His comments arrive amid controversy over how a 2025 Kansas law handles U.S. Senate vacancies. The law guarantees that a Republican would replace Marshall if he resigned under a specific window in an election year, and it includes rules that can let the replacement avoid a Senate election for two years. Marshall acknowledged he has “more work” to do as a senator and said he is “just proud to keep serving in this position.”
The interview also touched on federal voting requirements in the Save America Act passed by the U.S. House. Marshall said Americans want elections to be trustworthy and argued people would not want their vote canceled due to noncitizens or other improper voters. He also referenced ongoing debate over voter ID and citizenship proof, noting that the issue relates to voters’ confidence in elections.
In Kansas, a federal judge previously struck down a Kansas law requiring new voters to prove citizenship, after finding it prevented more than 30,000 lawful voters from registering. Democratic nominee candidate Adam Hamilton’s campaign has argued the Kansas GOP could be trying to rely on the vacancy law to sidestep an election ahead of the Aug. 4 primary.