2026年9月3日 美国东部时间10:14 / 福克斯新闻
奥布莱恩称赞马歇尔跨越党派界限支持亲劳工立法，其中包括《更快劳工合同法案》
作者：亚历克斯·米勒，福克斯新闻
独家首发福克斯新闻： 美国顶尖工会领袖之一介入一场关键参议院竞选，背书共和党现任议员，这场竞选或将决定参议院的权力平衡。
国际卡车司机兄弟会（Teamsters）全国主席肖恩·奥布莱恩正在为堪萨斯州联邦参议员罗杰·马歇尔（共和党）的连任竞选背书。当前共和党正努力巩固在参议院的优势，扭转中期选举周期中执政党遭遇的颓势。
“参议员马歇尔一次又一次证明，他是劳工的朋友，”奥布莱恩在一份最先由福克斯新闻数字频道获得的声明中表示。“作为参议院卫生、教育、劳工与养老金委员会成员，马歇尔一直渴望与我们合作推动保护工人的立法，即便这需要违背本党立场。”
独家报道： 获特朗普背书的挑战者在争夺众议院控制权的关键竞选中获得工会支持
“我们期待继续与马歇尔参议员合作，为辛勤工作的美国民众的权利而战，”他补充道。
奥布莱恩为马歇尔背书之际，总部位于堪萨斯州托皮卡的卡车司机兄弟会第696地方分会也表态支持这位寻求连任参议员的议员。
“我们很自豪地为这场竞选中能代表我们伟大州中产阶级工人发声的候选人背书，这位候选人就是马歇尔参议员，”第696地方分会主席迈克·斯克里布纳在声明中表示。
“堪萨斯的卡车司机需要有人愿意在华盛顿为他们抗争，”他继续说道。“在任职期间，马歇尔参议员已经证明他是胜任这份工作的人选。”
奥布莱恩在2024年共和党全国代表大会上发表开幕演讲后，已成为共和党阵营的知名人物。
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他还与唐纳德·特朗普总统的核心盟友、密苏里州联邦参议员乔希·霍利建立了政治联盟和友谊，甚至在两年前与这位特朗普政府官员险些发生冲突后，仍支持马克韦·马林出任国土安全部部长的提名。
马歇尔之所以获得卡车司机兄弟会的背书，源于他对多项亲劳工法案的支持，包括霍利提出的《更快劳工合同法案》、马萨诸塞州联邦参议员埃德·马基（民主党）提出的《仓库工人保护法案》，以及他本人提出的《铁路安全法案》。他还牵头推动了《加班工资减免法案》，作为特朗普“一项宏伟全面法案”的一部分，该法案将个人最高1万美元、夫妻联合申报者最高2万美元的加班工资纳入联邦所得税豁免范围。
马歇尔的竞选对手是堪萨斯州参议院民主党候选人亚当·汉密尔顿，他是该州最大的卫理公会巨型教堂的首席牧师。堪萨斯是共和党传统铁票仓，这意味着全国共和党人并不急于出手援助现任议员抵御汉密尔顿的挑战。
距离中期选举还有四个月：12场将决定参议院多数席位的关键竞选
不过汉密尔顿已展现出出色的筹款能力，在短短时间内几乎追平了马歇尔的竞选资金储备。
截至目前，汉密尔顿筹款总额略高于410万美元，而马歇尔的筹款总额约为620万美元。库克政治报告将这场竞选评级为“大概率共和党胜选”。
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但汉密尔顿要想拿下这个席位，不仅要对抗实力强劲的现任议员，还要面对历史规律的挑战。因为堪萨斯州近一个世纪以来从未选出过民主党参议员，上一次还是在20世纪30年代，当时堪萨斯州选民选举了前参议员乔治·麦吉尔，他仅任职一届就被共和党人赶下台。
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道负责报道美国参议院的撰稿人。
Powerful union leader backs Republican in key Senate showdown
September 3, 2026 10:14am EDT / Fox News
O’Brien praised Marshall for crossing party lines to champion pro-labor legislation, including the Faster Labor Contracts Act
By Alex Miller, Fox News
FIRST ON FOX: One of the top union leaders in the country has waded into a key Senate contest, backing the Republican incumbent in a race that could determine the balance of power in the upper chamber.
Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien is backing Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., in his bid for re-election as Republicans look to solidify their grip in the upper chamber and push back against the headwinds that browbeat the party in power during a midterm election cycle.
“Sen. Marshall has proven time and time again that he is a friend of labor,” O’Brien said in a statement first obtained by Fox News Digital. “As a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Sen. Marshall has been eager to partner with us on legislation that protects workers, even when it requires breaking rank with his own party.”
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Sean O’Brien, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, speaks during a press conference outside the West Wing of the White House on Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington, D.C., flanked by Vice President JD Vance and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.(AFP via Getty Images)
“We look forward to continuing to work together with Sen. Marshall to fight for the rights of hardworking Americans,” he continued.
O’Brien’s green light to Marshall comes as Teamsters Local 696, the Topeka, Kansas-based chapter of the Teamsters, also threw its support behind the lawmaker, who is seeking a second term in the Senate.
“We are proud to endorse the candidate in this race who continues to be a voice for the middle-class workers of our great state, and that candidate is Sen. Marshall,” Local 696 President Mike Scribner said in a statement.
“Kansas Teamsters need someone in Washington who is willing to fight on their behalf,” he continued. “Throughout his tenure, Sen. Marshall has shown that he is the person for the job.”
O’Brien has morphed into a notable figure in the GOP after his appearance as one of the opening speakers at the Republican National Convention in 2024.
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He also formed a political alliance and friendship with one of President Donald Trump’s top allies, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and even backed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to the job after nearly coming to blows with the Trump official two years prior.
It’s Marshall’s backing of pro-labor bills, like Hawley’s Faster Labor Contracts Act, and Sen. Ed Markey’s, D-Mass., Warehouse Worker Protection Act and his own Railway Safety Act that scored him the backing of the Teamsters. He also led the Overtime Wages Relief Act, which eliminated federal income tax on up to $10,000 of overtime wages for individuals and $20,000 for married filers as part of Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill.”
Marshall is running against Kansas Senate Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton, the lead pastor of the state’s largest Methodist megachurch. Kansas is a ruby-red stronghold, meaning national Republicans aren’t rushing to aid the incumbent in warding off Hamilton.
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Still, Hamilton has already proven a deft fundraiser, nearly matching Marshall’s war chest in a fraction of the time.
Hamilton has so far raised just north of $4.1 million, while Marshall has brought in just over $6.2 million in a race that Cook Political Report has rated as “likely Republican.”
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But Hamilton will have to battle both a strong incumbent and history to have a chance at the seat. That’s because Kansas has not sent a Democrat to the Senate in nearly a century. The last time was in the 1930s, when Kansans elected former Sen. George McGill. He only served one term before being ousted by a Republican.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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