Roger Marshall was born in El Dorado, Kansas, and earned his medical degree from Kansas University School of Medicine, going on to practice as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Great Bend for over two decades. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016, representing Kansas's 1st congressional district. Marshall won Kansas's U.S. Senate seat in 2020 and took office in January 2021.
Marshall serves on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, where his medical background informs his work on health care and rural health policy. He has been a strong advocate for Kansas farmers and ranchers, supporting commodity programs, trade agreements, and water policy critical to western Kansas agriculture. Marshall has also focused on government spending reduction and border security.
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology — Chairman
- Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
- Subcommittee on Health Care
- Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
- Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security — Chairman
- Senate Committee on the Budget
- S. 4628: A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an initiative to address the availability, quality, and cost of childcare in rural areas, and for other purposes. — Introduced
- S. 4604: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain percentage depletion rules with respect to oil and gas wells. — Introduced
- S. 4507: Bereaved Parents Rights Act — Introduced
- S. 4479: ACCESS Act — Introduced
- SRES. 710: A resolution recognizing Maternal Mental Health Day to raise awareness about maternal mental health. — Introduced