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Robert G. "Bob" Marshall (born May 3, 1944 in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takoma_Park,Maryland" title="Takoma Park, Maryland">Takoma Park, Maryland</a>) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party%28United_States%29" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> member of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">Virginia House of Delegates</a> representing the 13th District, currently serving his 7th term. His district includes portions of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_William_County" title="Prince William County" class="mw-redirect">Prince William</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudoun_County" title="Loudoun County" class="mw-redirect">Loudoun</a> counties.

In 2008, Marshall ran for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> seat being vacated by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Warner" title="John Warner">John Warner</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-WaPo-0">[1]</a> On May 31, 2008, Marshall finished second to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Gilmore" title="Jim Gilmore">Jim Gilmore</a> by 66 votes out of over 10,000 cast at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Virginia,2008#Republican_Party" title="United States Senate election in Virginia, 2008">Republican convention</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-1">[2]</a> In January 2012, Marshall announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Webb" title="Jim Webb">Jim Webb</a>. He lost in the Republican June primary to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Allen" title="George Allen">George Allen</a>, winning only 7 percent of the vote.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-2">[3]</a> He is an opponent of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_rights_movement" title="Gay rights movement" class="mw-redirect">gay rights movement</a>, declaring to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a> that "sodomy is not a civil right."<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-3">[4]</a>

<h2>Contents</h2>

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<ul><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#Early_life.2C_education.2C_and_business_career">1 Early life, education, and business career</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#Virginia_House_of_Delegates">2 Virginia House of Delegates</a>

<ul><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#Elections">2.1 Elections</a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#Tenure">2.2 Tenure</a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#Committee_assignments">2.3 Committee assignments</a></li></ul>

</li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#U.S.Senate_elections">3 U.S. Senate elections</a>

</li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#References">4 References</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#External_links">5 External links</a></li></ul>

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<h2> Early life, education, and business career</h2>

Marshall received his education from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_College" title="Montgomery College">Montgomery College</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont_Abbey_College" title="Belmont Abbey College">Belmont Abbey College</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_University" title="California State University">California State University</a>. Before election to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1991, Marshall was a staffer for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Life_League" title="American Life League">American Life League</a>, an organization which opposes all forms of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion" title="Abortion">abortion</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_control" title="Birth control">birth control</a>. After his election, he continued to work for the organization, including a stint as Executive Director in the mid-1990s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-4">[5]</a> and now as a research consultant. He belongs to the All Saints Catholic Church in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manassas,Virginia" title="Manassas, Virginia">Manassas</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>. His sister is actress <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Marshall" title="Paula Marshall">Paula Marshall</a>.

<h2> Virginia House of Delegates</h2>

<h3> Elections</h3>

In 2001, he won re-election to a sixth term with 63% of the vote.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-5">[6]</a> In 2003, he won re-election to a seventh term with 99% of the vote.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-6">[7]</a> In 2005, he won re-election to an eighth term with 56% of the vote.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-7">[8]</a> In 2007, he won re-election to a ninth term with 58% of the vote.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-8">[9]</a> In 2009, he won re-election to a tenth term with 61% of the vote.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-9">[10]</a> In 2011, he won re-election to an eleventh term with 60% of the vote.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-10">[11]</a>

<h3> Tenure</h3>

<dl><dt>Resolution of no confidence in Republican leadership</dt></dl>

In September 2007, Marshall introduced a resolution "of no confidence in the policies of the current House of Delegates <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>

Leadership as pursued from 2002 to the present". Among Marshall's

complaints were that the Republican leaders were "Allowing government

spending to increase at new record levels of spending" and that they

were making policy decisions "in a small closed group and in a secretive

manner without benefit of wide Caucus input or knowledge". For the

latter, he said that the leadership, in late 2006, "prepared a

transportation bill which Caucus members were expected to accept without

discussion or critical input".<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-11">[12]</a> According to some state legislators, the only vote in favor of Marshall's resolution was that of Marshall himself.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-VA_Politics_Blog-12">[13]</a>

