Posted on 10/30/2020 1:09:00 PM PDT by Kaslin
Source: Photo Credit: Kansas for Marshall
Dr. Roger Marshall, a two-term congressman representing Kansas 1st Congressional District, is confident hell be the Sunflower States next U.S. senator.
This is an open Senate seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS), who endorsed Marshall ahead of the Republican Party primary.
Roger is a doctor who can help guide this country through a pandemic that has touched every Kansan, Roberts tweeted on July 21st, 2020. I sit on the Health Committee and know firsthand how important it will be to keep a Kansas view on the committee.
RealClearPolitics shows Marshall leading his competitor, Barbara Bollier, by about 2-4 percentage points.
The Kansas native is a self-described fifth-generation farm kid who grew up near Wichita.
My American Dream was to become a doctor, the first-generation college graduate said.
He completed medical school 30 years ago and served in the U.S. Army Reserves, then settled in Great Bend, KS. During his time as an OBGYN, he delivered over 5,000 babiesan experience influencing his pro-life views.
Heres how his campaign stands ahead of Election Day.
Gun Rights a Top Issue in Kansas
Dr. Marshall said the Second Amendment has emerged as a top issue on the campaign trail.
Shes [Bollier] not just a liberal. Shes extremeshes extreme on this issue, the Republican nominee said of his opponent, a former moderate Republican who boasts an F rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA).
More recently, Bollier endorsed Australian-style gun controla view that isnt in lockstep with most Kansas voters.
Washington Free Beacons Stephen Gutowski recently highlighted her comments:
"They have no guns. They dont allow them. They just took them all away," Bollier said with a chuckle in a video obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. "And, you know what, its pretty darn safe. Its this amazing thing."
The avid sportsman also cited a bill he introduced last December, the Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act, to make it easier for law-abiding Americans to procure short-barreled rifles. These firearms, he said, have been subjected to onerous National Firearms Act (NFA) regulations since 1934.
For women especially, its maybe the best self-defense weapon out there, he noted.
Why? He cited benefits like fewer instances of noise pollution and limited recoil.
This, along with the Hearing Protection Act and concealed carry reciprocity, would be top priorities for him, should he prevail on Tuesday.
Without any doubt, the Second Amendment is under assault and were going to keep standing up for that, he said.
Why Republicans Should Tout Conservation Credentials More
The Kansas congressman is an avid hunter who tries to get into the field 1-2 times a week during the season.
I just live in the hunting mecca in the world between two wildlife refuges, he said. We have land besides both of those refuges.
Growing up, my typical Saturday afternoonmy dad was a police officerwed go out to the gun range once a month.
I asked him why the GOP isnt more open about its support for conservation. The former Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission member agreed his party needs to better tout stewardship and private property rights.
I was taught as a young Boy Scout to leave it [the environment] better than we found it, he remarked.
Republicans do need to embrace this [conservation], and I think that most of us are conservationists but we dont wear it on our shirt sleeves. We wear it in our hearts. We wear it on our actions.
Policies like the Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, Marshall said, undermine progress.
My grandfathers built terraces in the fields that helped with soil conservation, and now I walk into Congress and the governments trying to regulate the waterpuddles running off of it.
Im proud to work with President Trumps team and dial that [WOTUS] back a little bit.
What Im trying to do is bring the hunting and fishing group[s] in with more vocal conservationists, Marshall mentioned. The great thing about hunters and fishers, we put our money where our mouth is.
Every time we buy a box of shotgun shells, were using money towards conservation, Marshall said of excise taxes collected on guns and ammunition through Pittman-Robertson funds.
He attributed improved environmental standards not to a carbon tax or the federal government but to American innovation and entrepreneurs.
He believes farmers and ranchers also play a critical role in furthering true conservation efforts.
Farmers and ranchers dont have a lot of cash. They dont have money in the stock market. The inheritance theyre leaving their children is that land, and they want to make sure that future generations can run cattle and plant corn and wheat on that same land, as well.
Conclusion
The Doca nod to his past professionhas also prioritized other common-sense, problem-solving issues including health care reform, jobs and the economy, agriculture trade, and national security.
If elected next Tuesday, Dr. Marshall intends to stay true to his conservationist roots and bring Heartland values to the Senate chamber.
Watch my full interview with Dr. Marshall. Readers interested to follow Dr. Marshalls race for U.S. Senate can visit his website and follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter .
I proudly sent Dr. Marshall some campaign donations and voted for him last Friday in Johnson County, Kansas.
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