By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — U.S. Senator-elect Roger Marshall is pleased that there was a clear decision from the voters Tuesday night in Kansas.
"It looks like we had a nice margin of victory by twelve or thirteen percent," Marshall said. "It gives us, I guess, some satisfaction that this is not one of those votes where people are saying, oh, what if. Kansans clearly made a choice. They made a choice for smaller government, for individual liberties rather than bigger government."
Marshall is confident Kansas will continue to have a voice on the Senate Agriculture Committee.
"I need to sit down with Senator Moran and respect his being the senior Senator and make sure what committees he wants to be on," Marshall said. "I sure believe I'll be on the ag committee, with Senator Moran on the ag appropriations committee, that gives Kansas a great one-two punch."
Marshall's priorities haven't changed since the final days of the campaign.
"If we get the economy right, then we have monies to do other things," Marshall said. "Whether you think that the priorities are infrastructure, high speed internet, military, good schools, whatever you think your priority is, it all starts with a strong economy. Of course, we've got to get Kansans healthy. We've got this COVID virus to deal with. I'm just anxious for this next month. The FDA is looking at one of the vaccines just for final, final confirmation that it's good to go."
Marshall will take office in January.