Kate Marshall

On September 18, 2017, Marshall announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. She easily 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 the Democratic candidate for Nevada's Secretary of State in 2014. Her platform included:

"In 2013, she worked with Upromise, the Nevada College Savings Plans program manager, to lower the initial account opening cost to a mere $15, making it more affordable for Nevada families to begin saving for their children's future higher education costs. Kate initiated the Ugift and Silver State Matching Grant programs, which provide greater opportunities for family members and friends to contribute to a child's college savings plan. Further, the Distinguished Valor Matching Grant program was established to assist Nevada military families save for their children's college costs."

"In 2013, Kate successfully launched the Nevada College Kick Start Program, which opened SSgA Upromise 529 college savings accounts with an initial deposit of $50 for Nevada public school kindergarten students. No tax dollars were used in establishing these accounts; rather, a portion of program manager fees paid to the Treasurer's Office by our private sector partners provided the necessary funding. The ultimate goal of this program is to create a more "college-going culture" in our state."

According to Marshall's Treasury website: "A crowning achievement of her term as State Treasurer is the successful sponsorship and passage of Senate Bill 75 during the 2011 Legislative Session, which created the state's first in-state private equity investment fund. The goal of the $50 million Silver State Opportunity Fund is to capitalize on investment opportunities in Nevada in order to increase funding for Nevada's K-12 schools. A minimum of 70% of investments must be made in businesses located in Nevada, looking to expand in Nevada, or in businesses wishing to relocate in Nevada. Earnings from the fund go to Nevada's K-12 schools."

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.

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. She was elected to a second term on November 2, 2010, against Steve Martin with 48% of the vote, in what was considered a bad electoral year for Democrats overall.

Marshall was born in San Francisco. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1982. After graduation, she served in Kenya as a member of the Peace Corps. She interned for U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt's law firm.

Kathleen Marie Marshall (born July 22, 1959) is an American attorney and politician who is the current Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. 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.