Why it Matters

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) is a Republican U.S. senator from Kansas who is in a fierce fight to stay on as incumbent. He faces Adam Hamilton, a Republican-turned-Democrat who is a megachurch pastor. Kansas has not voted in a Democrat since 1932. ​

. On Oct. 8, Marshall and Sara Carter, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), held roundtables in Wichita and Kansas City, announcing a partnership between the Drug Free Communities Support (DFC) program and Wichita Northwest High School to develop what his office described as "the nation's first youth-to-youth primary prevention toolkit," targeting launch at the start of the 2027–28 school year.

What They're Talking About

Drug Prevention

Marshall said the roundtables brought together "students, educators, community leaders, and law enforcement to talk about preventing drug use, empowering young people, and strengthening the partnerships needed to combat the drug threats facing our communities." He added: "We don't want the next generation to inherit the drug crisis we are fighting today." Marshall has also reintroduced the Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, but the date of that statement could not be confirmed.

Lowering Consumer Costs

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) wrote in an X post on Oct. 8 that his "bipartisan piece of legislation" strikes at "the heart of Wall Street and the credit card companies gouging Americans with absurd fees" and, if passed, "lowers the cost of living for every American, on every purchase, overnight." The Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), reintroduced in January 2026 with Sen. Dick Durbin, would require large banks to allow transactions to be processed over more than one network and remained a proposal as of this week. On Oct. 11, Marshall hosted Dr. Oz in Atchison to discuss health care costs, saying: "More transparency means better decisions, more competition, and more money back in families' pockets."

In the News

The Cook Political Report declared the Kansas Senate race a "Toss Up," while the Kansas City Star reported Republicans pivoting to Kansas.

The New York Times and The Hill reported that Sen. Roger Marshall settled a $700 bakery bill from 2020 after a complaint about it went viral last week. Marshall said: "We have absolutely no idea how this happened, but rest assured as soon as it became known to us, we immediately attempted to contact the business in order to apologize, and we have repaid the bill from 2020, double."

The Kansas City Star reported that Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) charged 18 Percent on medical bills, a rate higher than most Kansas doctors who sued. KCUR reported that two Kansas businesses say Sen. Roger Marshall misused their images in an attack ad, and The New Republic reported that Marshall used children's photos in a campaign ad without permission. KCUR 89.3 published an article on Sen. Roger Marshall's history of blurring the line between taxpayer dollars and campaign cash.

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