Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) is making a direct appeal to Kansans who backed President Donald Trump, telling them their vote in his Senate race against Democrat Adam Hamilton will determine whether border security, tax cuts, and military funding hold up or get rolled back.
Marshall made the case during a Wednesday debate moderated by FOX4 anchor John Holt, framing the contest as a referendum on policies already enacted under the Trump administration rather than a choice between two unknowns.
“If you want lower taxes and you voted for President Trump, you need to come out, because we delivered on those things,” Marshall said.
On immigration, Marshall pointed to enforcement results he credited to the current administration. “Your border’s never been so secure,” he said.
He also pointed to what he called “the working family tax cuts, the largest tax cut in American history,” telling voters the savings are tangible. “Kansans get to keep $2,000 to $3,000 more of their own money,” he said.
A Warning About Senate Control
Marshall tied Hamilton directly to Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer, arguing a vote for Hamilton would hand Democrats leverage over the chamber’s agenda.
Compare it again to what Adam Hamilton and Chuck Schumer would look like if they would control the Senate. Look, every Senate Democrat voted against funding border security. Every Senate Democrat voted against funding the military. Every Senate Democrat voted against lower taxes. Every Senate Democrat voted against voter ID. Every Senate Democrat on the Ag Committee voted against the Farm Bill. There’s kind of a ring going here. This guy’s funded by Chuck Schumer. He’ll be beholden to Chuck Schumer forever, and that’s why we need to keep myself in that Senate seat.
Marshall’s claims about Senate Democrats’ voting record track with recent congressional action. Every Senate Democrat voted against Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill in July 2025, which bundled tax cuts with border security and defense funding increases.
Senate Democrats also blocked a voter ID amendment in March 2026. On farm policy, Marshall’s office said every Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee voted against advancing a follow-up Farm Bill in September.
For Marshall, the message to Kansas Republicans is simple: the policies they voted for in 2024 are only as durable as his seat in the Senate.
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