Yes. A New York Times analysis of Kansas court records found that Sen. Roger Marshall filed more than 700 lawsuits against patients over unpaid medical bills between 1998 and 2019. The amounts ranged from several thousand dollars to as little as $101, and debt-collection efforts included wage and bank garnishments and roughly 18% annual interest. In 81 cases, patients were arrested after missing court dates; warrants were sought in 13 additional cases. The claim was shouted by a protester at a JD Vance event and is supported by the court-record review.
Fact Check: New York Times Records Show Sen. Roger Marshall Sued More Than 700 Patients
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Claim: A protester at a JD Vance campaign event shouted that Sen. Roger Marshall “sues his patients.” A New York Times analysis of Kansas court records supports that assertion.
What The Records Show
According to a New York Times review of Kansas court filings published Sept. 8, 2026, Sen. Roger Marshall filed more than 700 lawsuits against patients who owed unpaid medical bills between 1998 and 2019. The disputed balances ranged from several thousand dollars down to as little as $101.
Marshall’s legal actions included efforts to garnish wages and bank accounts. The records show his practice routinely charged interest on outstanding balances at a rate of about 18% annually. In 81 cases, patients were arrested after failing to appear in court; attorneys for Marshall sought arrest warrants in 13 additional cases where it is unclear whether arrests occurred.
Image source: post by @Acyn on X.
Video And Public Claim
The allegation was shouted by a protester during a JD Vance campaign appearance and was captured in a post and video shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Sept. 14, 2026. While some audio in the clip is difficult to hear, fact-checkers reported hearing the protester say, “He sues his patients... He sues them in court.”
Protester (as heard in the clip): “He sues his patients!”
Context
Marshall, a Republican senator from Kansas seeking re-election in the November 2026 midterms, practiced as an obstetrician-gynecologist for decades. The New York Times analysis of court records forms the factual basis for the protester’s claim; the video documents the interruption at Vance’s event.
Bottom line: The protester’s statement that Sen. Roger Marshall sued his patients is supported by the New York Times analysis of Kansas court records documenting more than 700 suits filed from 1998–2019 and related collection actions.
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