<dl><dt>Abortion and birth control</dt></dl>

In 1989, when Marshall was working as the research director of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Life_League" title="American Life League">American Life League</a>, he told the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Globe" title="Boston Globe" class="mw-redirect">Boston Globe</a> that he opposes all forms of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion" title="Abortion">abortion</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_control" title="Birth control">birth control</a> that take effect after conception. "We're against the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrauterine_device" title="Intrauterine device">IUD</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_oral_contraceptive_pill" title="Combined oral contraceptive pill">pills</a>, too. They don't prevent <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovulation" title="Ovulation">ovulation</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilisation" title="Fertilisation">conception</a>, they prevent <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implantation%28human_embryo%29" title="Implantation (human embryo)">implantation</a>, which is abortion."<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-Equal_Rights_Gone_Wrong-13">[14]</a>

According to the Globe, Marshall also "railed" against <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norplant" title="Norplant">Norplant</a>, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraceptive" title="Contraceptive" class="mw-redirect">contraceptive</a>

not-yet-marketed at the time that is implanted under the skin and works

for up to five years. "It's a real tribute to women's intelligence,"

Marshall told the reporter. "They feel so irresponsible they can't do

something once a day?" <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-Equal_Rights_Gone_Wrong-13">[14]</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norplant" title="Norplant">Norplant</a> was eventually removed from the U.S. market for "business reasons". Because of health concerns, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration%28United_States%29" title="Food and Drug Administration (United States)" class="mw-redirect">U.S. Food and Drug Administration</a> (FDA) recommended that women consider other forms of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_control" title="Birth control">birth control</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-Norplant_contraceptive_off_the_market-14">[15]</a>

When asked about abortion in the case of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incest" title="Incest">incest</a>, Marshall replied that sometimes <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incest" title="Incest">incest</a> is voluntary. In response to abortions in the case of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape" title="Rape">rape</a>, Marshall said, "Your origins should not be held against you [referring to the victim's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetus" title="Fetus">unborn child</a>]. The woman becomes a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin" title="Sin">sin</a>-bearer of the crime, because the right of a child predominates over the embarrassment of the woman."<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-Equal_Rights_Gone_Wrong-13">[14]</a>

The measure, barring public colleges from making the morning-after pill available,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-15">[16]</a> went on to pass 54-46 in the House but ultimately failed in the Senate.

During the 2012 legislative session, Marshall and other Republicans

supported a measure to require women in Virginia to undergo a

trans-vaginal ultrasound procedure before being allowed to have a legal

abortion. Public protests about this invasive procedure caused Virginia

Governor Robert F. McDonnell to withdrawn his support for the bill. It

was then amended to require only an "external" ultrasound procedure,

even though it was not medically required or indicated.

<dl><dt>Immigration</dt></dl>

In September 2007, State Senator John Watkins was overwhelmingly

voted the chair of Virginia Commission on Immigration, 16-3. Marshall,

however, refused to give up his interim chair and "panel members had to

wrestle the gavel away from Marshall". Marshall then challenged Watkins

to a debate.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-WashPostBlog-16">[17]</a>

<dl><dt>Disabled children</dt></dl>

Marshall was the subject of controversy in February 2010, when he

made a statement regarding disabled children at a press conference to

oppose state funding of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_Parenthood" title="Planned Parenthood">Planned Parenthood</a>:

<table class="cquote" style="margin:auto; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; background-color: transparent; width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 10px;" valign="top" width="20">“</td><td style="border: none; padding: 4px 10px;" valign="top">The number of

children who are born subsequent to a first abortion with handicaps has

increased dramatically. Why? Because when you abort the first born of

any, nature takes its vengeance on the subsequent children... In the Old

Testament, the first born of every being, animal and man, was dedicated

to the Lord. There's a special punishment Christians would suggest.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-newsleader-17">[18]</a></td><td style="border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 10px;" valign="bottom" width="20">”</td></tr></tbody></table>

