Roger Marshall is a Republican U.S. Senator from Kansas, serving since January 2021. Prior to his Senate service, he represented Kansas's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021. Before entering politics, Marshall worked as an obstetrician-gynecologist in Great Bend, Kansas. He serves on four Senate committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Budget; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and Finance, with assignments to multiple subcommittees focused on healthcare, agriculture, and trade policy.

Name

Roger Marshall

Party

Republican

State

Kansas

Committees

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Health Care Subcommittee, Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research Subcommittee

Key Fact 1

Roger Marshall served as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 1st congressional district from 2017 to 2021 before being elected to the Senate.

Key Fact 2

He practiced medicine as an obstetrician-gynecologist for over 25 years before entering elected office.

Key Fact 3

Marshall serves on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee with assignments to subcommittees on healthcare, food and nutrition, conservation, and energy infrastructure.

Key Fact 4

He is a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, focusing on healthcare and workplace safety issues.

Key Fact 5

Marshall sits on the Senate Finance Committee, including its subcommittee on international trade and global competitiveness.

Key Fact 6

He also serves on the Senate Budget Committee and its Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee.

Key Fact 7

Marshall graduated from Butler Community College and Kansas State University before earning his medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

Key Fact 8

He won his Senate seat in 2020, defeating Democratic nominee Barbara Bollier in the general election.

Data from Congress.gov