Bob Marshall

Robert "Bob" Marshall is an American politician who is a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 43rd district, which includes most of Highlands Ranch. He was elected in 2022 and assumed office in January 2023.

Background Marshall was born and raised in Evergreen, Colorado. Marshall attended Georgetown University and joined the Marines after graduating. He attended Cornell Law School and worked as a senior defense counsel and then station judge advocate at a Marine Corps Air Station in Japan. He then worked as a clerk for Judge Siler on the US Court of Appeals and served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Afterwards, Marshall earned an LLM in Tax Law from the University of San Diego School of Law and worked at the IRS.

Political career Before his candidacy, Marshall was active in local county politics. He successfully sued the Douglas County School Board in early 2022 for violating Colorado's open-meetings law when they terminated the superintendent.

Marshall ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election in early 2022 and was set to face Republican Kurt Huffman in the general election. The district was considered Republican-leaning but politically competitive. Marshall also emphasized his military background and patriotism during the campaign.

Tenure During the 2023-24 legislative sessions, Marshall sits on the Finance and Judiciary committees. He has previously outlined bills intended to be introduced during the session including topics like increasing teacher pay, veteran issues, countering crime and other issues surrounding local communities or legislation. Marshall also continued his efforts at transparency and good governance when he successfully sued the entire state house for longstanding illegal practices that violated Colorado's sunshine laws, an effort that led a former GOP Senate Majority Leader to comment that: "It took courage . . . to blow the whistle on this practice.”

Personal life Marshall worked as an attorney before running for office. He is a Marine veteran of 28 years.