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.[1] 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 statein2014.[citation needed]In2018, 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.
Kate Marshall
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| White House Senior Advisor to Governors | |
| In office August 20, 2021 – February 1, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Yvanna Cancela |
| 35th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada | |
| In office January 7, 2019 – September 17, 2021 | |
| Governor | Steve Sisolak |
| Preceded by | Mark Hutchison |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Cano Burkhead |
| 21st Treasurer of Nevada | |
| In office January 20, 2007 – January 5, 2015 | |
| Governor | Jim Gibbons Brian Sandoval |
| Preceded by | Brian Krolicki |
| Succeeded by | Dan Schwartz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kathleen Marie Soltero (1959-07-22) July 22, 1959 (age 64) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | John Marshall
(m. 1995; div. 2010)Elliott Parker (m. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA, JD) |
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Marshall was born in San Francisco. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1982.[2] After graduation, she served in Kenya as a member of the Peace Corps.[2] She also interned for U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt's law firm.
After graduating from the UC Berkeley School of Law, Marshall went on to serve in the United States Department of Justice, where she received the Antitrust Division's Outstanding Contribution Award for service. Her career in public service continued when she became the senior deputy attorney general for the state of Nevada under Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa.[3]
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Marshall was initially elected treasurer of Nevada in 2006. She won the Democratic nomination with over 65% of the vote and defeated Mark Destefano in the general election by a 47-41 margin.[4] She was elected to a second term on November 2, 2010, against Steve Martin with 48% of the vote.[5]
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.[6]
On September 14, 2011, Marshall was defeated 58% to 36% in the election by Republican nominee Mark Amodei.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kate Marshall | 271,088 | 47.2 | |
| Republican | Mark Destefano | 239,072 | 41.6 | |
| Independent American | Mark Andrews | 35,902 | 6.2 | |
| None of These Candidates | 27,527 | 4.8 | ||
| Total votes | 573,589 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kate Marshall (incumbent) | 338,588 | 48.3 | |
| Republican | Steven E. Martin | 307,115 | 43.8 | |
| Independent American | Mike Hawkins | 28,376 | 4.1 | |
| None of These Candidates | 26,837 | 3.8 | ||
| Total votes | 700,916 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kate Marshall | 486,381 | 50.35 | |
| Republican | Michael Roberson | 421,697 | 43.66 | |
| Independent American | Janine Hansen | 23,893 | 2.47 | |
| None of These Candidates | 23,537 | 2.44 | ||
| Independent | Ed Uehling | 10,435 | 1.08 | |
| Total votes | 965,943 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Treasurer of Nevada 2007–2015 |
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Nevada 2019–2021 |
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada 2018 |
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