Steve Singiser of the liberal blog <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Kos" title="Daily Kos">Daily Kos</a>,

responded to this, saying that "Perhaps Bob Marshall would like to

explain what 'vengeance' is being sought upon those loving parents of

their one and only exceptional child."<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-Daily_Kos-18">[19]</a> Republican Governor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_McDonnell" title="Robert McDonnell" class="mw-redirect">Robert McDonnell</a> also criticized Marshall, saying on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington</a> area radio station <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTOP-FM" title="WTOP-FM">WTOP</a>

that his comments were "poor and offensive and wrong", and that "we

should do everything we can for young children who are disabled and

provide the best safety net we can".<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-Richmond_Times-Dispatch-19">[20]</a>

<dl><dt>Gay rights</dt></dl>

Following <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a>' <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_ask,don%27t_tell#2010_repeal" title="Don't ask, don't tell">repeal</a> of the military's "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Ask,Don%27t_Tell" title="Don't Ask, Don't Tell" class="mw-redirect">Don't Ask, Don't Tell</a>" policy in December 2010, Marshall proposed a bill to "ban <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual" title="Homosexual" class="mw-redirect">gays</a> from openly serving in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_National_Guard" title="Virginia National Guard">Virginia National Guard</a> because he is worried about service members catching <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_disease" title="Sexually transmitted disease">sexually transmitted diseases</a> from gay troops."<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-Kumar-20">[21]</a> According to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Post" title="Washington Post" class="mw-redirect">Washington Post</a>, Marshall justified the legislation by saying: "If I needed a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_transfusion" title="Blood transfusion">blood transfusion</a> and the guy next to me had committed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy" title="Sodomy">sodomy</a>

14 times in the last month, I'd be worried," and "It's a distraction

when I'm on the battlefield and have to concentrate on the enemy 600

yards away and I'm worried about this guy who's got eyes on me."<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-Kumar-20">[21]</a>

The Virginia chapter of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union" title="American Civil Liberties Union">American Civil Liberties Union</a> wrote a letter to Marshall stating that "any attempt to exclude service members from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Guard_of_the_United_States" title="National Guard of the United States">National Guard</a>

would be unconstitutional and ill-advised, and would certainly face a

federal court challenge," and urging him to withdraw the bill.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-21">[22]</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party%28United_States%29" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Virginia" title="Governor of Virginia">Governor</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_McDonnell" title="Bob McDonnell">Bob McDonnell</a> also announced his opposition to the bill, saying that, while he disagreed with Congress' repeal of "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Ask,_Don%27t_Tell" title="Don't Ask, Don't Tell" class="mw-redirect">Don't Ask, Don't Tell</a>:

"We can't have two different systems in the federal and National Guard.

... Whatever the final guidelines of the Department of Defense I would

expect the National Guard bureau in Virginia to adhere to those rules so

we would have one set of rules for the entire military."<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-WaPo-0">[1]</a> Reacting to the proposal, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Bailey" title="Ronald Bailey">Ronald Bailey</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason_Magazine" title="Reason Magazine" class="mw-redirect">Reason Magazine</a>

called Marshall "excreable" and "long[ed] for that glad day when the

voters of the 13th district wise up and spare us the bigoted natterings

of Marshall."<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-22">[23]</a>

Marshall has also expressed displeasure at the decision of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_Richmond" title="Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond">Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond</a>'s

decision to fly a gay-pride flag alongside the American flag to

celebrate Gay Pride month. Marshall wrote a letter to Jeffrey M. Lacker,

president of the bank, urging him to take down the flag, claiming that

homosexuality “adds significantly to illness, increases health costs,

promotes venereal diseases, and worsens the population imbalance

relating to the number of workers supporting the beneficiaries of

America’s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security%28United_States%29" title="Social Security (United States)">Social Security</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare%28United_States%29" title="Medicare (United States)">Medicare</a> programs.”<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-23">[24]</a> The bank refused to take the flag down.

