Kate Marshall
{{Short description|American lawyer and politician (born 1959)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kate Marshall
| image = Kate_Marshall_White_House_Headshot_2021 (cropped).png
| office = White House Senior Advisor to Governors
| president = Joe Biden
| term_start = August 20, 2021
| term_end = February 1, 2023
| predecessor = Position established
| successor = Yvanna Cancela
| office1 = 35th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
| governor1 = Steve Sisolak
| term_start1 = January 7, 2019
| term_end1 = September 17, 2021
| predecessor1 = Mark Hutchison
| successor1 = Lisa Cano Burkhead
| office2 = 21st Treasurer of Nevada
| governor2 = Jim Gibbons
Brian Sandoval
| term_start2 = January 20, 2007
| term_end2 = January 5, 2015
| predecessor2 = Brian Krolicki
| successor2 = Dan Schwartz
| birth_name = Kathleen Marie Soltero
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|7|22}}
| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|John Marshall|1995|2010|end=div}}
- {{marriage|Elliott Parker|2014}}
}}
| children = 2
| education = University of California, Berkeley (BA, JD)
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://nevadatreasurer.gov/treasurer|title=Kate Marshall|access-date=2007-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070416163601/http://nevadatreasurer.gov/treasurer|archive-date=2007-04-16}} 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.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} 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.
Early life and education
Marshall was born in San Francisco. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1982.{{cite web|title=Kate Marshall, Nevada State Treasurer|url=https://nevadatreasurer.gov/KateMarshallBio.htm|publisher=Nevada State Treasurer's Office|access-date=2009-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527104321/https://nevadatreasurer.gov/KateMarshallBio.htm|archive-date=2010-05-27|url-status=dead}} 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.
Career
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.{{cite web|title=Kate Marshall for Nevada|url=http://katefornevada.com/about-kate|publisher=Kate for Nevada|access-date=December 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228135236/http://katefornevada.com/about-kate|archive-date=December 28, 2013|url-status=usurped}}
=Treasurer of Nevada=
{{Expand section|date=October 2021}}
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.{{Cite web|last=ncs-import|title=Marshall to speak at JJ Dinner|url=http://nevadaappeal.www.clients.ellingtoncms.com/news/2014/apr/08/marshall-to-speak-at-jj-dinner/|access-date=2021-10-09|website=nevadaappeal.www.clients.ellingtoncms.com}} She was elected to a second term on November 2, 2010, against Steve Martin with 48% of the vote.{{Cite web|date=2010-11-04|title=Marshall Wins Second Treasurer Term|url=https://www.bondbuyer.com/news/marshall-wins-second-treasurer-term|access-date=2021-10-09|website=Bond Buyer|language=en}}
=2011 congressional special election=
{{Main|2011 Nevada's 2nd congressional district 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.[http://www.rgj.com/article/20110504/NEWS19/110504020/Nevada-Treasurer-Kate-Marshall-announces-run-Nevada-CD2 Nevada Treasurer Kate Marshall announces run for Nevada CD2], Reno Gazette-Journal, May 4, 2011.
On September 14, 2011, Marshall was defeated 58% to 36% in the election by Republican nominee Mark Amodei.{{cite web|last=Damon|first=Anjeanette|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/sep/13/republicans-maintain-stranglehold-cd2|title=Republicans maintain stranglehold|date=13 September 2011 |publisher=Lasvegassun.com|access-date=2013-12-26}}
=Lieutenant governor of Nevada=
{{main|2018 Nevada elections#Lieutenant governor}}
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.{{cite web |title=Democratic National Convention Announces 2020 Convention Officers, Schedule of Events |url=https://www.demconvention.com/press-releases/democratic-national-convention-announces-2020-convention-officers-schedule-of-events/ |website=2020 Democratic National Convention |access-date=3 August 2020 |date=30 July 2020 |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804111045/https://www.demconvention.com/press-releases/democratic-national-convention-announces-2020-convention-officers-schedule-of-events/ |url-status=dead }}
= 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.{{Cite web|title=Nevada Lt. Gov. Kate Marshall to resign for White House job|url=https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-nevada-kate-marshall-712ab92810dc349065a42bc352f9d790|date=August 19, 2021|access-date=August 26, 2021|first=Sam|last=Metz|work=Associated Press}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change|title=Nevada State Treasurer election, 2006{{cite web|url=http://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2006StateWideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx|title=nvsos.gov|publisher=nvsos.gov|date=2006-09-08|access-date=2013-04-02}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate=Kate Marshall
|party=Democratic Party (United States)
|votes= 271,088
|percentage=47.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate=Mark Destefano
|party=Republican Party (United States)
|votes=239,072
|percentage=41.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate=Mark Andrews
|party=Independent American Party of Nevada
|votes=35,902
|percentage=6.2
}}
{{Election box None of These Candidates with party link no change
|votes=27,527
|percentage=4.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes=573,589
|percentage=100.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=Nevada State Treasurer election, 2010{{cite web |title=2010 Official Statewide General Election Results |url=https://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2010StateWideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx |website=Nevada Secretary of State}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate=Kate Marshall (incumbent)
|party=Democratic Party (United States)
|votes=338,588
|percentage=48.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate=Steven E. Martin
|party=Republican Party (United States)
|votes=307,115
|percentage=43.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate=Mike Hawkins
|party=Independent American Party of Nevada
|votes=28,376
|percentage=4.1
}}
{{Election box None of These Candidates with party link no change
|votes=26,837
|percentage=3.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes=700,916
|percentage=100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018{{cite web |title=Silver State 2018 General Election Results - Statewide |url=https://www.nvsos.gov/silverstate2018gen/NVOther/ |website=Nevada Secretary of State}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate=Kate Marshall
|party=Democratic Party (United States)
|votes=486,381
|percentage=50.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate=Michael Roberson
|party=Republican Party (United States)
|votes=421,697
|percentage=43.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate=Janine Hansen
|party=Independent American Party of Nevada
|votes=23,893
|percentage=2.47
}}
{{Election box None of These Candidates with party link no change
|votes=23,537
|percentage=2.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate=Ed Uehling
|party=Independent (United States)
|votes=10,435
|percentage=1.08
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes=965,943
|percentage=100.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://ltgov.nv.gov/ Government website]
- {{url|http://katefornevada.com|Campaign website}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100527104321/https://nevadatreasurer.gov/KateMarshallBio.htm Kate Marshall biography] (archived)
- {{C-SPAN|120525}}
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