Roger Marshall (R) Kansas: Voting Record and Its Costs
Roger Marshall is the Republican U.S. senator from Kansas and is seeking a second term in the November 3, 2026 election against Democrat Adam Hamilton, the Kansas Reflector reported. In the 119th Congress he cast a deciding vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed 50 to 50 with the Vice President's tie-breaking vote and which the Congressional Budget Office says will leave 10 million more people uninsured.
He cast one of the votes that kept the global tariff emergency in place in a 49 to 49 vote, voted to confirm the officials who ran the tariffs, the federal job cuts and the Justice Department, and voted to table an amendment to release the Epstein files. This page lists what Marshall is responsible for and what it has cost people in Kansas.
About Roger Marshall
- Full name
- Roger Marshall, M.D. (Senate office)
- Current role
- U.S. senator from Kansas, Republican (Kansas Reflector)
- In office since
- U.S. Senate since 2021; U.S. House, Kansas 1st District, 2017 to 2021 (Ballotpedia)
- Seeking
- Reelection to the U.S. Senate from Kansas, November 3, 2026 (Kansas Reflector)
- Key votes
- Yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, July 1, 2025; no on ending the global tariff emergency, April 30, 2025; no on protecting rural hospitals, June 30, 2025; yes on tabling the Epstein files amendment, September 10, 2025; no on advancing an extension of the ACA tax credits, December 11, 2025
What Roger Marshall Is Responsible For
- One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Roger Marshall cast a deciding vote for H.R. 1 on July 1, 2025; the REACH Healthcare Foundation estimated Kansas will lose $3.897 billion in Medicaid funding and 13,000 Kansans their Medicaid coverage.
- Rural hospitals. On June 30, 2025, Marshall voted against a motion to protect rural hospitals from the bill, which failed 49 to 51; 67 of 100 rural Kansas hospitals are at risk of closing, more than in any other state.
- Medicaid. Marshall voted against Senator Ron Wyden's motion to strike the Medicaid cuts and said on the Senate floor, "We're increasing funding for Medicaid," though CBO estimates the law cuts federal Medicaid spending by $911 billion over 10 years.
- Rural health fund. Marshall said the law's $50 billion rural health fund was "more than enough" to offset Medicaid losses; KFF found the fund will not offset reductions in federal Medicaid support.
- Health insurance costs. On December 11, 2025, Marshall voted no on advancing a bill to extend the enhanced ACA premium tax credit; after the credits lapsed, Kansans with marketplace coverage fell 20 percent.
- Food assistance. Marshall voted to waive the unfunded mandate point of order against the SNAP cost shift; a year after the law passed, 24,000 Kansans, including 11,000 children, had lost SNAP.
- Medicare. Marshall voted for the law's orphan drug change, which KFF says could add close to $10 billion in Medicare spending, and against an amendment to add Medicare dental, vision and hearing coverage.
- Social Security. Marshall voted to confirm Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano and against an amendment to stop DOGE from closing Social Security offices; Kansas lost 13 percent of its SSA staff.
- Tariffs. Marshall voted no on ending the global tariff emergency on April 30, 2025, a 49 to 49 vote his yes would have flipped; Kansas sorghum, with 90 percent of its exports going to China, lost almost all of that market.
- Trade officials. Marshall voted to confirm Howard Lutnick and Jamieson Greer; KCUR reported that tariffs drove up equipment costs, and the Kansas Farmers Union said they contributed to the closure of hundreds of Kansas farms.
- Tariff claims. At an October 21, 2026 debate Marshall said "the tariffs are working" at Great Plains Manufacturing in Salina; its finance chief said the company's growth "was not because of tariffs".
- Federal workers. Marshall voted to confirm budget director Russell Vought, whose office directed agencies to plan large-scale reductions in force; Kansas's federal workforce fell 15 percent and Kansas lost 32 percent of its USDA staff.
- DOGE. Marshall voted against an amendment to bar DOGE from using appropriated funds and was a founding member of the Senate DOGE Caucus.
- Epstein files. Marshall voted to table the amendment to release the Epstein files and called it a "political stunt."
- Justice Department. Marshall voted to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General on August 8, 2026, after Epstein survivors wrote that Blanche showed no remorse for a release that exposed their identities.
How This Page Is Sourced
Every vote on this page was checked against the 119th Congress roll-call record and links to the official senate.gov roll call; procedural votes are identified from the Senate's floor log. Figures come from CBO estimates as summarized by KFF, CBPP, the Yale Budget Lab and Kansas reporting from the Kansas Reflector, Kansas Public Radio, KCUR and WIBW, each linked where it is used. Last updated October 28, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions Roger Marshall
What is Roger Marshall's record under Trump?
Roger Marshall cast a deciding vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which CBO says leaves 10 million more people uninsured, and voted against motions to protect rural hospitals, Medicaid and SNAP. He cast one of the votes that kept the global tariffs in a 49 to 49 vote and voted to confirm the officials who ran the tariffs, the federal job cuts and the Justice Department. In Kansas, 24,000 people lost SNAP and sorghum growers lost almost all of their China market.
How did Roger Marshall vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act?
Roger Marshall voted yes on July 1, 2025, and the bill passed only after the Vice President broke a 50 to 50 tie. The REACH Healthcare Foundation estimated Kansas hospitals will lose $2.65 billion over 10 years.
Did Roger Marshall vote to protect rural hospitals in Kansas?
No. Roger Marshall voted no on June 30, 2025 on a motion on rural hospitals that failed 49 to 51, even though Kansas has more rural hospitals at risk of closure than any other state.
How did Roger Marshall vote on tariffs?
Roger Marshall voted against ending the global tariff emergency on April 30, 2025, when the resolution failed 49 to 49, and against three more resolutions in October 2025. He told CNN in December 2025 that the tariffs "have created some short-term pain."
What has Roger Marshall done on food assistance for Kansas families?
Roger Marshall voted for the law that expanded SNAP work requirements and makes Kansas pay part of SNAP benefits starting in 2027, an estimated $40 million in fiscal year 2028. Kansas Appleseed reported that 11,000 Kansas children lost SNAP in the law's first year.
Did Roger Marshall vote to release the Epstein files?
No. Roger Marshall voted on September 10, 2025 to table an amendment directing the Attorney General to release the Epstein files, which passed 51 to 49, and later called the amendment a "political stunt."
Last updated: 2026-10-28