Kate Marshall

Kathleen Marie Marshall (née Soltero; born July 22, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 35th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 2019 to 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was previously the Nevada state treasurer. She was ineligible to run for a third term as treasurer in 2014 due to lifetime term limits established by the Nevada Constitution. She unsuccessfully ran for Nevada secretary of state in 2014. In 2018, she was elected lieutenant governor. She resigned as lieutenant governor on September 17, 2021 to join the Biden administration's White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.

Marshall is a candidate for mayor of Reno in the 2026 Reno mayoral election, seeking to succeed incumbent mayor Hillary Schieve, who is term-limited.

Early life and education Marshall was born in San Francisco, one of six siblings, with her father's roots in Mexico and her mother's in Ireland. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and English. After graduation, she served in Kenya as a member of the Peace Corps. She also interned for U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt's law firm. She went on to graduate from the UC Berkeley School of Law in 1990.

Her career in public service continued as the senior deputy attorney general for the state of Nevada under Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa, where she created Nevada’s Antitrust Unit. She was elected to a second and final term on November 2, 2010, against Steve Martin with 48% of the vote.

2011 congressional special election

On May 4, 2011, Marshall announced that she would be running for the U.S. House in a special election for Nevada's 2nd congressional district.

On September 14, 2011, Marshall was defeated 58% to 36% in the election by Republican nominee Mark Amodei.

Lieutenant governor of Nevada

On September 18, 2017, Marshall announced her candidacy for lieutenant governor of Nevada. She won the Democratic primary on June 12, 2018, defeating Lauren Hansen 67% to 22%. In the 2018 general election, she defeated Republican state senator Michael Roberson of Henderson. Marshall received 486,200 votes (50.36%) to Roberson's 421,427 votes (43.65%)

Marshall was named a vice-chair of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

Biden administration In August 2021, Marshall announced her intentions to resign from the office as lieutenant governor to take the position of senior advisor to governors in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. Her resignation became effective on September 17, 2021.

Academia Since August 2024, Marshall has been a teaching professor of business law at the University of Nevada, Reno.

2026 Reno mayoral campaign On June 9, 2025, Marshall announced her candidacy for mayor of Reno in the 2026 election, aiming to succeed term-limited incumbent Hillary Schieve. She was the first major candidate to enter the race.

Electoral history

Personal life Marshall is married to Elliott Parker, an economist at the University of Nevada, Reno. She has two children.