Marshall sponsored the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall-Newman_Amendment" title="Marshall-Newman Amendment">Marshall-Newman Amendment</a> to the state constitution that prohibited <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a> as well as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_union" title="Civil union">civil unions</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_partnership" title="Domestic partnership">domestic partnerships</a>, and "other <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_status" title="Legal status" class="mw-redirect">legal status</a>

to which is assigned the rights, benefits, obligations, qualities, or

effects of marriage." It also prohibits the recognition of other states'

such legal arrangements. It was approved in a 2006 referendum by 57% to

43%.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-Cato-24">[25]</a>

In May 2012, Marshall led a successful effort to defeat the nomination of openly gay prosecutor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Thorne-Begland" title="Tracy Thorne-Begland">Tracy Thorne-Begland</a>

to a district court judgeship, who was supported by both the governor

and a bipartisan judicial committee. Marshall explained that he was

worried about possible bias in the case of a bar-room fight between a

homosexual and a heterosexual. In a subsequent CNN interview, he

declared that "sodomy is not a civil right."<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-25">[26]</a>

<dl><dt>Taxes</dt></dl>

In 2006 the General Assembly passed House Bill 3202 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+sum+HB3202">[2]</a> which authorized Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads to raise revenue through regional authorities, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Virginia_Transportation_Authority" title="Northern Virginia Transportation Authority">Northern Virginia Transportation Authority</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Roads_Transportation_Authority" title="Hampton Roads Transportation Authority">Hampton Roads Transportation Authority</a> respectively. Revenues raised by these authorities were intended to be used for regional transportation improvements.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-26">[27]</a>

Delegate Bob Marshall was strongly critical of this legislation during floor debate.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-27">[28]</a>

On the house floor in April 2007 he remarked "I cannot vote for this

bill because there are too many subterfuges in here trying to avoid

responsibility and accountability. Members of these regional governments

-- and they are regional governments -- don't even have to vote on this

until December. What's interesting about December? It's a month and a

half after the election. They can all promise 'I'm not going to vote to

raise any taxes' and then afterward they can vote to do it." <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-28">[29]</a>

After the bill passed over his objections, Marshall led an effort in conjunction with elected officials in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudoun_County,_Virginia" title="Loudoun County, Virginia">Loudoun County, Virginia</a>

to have it overturned by the courts. Marshall's brief argued that the

state Constitution did not authorize the establishment of unelected

government bodies with the authority to impose and collect taxes.

Article 7, Section 7 of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Virginia" title="Constitution of Virginia">Constitution of Virginia</a>

states: "No ordinance or resolution... imposing taxes, or authorizing

the borrowing of money shall be passed except by a recorded affirmative

vote of a majority of all members elected to the governing body." <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-29">[30]</a>

The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Virginia" title="Supreme Court of Virginia">Supreme Court of Virginia</a> unanimously ruled this legislation unconstitutional on February 29, 2008, siding with Marshall.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-30">[31]</a>

Assembly has failed to adhere to the mandates of accountability and

transparency that the Constitution requires when the General Assembly

exercises the legislative taxing authority permitted by the

Constitution.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-31">[32]</a></td><td style="border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 10px;" valign="bottom" width="20">”</td></tr></tbody></table>

The ruling surprised many proponents of HB3202. One newspaper

describe the effect of the ruling as "hitting the General Assembly like a

bomb", and the director of the Hampton Roads Regional Transportation

Authority characterized the decision as "nuclear".<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-32">[33]</a>

<h3> Committee assignments</h3>

<ul><li>House Finance Committee</li><li>House Counties, Cities, and Towns Committee</li><li>House Science and Technology Committee<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_note-33">[34]</a></li></ul>

<h2> U.S. Senate elections</h2>

<div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Virginia,_2008" title="United States Senate election in Virginia, 2008">United States Senate election in Virginia, 2008</a></div>

On January 7, 2008, Marshall announced that he was running for John Warner's U.S. Senate seat. He was running against former <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Virginia" title="Governor of Virginia">Governor</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Gilmore" title="Jim Gilmore">Jim Gilmore</a> for the Republican nomination. Marshall ran well to Gilmore's right, claiming Gilmore is too soft on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion" title="Abortion">abortion</a>.

