2026年8月4日 美国东部时间晚上10:08 / 福克斯新闻网
这位联合卫理公会巨型教堂牧师自2月以来已筹集超400万美元，为一场资金充足的大选对决做好准备
作者：亚历克斯·米勒，福克斯新闻
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堪萨斯州民主党人在全国竞争最激烈的初选之一中做出了选择，他们将支持一位拥有惊人竞选资金储备的政坛新人。
亚当·汉密尔顿周二晚间在11人参与的初选中胜出，将角逐现任参议员罗杰·马歇尔（R-Kan.）的席位，后者正寻求在参议院连任第二个任期。
而马歇尔早已准备好针对汉密尔顿的攻击策略。
民主党人退缩，舒默助力共和党跨过关键的政府关门障碍
“听着，这家伙是个觉醒派的巨型教堂牧师，”马歇尔告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“他对堪萨斯州来说太觉醒了。我认为我们要做的就是把他自己的布道内容分享给堪萨斯民众，他们就会意识到他对堪萨斯州来说太过激进了。”
汉密尔顿的竞选团队在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中反驳称，马歇尔的投票记录本身就说明了一切。
“罗杰·马歇尔宁愿攻击一个社区是其所谓家乡州最大食品捐赠来源之一的教堂，也不愿谈论他为何始终投票推高物价，为何已经躲着堪萨斯民众超过500天，以及为何上一季度只有27位有记录的堪萨斯州民众为他的竞选捐款，”汉密尔顿竞选团队的发言人泰森·布罗迪说道。
历史站在马歇尔这边，他在2020年当选参议员之前曾在众议院任职四年。这是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，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。
特朗普的要求让脆弱的共和党人在中期选举前陷入两难境地
尽管如此，马歇尔并未坐享其成，因为他可能再次面临资金劣势。
全国共和党人并未像在其他州那样向堪萨斯州投入资源，因为马歇尔是实力强劲的现任议员，而德克萨斯州、缅因州和俄亥俄州的竞争更为激烈，需要宝贵的竞选资金。
虽然堪萨斯州并未被参议院共和党列为战场州，但大量资金的涌入可能会让马歇尔的连任之路变得复杂。
最高法院推翻关于政党与候选人协调竞选支出的限制
【图源：安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社】堪萨斯州联邦参议员罗杰·马歇尔（R-Kan.）正寻求连任参议院第二个任期。
据联邦选举委员会的财务文件显示，领导着全美最大联合卫理公会教堂及会众的汉密尔顿自2月宣布参选以来，已筹集了略高于410万美元的资金。
而马歇尔在本届竞选周期内仅筹集了略高于620万美元的资金。
“嗯，这可能就是为什么我的幕僚告诉我，无论民调结果如何，他们都说我们落后三个百分点，而且上次竞选我们的资金被对手以四比一的差距甩开。无论如何，我们都会继续努力，”马歇尔说道。
随着本届竞选周期内宝贵的竞选资源流向其他热门选区——共和党需要连任的脆弱现任议员比民主党更多——马歇尔并不寻求救济。
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他希望共和党主要竞选机构，比如全国共和党参议员委员会或与共和党领导层结盟的参议院领导基金，能将资源留在其他选区。
“我想我们正努力做到不需要他们的帮助，”马歇尔说。“这是我们的期望，他们也不必这么做。麦康奈尔领袖上次帮了大忙。所以，你知道的，他们一直在关注这场竞选。我们都亲如一家，所以我们希望不需要他们出手相助。”
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道的撰稿人，负责报道美国参议院事务。
Big money propels Dem megachurch pastor to victory in longshot Kansas Senate bid
August 4, 2026 10:08pm EDT / Fox News
The United Methodist megachurch pastor raised over $4M since February, setting up a well-funded general election fight
By Alex Miller, Fox News
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Kansas Democrats have made their choice in one of the most crowded primary battles in the nation and are backing a political newcomer with an eye-popping campaign war chest.
Adam Hamilton emerged victorious in an 11-way primary Tuesday night in the race to take on incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., who is running for a second term in the upper chamber.
And he has a line of attack against Hamilton already teed up.
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Adam Hamilton cleared a field of 11 hopefuls to secure the Democratic nomination in the race to beat Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan.(Gerri Hernandez/Hamilton for Senate)
“Look, this guy is a woke, big megachurch pastor,” Marshall told Fox News Digital. “He’s too woke for Kansas. I think all we have to do is share his own sermons … with the Kansas people, and they’re gonna realize that he’s too woke for Kansas.”
Hamilton’s campaign countered in a statement to Fox News Digital that Marshall’s voting record spoke for itself.
“Roger Marshall would rather attack a church whose community is one of the largest sources of food donations in his alleged home state than talk about why he constantly votes for higher prices, why he’s been hiding from Kansans for over 500 days, and why only 27 named Kansans donated to his campaign last quarter,” Tyson Brody, a spokesperson for Hamilton’s campaign, said.
History is on the side of Marshall, who previously served four years in the House before making the leap to the Senate in 2020. 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.
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Still, Marshall is not resting on his laurels as he stares down another likely funding disadvantage.
National Republicans aren’t dumping resources into Kansas like they are in other states, given that Marshall is a strong incumbent and valuable campaign cash is needed in tougher contests in Texas, Maine and Ohio.
While Kansas is not on Senate Republicans’ radar as a battleground state, there is big money flowing in that could make Marshall’s bid for another term complicated.
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Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., is running for a second term in the upper chamber.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Hamilton, who leads the nation’s largest United Methodist church and congregation, has raised just north of $4.1 million since launching his campaign in February, according to financial filings with the Federal Election Commission.
Marshall, on the other hand, has raised just over $6.2 million during this cycle.
“Well, this is probably why my staff tells me, no matter what the polls show, they tell me that we’re down by three points, and we did get outspent about four to one last time around. Regardless, we’re gonna keep working hard,” Marshall said.
And as precious campaign resources flow to other marquee races during this cycle, where the GOP has more vulnerable incumbents up for reelection than Democrats, Marshall isn’t asking for a handout.
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He wants the resources from major GOP campaign arms, like the National Republican Senatorial Committee or the GOP leadership-aligned Senate Leadership Fund, to stay put.
“I guess we’re trying to not need to do that,” Marshall said. “That’s what our hope is, is that they won’t need to do that. Leader McConnell was super helpful last time. So, you know, they’re keeping tabs on this. We got to, you know, we’re all one, big happy family here, so we’re hoping we don’t need them.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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