Roger Marshall
U.S. Senator (Republican) from Kansas, serving since 2017
Official U.S. Congress photo (public domain)
U.S. Senator for Kansas (Republican), in Congress since 2017. Estimated from 10 recorded votes, 10 documented positions and the Trump-aligned Republican lane (chosen from their DW-NOMINATE voting score (+0.606, from 900 votes; Voteview)).
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 65 | toward market | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 77 | toward traditional | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 55 | near the center | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 93 | strongly toward nationalist | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 50 | near the center |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 74 | toward private ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 55 | near the center |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 93 | strongly toward nationalist |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 82 | toward traditionalist |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 55 | near the center |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 72 | toward hierarchical |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 48 | near the center |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 50 | near the center |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 66 | toward religious authority |
These positions are estimates on the Atlas’s nine-dimension scale, produced by running the available evidence through the same questions and scoring used for test-takers. They are interpretations for comparison, not objective measurements. How scores are made.
Key positions
| Statement | Position | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Abortion should be illegal in most or all cases. | Strongly agrees | documented |
| The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively. | Strongly disagrees | party-lane estimate |
| Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions. | Strongly disagrees | party-lane estimate |
| A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation. | Strongly disagrees | party-lane estimate |
| Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections. | Strongly agrees | party-lane estimate |
| National borders should become less important over time. | Strongly disagrees | party-lane estimate |
| Workers should have strong legal protections to form and join labor unions. | Strongly disagrees | documented |
| People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment. | Agrees | party-lane estimate |
| Non-intervention should be the default even when allies request military assistance. | Strongly disagrees | party-lane estimate |
| Cutting taxes is generally better for the economy than increasing public spending. | Strongly agrees | documented |
Recorded votes used
| Vote | How they voted | Counts toward |
|---|---|---|
| S. 9 (cloture), Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act Senate roll 100 (2025) | Yea | Transgender women should be able to compete in women’s sports. |
| S. 6 (cloture), Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Senate roll 11 (2025) | Yea | Abortion should be illegal in most or all cases. |
| H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act Senate roll 372 (2025) | Yea | Cutting taxes is generally better for the economy than increasing public spending. |
| H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act Senate roll 372 (2025) | Yea | Welfare benefits should be kept limited so that people have strong incentives to work. |
| H.R. 4, Rescissions Act Senate roll 411 (2025) | Yea | Wealthy countries should give more aid to poorer countries. |
| H.J.Res. 88 (overturn California zero-emission-vehicle waiver) Senate roll 277 (2025) | Yea | The government should require a rapid shift away from fossil fuels, even at significant cost. |
| H.J.Res. 87 Senate roll 279 (2025) | Yea | The government should require a rapid shift away from fossil fuels, even at significant cost. |
| H.J.Res. 89 Senate roll 281 (2025) | Yea | The government should require a rapid shift away from fossil fuels, even at significant cost. |
| H.J.Res. 88 (overturn California zero-emission-vehicle waiver) Senate roll 277 (2025) | Yea | Environmental regulations on business should be reduced to boost economic growth. |
| H.J.Res. 87 Senate roll 279 (2025) | Yea | Environmental regulations on business should be reduced to boost economic growth. |
| H.J.Res. 89 Senate roll 281 (2025) | Yea | Environmental regulations on business should be reduced to boost economic growth. |
| H.J.Res. 35 (overturn EPA methane-emissions fee rule) Senate roll 97 (2025) | Yea | Environmental regulations on business should be reduced to boost economic growth. |
| S.J.Res. 28 (overturn CFPB rule on large payment apps) Senate roll 106 (2025) | Yea | Regulations on business should be minimized whenever possible. |
| S.J.Res. 18 (overturn CFPB overdraft-fee rule) Senate roll 153 (2025) | Yea | Regulations on business should be minimized whenever possible. |
| S.J.Res. 49 (end the emergency behind worldwide tariffs) Senate roll 225 (2025) | Nay | Tariffs can be justified to protect domestic industries. |
| S.J.Res. 49 (end the emergency behind worldwide tariffs) Senate roll 225 (2025) | Nay | Trade policy should prioritize consumer choice over domestic industrial protection. |
Votes from the official House Clerk and Senate roll-call records.
Checked against their own statements
- H.R. 1: "more money in your pocket, a secure border, and a strong national defense" (2025-07-01) source
- H.R. 4, Rescissions: "cutting \$9 billion in waste, fraud, and abuse" (2025-07-17) source
- S. 9: "Men should never compete in women's sports- it's unsafe, unfair, and just plain wrong," (2025-01-07) source
Documented positions
- Abortion should be illegal in most or all cases.: Says life begins at conception and should be protected. source
- Law-abiding adults should have a broad right to own firearms.: Voted against background checks on every gun sale. source
- Immigrants who have lived in the country for years without legal status should be allowed to stay permanently.: Opposed a path to citizenship for DACA recipients. source
- Healthcare should be provided to everyone by the government and paid for through taxes.: Calls the Affordable Care Act neither affordable nor caring and supports repealing it. source
- Cutting taxes is generally better for the economy than increasing public spending.: Opposes tax increases; introduced a bill to end taxes on Social Security benefits. source
- Tariffs can be justified to protect domestic industries.: Says farmers will support Trump's tariffs despite the costs. source
- Raising the minimum wage significantly would do more harm than good.: Says raising the minimum wage costs jobs. source
- Workers should have strong legal protections to form and join labor unions.: Co-sponsored a national right-to-work law. source
- The government should require a rapid shift away from fossil fuels, even at significant cost.: Voted for a resolution opposing a carbon tax and wants EPA water rules overturned. source
- Transgender women should be able to compete in women’s sports.: Urged the NCAA to bar transgender athletes from women's sports. source
DW-NOMINATE first dimension: 0.606 (from 900 votes; Voteview). Lane used for estimates: Trump-aligned Republican.
Closest ideologies
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Sources
Profile last reviewed October 20, 2026.