While Gilmore believes a woman should be able to choose whether to end

her pregnancy in the first eight weeks, Marshall opposes abortion in all

circumstances.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-WaPo-0">[1]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-34">[35]</a>

<div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Virginia,_2012" title="United States Senate election in Virginia, 2012">United States Senate election in Virginia, 2012</a></div>

After months of speculation, on January 12, 2012, Marshall confirmed that he would enter the race for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Virginia,2012#Republican_primary" title="United States Senate election in Virginia, 2012">Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate</a> seat held by the retiring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Webb" title="Jim Webb">Jim Webb</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-35">[36]</a> He formally announced his candidacy on January 16, 2012, emailing supporters saying, "I can beat <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Kaine" title="Tim Kaine">Tim Kaine</a>," the presumptive Democratic nominee for the seat.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-36">[37]</a> He lost in the June 12, 2012 Republican primary, coming in third out of four candidates with only 7 percent of the vote.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_note-37">[38]</a>

<h2> References</h2>

<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-WaPo-0">^ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-WaPo_0-0">a</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-WaPo_0-1">b</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-WaPo_0-2">c</a> Craig, Tim (January 8, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/07/AR2008010701571.html">"Marshall to Challenge Gilmore For Republican Nomination"</a>. The Washington Post. Retrieved May 22, 2010.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Marshall+to+Challenge+Gilmore+For+Republican+Nomination&rft.jtitle=The+Washington+Post&rft.aulast=Craig&rft.aufirst=Tim&rft.au=Craig%2C%26%2332%3BTim&rft.date=January+8%2C+2008&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2008%2F01%2F07%2FAR2008010701571.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Robert_G.Marshall" /></li><li id="cite_note-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-1">^{</a></span}> Lewis, Bob. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1413116">Gilmore wins Va. GOP Senate nomination</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTOP-FM" title="WTOP-FM">WTOP-FM</a>. 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2008-05-31.</li><li id="cite_note-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-2">^{</a></span}> Pershing, Ben(June 12, 2012). "Allen beats back 3 GOP rivals, grabs Senate nod in Virginia" The Washington Post.</li><li id="cite_note-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-3">^{</a></span}> "Robert Marshall: Sodomy Is Not A Civil Right," Politics <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76437.html">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76437.html</a></li><li id="cite_note-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-4">^{</a></span}> Rozell, Mark J. "Growing Up Politically: The New Politics of the New Christian Right", in Smidt, Corwin E.; James M. Penning, eds. (1997). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=RVo7iFU8QRgC&pg=PA240&lpg=PA240&dq=bob+marshall+american+life+league&source=bl&ots=SNQ47M6P9X&sig=P-jb-b_xXZE3VunHUYdCP0CydN0&hl=en&ei=eUhVSpnDKIj-tAPeiJH0AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=33">Sojourners in the Wilderness: The Christian Right in Comparative Perspective</a>. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 240. Retrieved 2009-07-08.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Sojourners+in+the+Wilderness%3A+The+Christian+Right+in+Comparative+Perspective&rft.aulast=Smidt&rft.aufirst=Corwin+E.&rft.au=Smidt%2C%26%2332%3BCorwin+E.&rft.date=1997&rft.pages=p.%26nbsp%3B240&rft.pub=Rowman+%26+Littlefield&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DRVo7iFU8QRgC%26pg%3DPA240%26lpg%3DPA240%26dq%3Dbob%2Bmarshall%2Bamerican%2Blife%2Bleague%26source%3Dbl%26ots%3DSNQ47M6P9X%26sig%3DP-jb-b_xXZE3VunHUYdCP0CydN0%26hl%3Den%26ei%3DeUhVSpnDKIj-tAPeiJH0AQ%26sa%3DX%26oi%3Dbook_result%26ct%3Dresult%26resnum%3D33&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Robert_G.Marshall" /></li><li id="cite_note-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-5">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=695887">http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=695887</a></li><li id="cite_note-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-6">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=92310">http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=92310</a></li><li