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State Representative - District 43

Office
State House of Representatives, District 43
On the ballot
2
Incumbent
Robert "Bob" Marshall
The people on the ballot01
Robert "Bob" Marshall
Robert "Bob" Marshall Incumbent
Democrat
State Representative

Bob Marshall has represented House District 43 in Douglas County since January 2023, winning in 2022 and 2024. His campaign website says he served six years on active duty in the Marine Corps, later was a Marine lawyer in Japan and was mobilized to Iraq and Afghanistan. It says he clerked on the Sixth Circuit, worked for the Internal Revenue Service and studied at Georgetown University and Cornell Law School.

2023
State representative for District 43 in Douglas County
2022, 2024
Won House District 43 as the Democratic candidate in the 2022 and 2024 general elections
2017, 2021
A Republican for more than 30 years and a county, state and national convention delegate; left the party in December 2017 and joined the Democratic Party in December 2021
A lawyer; clerked on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Worked in the Internal Revenue Service's Large Business and International Litigation Division
United States Marine Corps, six years on active duty; Iraq and Afghanistan
CUT rating

The Colorado Union of Taxpayers (CUT) rates how often legislators vote with its positions on taxes, spending, TABOR and other issues, including property rights and parental rights.

CUT rating (2023): 20%
CUT rating (2024): 25%
CUT rating (2025): 29%
CUT rating (2026): 34.6%
Average of listed CUT ratings (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026): 27.2%

The guide gives each listed year equal weight, omits years without a rating and rounds only the final average to one decimal. This is a guide calculation, not a CUT-published lifetime score.

The money
Bob 4 Colorado
$91,254.32 from 610 contributions, October 6, 2025 to September 16, 2026
Spent $28,348.81 in 101 expenditures
Nate Marsh
Nate Marsh
Republican

Nate Marsh's campaign website says he is a senior deputy district attorney and has worked in the Family Violence Unit in Douglas County since 2021, prosecuting domestic violence cases. It says he worked at the Baltimore City State's Attorney Office while in law school and holds a political science degree from Texas Christian University and a law degree from the University of Maryland.

A senior deputy district attorney
2021
Has prosecuted domestic violence cases in the Family Violence Unit in Douglas County
Political science, Texas Christian University; law, University of Maryland
Grew up in Montana; moved to Highlands Ranch in middle school
The money
Nate For Colorado
$58,473.74 from 244 contributions, November 2, 2025 to September 16, 2026
Spent $34,551.20 in 138 expenditures
The money02
Bob 4 Colorado
Robert "Bob" Marshall · $91,254.32 from 610 contributions, October 6, 2025 to September 16, 2026 · Spent $28,348.81 in 101 expenditures
Nate For Colorado
Nate Marsh · $58,473.74 from 244 contributions, November 2, 2025 to September 16, 2026 · Spent $34,551.20 in 138 expenditures
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