Dear editor,
The Iola Register, recently, and the Kansas City Star last week, have both had informative articles about Congressman Roger Marshall, M.D. —one of 11 candidates for U.S. Senate in the Republican primary in two weeks.
I have never met or spoken with Dr. Marshall, but his biography and professional credentials are impressive and appealing, particularly for all of us living in Kansas that are concerned about our rural healthcare system. Roger Marshall knows our state. Born and raised in El Dorado; educated at KSU and KU Med Center; a family man with four children; Dr. Roger Marshall’s 30 years as a rural Kansas medical practitioner, included time chairing the board of trustees at a rural hospital as well as serving as a U.S. Congressman from the First District since 2017.
He is a proven leader who understand the challenges for delivering quality healthcare in rural parts of the country and he has had four years of experience in Congress, becoming familiar with the legislative process. I doubt many serving U.S. Senators have better credentials!
Please ignore all the negative advertising on the media, the mail and the newspaper. I am. Not all, but many of the mostly negative ads in the Republican primary are being paid for by national Democratic Party organizations that hope to weaken whoever is nominated to enhance the prospects for their Democratic candidate in November. One example of Democratic advertising in the Republican primary is the Sunflower State PAC that has recently run hundreds of television ads and sent negative postcards to every mailbox. It’s best to just ignore all of it — postcards, television ads and newspaper ads. Instead, look for the facts on each of the candidates and decide which candidate has the life perspective, education and work experience for best representing those of us living in Kansas.
Republicans voting for Dr. Roger Marshall in the U.S Senate primary will nominate a native to the state, someone educated in Kansas and a medical professional who chose to live and raise a family in our great state. Dr. Roger Marshall will be a strong conservative voice similar to that of retiring U.S. Senator Pat Roberts and our other U.S. Senator Jerry Moran. Please remember to check the box for Roger Marshall in the Republican primary on Aug. 4.
Remember, if elected in November, Roger Marshall, M.D. will give Kansans a voice in the U.S. Senate for strengthening rural healthcare.
Jim Gilpin,
Iola, Kan.