id="cite_note-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-7">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=196366">http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=196366</a></li><li id="cite_note-8"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-8">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=378836">http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=378836</a></li><li id="cite_note-9"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-9">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=513063">http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=513063</a></li><li id="cite_note-10"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-10">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=742839">http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=742839</a></li><li id="cite_note-11"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-11">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/del-bob-marshalls-no-confidence-resolution/">Del. Bob Marshall’s “No Confidence” Resolution « Virginia Virtucon</a></li><li id="cite_note-VA_Politics_Blog-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-VA_Politics_Blog_12-0">^{</a></span}> Craig, Tim (November 21, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2007/11/winners_and_losers_1.html">"Virginia Politics Blog - Winners and Losers"</a>. The Washington Post. Retrieved February 24, 2010.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Virginia+Politics+Blog+-+Winners+and+Losers&rft.atitle=&rft.aulast=Craig&rft.aufirst=Tim&rft.au=Craig%2C%26%2332%3BTim&rft.date=November+21%2C+2007&rft.pub=The+Washington+Post&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fvoices.washingtonpost.com%2Fvirginiapolitics%2F2007%2F11%2Fwinners_and_losers_1.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Robert_G.Marshall" /></li><li id="cite_note-Equal_Rights_Gone_Wrong-13">^ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-Equal_Rights_Gone_Wrong_13-0">a</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-Equal_Rights_Gone_Wrong_13-1">b</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-Equal_Rights_Gone_Wrong_13-2">c</a> English, Bella. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=61499507&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=73508&RQT=309&VName=PQD">Equal Rights Gone Wrong</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Globe" title="Boston Globe" class="mw-redirect">Boston Globe</a> (July 12, 1989), p. 17. Retrieved from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProQuest" title="ProQuest">ProQuest</a> Newsstand ld that coutabase on February 28, 2007 (Document ID: 61499507).</li><li id="cite_note-Norplant_contraceptive_off_the_market-14"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-Norplant_contraceptive_off_the_market_14-0">^{</a></span}> Roan, Shari. <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20020813hnorplant4.asp">[1]</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Los_Angeles_Times" title="The Los Angeles Times" class="mw-redirect">The Los Angeles Times</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=August_13,2002&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="August 13, 2002 (page does not exist)">August 13, 2002</a>).</li><li id="cite_note-15"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-15">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=041&typ=bil&val=hb1414">"HB 1414 Morning-after pill; institutions of higher education prohibited from making such available."</a>. Bills & Resolutions; 2004 session. Virginia General Assembly Legislative Information System. Retrieved 2009-03-12.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=HB+1414+Morning-after+pill%3B+institutions+of+higher+education+prohibited+from+making+such+available.&rft.atitle=Bills+%26+Resolutions%3B+2004+session&rft.pub=Virginia+General+Assembly+Legislative+Information+System&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fleg1.state.va.us%2Fcgi-bin%2Flegp504.exe%3Fses%3D041%26typ%3Dbil%26val%3Dhb1414&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Robert_G.Marshall" /></li><li id="cite_note-WashPostBlog-16"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-WashPostBlog_16-0">^{</a></span}> Craig, Tim (September 25, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2007/09/watkins_wins_over_marshall.html">"Watkins defeats Marshall"</a>. The Washington Post. Retrieved February 22, 2010.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Watkins+defeats+Marshall&rft.atitle=&rft.aulast=Craig&rft.aufirst=Tim&rft.au=Craig%2C%26%2332%3BTim&rft.date=September+25%2C+2007&rft.pub=The+Washington+Post&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.washingtonpost.com%2Fvirginiapolitics%2F2007%2F09%2Fwatkins_wins_over_marshall.