25 years; in 1998 he joined eight other physicians in opening Great Bend Regional Medical Center, and he owned Heartland Regional OBGYN from 1998 to 2012 and co-owned it from 2013 to 2019.

He was also a vice president of Farmers Bank and Trust, a Rotary International district governor, and reached the rank of captain during seven years of service in the Army Reserve.

Career

In the August 2, 2016, Republican primary for the 1st congressional district of Kansas, a largely rural seat spanning western and northern Kansas, Marshall unseated incumbent Tim Huelskamp, 56% to 44%, and he took the general election with 65.9%. He won a second House term in 2018.

When Senator Pat Roberts retired, Marshall entered the 2020 Senate race, won the Republican primary with 40.3% over Kris Kobach and Bob Hamilton, and beat Barbara Bollier, a Democratic state senator, 53% to 42%.

He took office on January 3, 2021, and sits on the Senate committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Finance; Budget; and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026 race

Marshall is running for a second term in the November 3, 2026, election. He won the Republican nomination with little opposition in the August 4 primary. His Democratic opponent is pastor Adam Hamilton, who won his party's primary with 34.9% in a field that included Christy Davis and Noah Taylor.