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Robert_G.Marshall" /></li><li id="cite_note-newsleader-17"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-newsleader_17-0">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newsleader.com/article/20100222/NEWS01/2220318">"Legislator: Disabled kids are God's punishment"</a>. Capitol News Service. February 22, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Legislator%3A+Disabled+kids+are+God%27s+punishment&rft.atitle=&rft.date=February+22%2C+2010&rft.pub=Capitol+News+Service&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsleader.com%2Farticle%2F20100222%2FNEWS01%2F2220318&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Robert_G.Marshall" />[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot">dead link</a>]</li><li id="cite_note-Daily_Kos-18"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-Daily_Kos_18-0">^{</a></span}> Singiser, Steve (February 22, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/2/22/839550/-VA-GOP-Legislator:-Disabled-Kids-Are-Gods-Vengeance">"Daily Kos: VA GOP Legislator: Disabled Kids are God's Vengeace"</a>. Daily Kos. Retrieved February 22, 2010.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Daily+Kos%3A+VA+GOP+Legislator%3A+Disabled+Kids+are+God%27s+Vengeace&rft.atitle=&rft.aulast=Singiser&rft.aufirst=Steve&rft.au=Singiser%2C%26%2332%3BSteve&rft.date=February+22%2C+2010&rft.pub=Daily+Kos&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailykos.com%2Fstoryonly%2F2010%2F2%2F22%2F839550%2F-VA-GOP-Legislator%3A-Disabled-Kids-Are-Gods-Vengeance&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Robert_G.Marshall" /></li><li id="cite_note-Richmond_Times-Dispatch-19"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-Richmond_Times-Dispatch_19-0">^{</a></span}> Nolan, Tim (February 23, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/MCDOGAT23_20100223-122201/326282/">"McDonnell won't rule out running for vice-president; criticizes Marshall"</a>. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved February 23, 2010.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=McDonnell+won%27t+rule+out+running+for+vice-president%3B+criticizes+Marshall&rft.atitle=&rft.aulast=Nolan&rft.aufirst=Tim&rft.au=Nolan%2C%26%2332%3BTim&rft.date=February+23%2C+2010&rft.pub=Richmond+Times-Dispatch&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.timesdispatch.com%2Frtd%2Fnews%2Fstate_regional%2Fstate_regional_govtpolitics%2Farticle%2FMCDOGAT23_20100223-122201%2F326282%2F&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Robert_G.Marshall" /></li><li id="cite_note-Kumar-20">^ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-Kumar_20-0">a</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-Kumar_20-1">b</a> Kumar, Anita and Heiderman, Rosalind (2010-12-21) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/12/marshall_said_he_worries_about.html">Marshall said he worries about interactions between gays, straight troops in military</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Post" title="Washington Post" class="mw-redirect">Washington Post</a></li><li id="cite_note-21"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-21">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://acluva.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/20101221MarshallDADTVirginiaNationalGuard.pdf">ACLU letter</a></li><li id="cite_note-22"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-22">^{</a></span}> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Bailey" title="Ronald Bailey">Bailey, Ronald</a> (2010-12-21) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://reason.com/blog/2010/12/21/virginia-dont-ask-dont-tell-t">Virginia: Don't Ask, Don't Tell</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason_Magazine" title="Reason Magazine" class="mw-redirect">Reason</a></li><li id="cite_note-23"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-23">^{</a></span}> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anita_Kumar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Anita Kumar (page does not exist)">Kumar, Anita</a> (2011-06-03) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/conservatives-call-on-federal-reserve-to-take-down-gay-pride-flag/2011/06/03/AGTpz7HH_blog.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz">Conservatives call on Federal Reserve to take down gay pride flag</a> , <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Post" title="Washington Post" class="mw-redirect">Washington Post</a></li><li id="cite_note-Cato-24"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-Cato_24-0">^{</a></span}> Glidden, Melissa (August 11, 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cato.org/files/arnold-and-porter-memo.pdf">"Cato Institute"</a>. Washington, D.C.. Retrieved February 22, 2010.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Cato+Institute&rft.atitle=&rft.aulast=Glidden&rft.aufirst=Melissa&rft.au=Glidden%2C%26%2332%3BMelissa&rft.date=August+11%2C+2006&rft.place=Washington%2C+D.C.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cato.org%2Ffiles%2Farnold-and-porter-memo.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Robert_G.Marshall" /></li><li id="cite_note-25"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-25">^{</a></span}> "Marshall: Sodomy is Not a Civil Right." <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76437.html">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76437.html</a></li><li id="cite_note-26"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-26">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.hb3202.virginia.gov/">http://www.hb3202.virginia.gov/</a></li><li id="cite_note-27"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-27">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqszbMKOGzA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqszbMKOGzA</a></li><li id="cite_note-28"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-28">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://bobmarshall2008.com/press-releases/new-year-brings-new-taxes.html">http://bobmarshall2008.com/press-releases/new-year-brings-new-taxes.html</a></li><li id="cite_note-29"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-29">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://legis.state.va.us/Laws/search/Constitution.htm#7S1">http://legis.state.va.us/Laws/search/Constitution.htm#7S1</a></li><li id="cite_note-30"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-30">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://hamptonroads.com/2008/02/regional-transportation-authorities-ruled-unconstitutional">http://hamptonroads.com/2008/02/regional-transportation-authorities-ruled-unconstitutional</a></li><li id="cite_note-31"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-31">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.courts.state.va.us/opinions/opnscvwp/1071959.pdf">http://www.courts.state.va.us/opinions/opnscvwp/1071959.pdf</a></li><li id="cite_note-32"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-32">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://hamptonroads.com/2008/02/court-rules-northern-va-transportation-authority-unconstitutional">http://hamptonroads.com/2008/02/court-rules-northern-va-transportation-authority-unconstitutional</a></li><li id="cite_note-33"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-33">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/4d77474716f8c17185257535005773bf?OpenDocument&Click=85256823005F1997.f0a3d2c6f9f07af1852570bd00646e36/$Body/0.11BA">http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/4d77474716f8c17185257535005773bf?OpenDocument&Click=85256823005F1997.f0a3d2c6f9f07af1852570bd00646e36/$Body/0.11BA</a></li><li id="cite_note-34"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-34">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/search.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-01-08-0127.html">Gilmore abortion stance challenged - Search - inRich.com</a></li><li id="cite_note-35"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-35">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/marshall-makes-formal-announcement-of-va-us-senate-race-bid-proclaims-i-can-beat-tim-kaine/2012/01/16/gIQAXm5O3P_story.html">Marshall makes formal announcement of Va US Senate race bid, proclaims ‘I can beat Tim Kaine’</a></li><li id="cite_note-36"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G.Marshall#cite_ref-36">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/del-robert-g-marshall-takes-on-allen-in-us-senate-race/2012/01/12/gIQAZ1JcuP_story.html">Del. Robert G. Marshall takes on George Allen in U.S. Senate primary</a></li><li id="cite_note-37"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall#cite_ref-37">^{</a></span}> Pershing, Ben(June 12, 2012). "Allen beats back 3 GOP rivals, grabs Senate nod in Virginia" The Washington Post.</li></ol>

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<h2> External links</h2>

<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.delegatebob.com">Official website</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bobmarshall2012.com">U.S. Senate Campaign Homepage</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/49fe31a57467b0e08525738a0052b621?OpenDocument">Virginia House of Delegates: Bio for Robert G. Marshall (2008 session)</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vpap.org/candidates/profile/home/5663">Virginia Public Access Project: Robert G. Marshall</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?001+ful+HB350">Virginia House Bill 350, 2000 Session, Text</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/feb/29/court-overturns-virginia-transport-tax/">Court overturns Virginia transport tax</a> Washington Times, February 29, 2008</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.delegate-marshall.info">2012 legislative session</a></li></ul>