The obstetrician from Great Bend who is running to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp attended an event Wednesday sponsored by the Geary County Farm Bureau.

During the meeting Dr. Roger Marshall explained why he chose to run against Huelskamp. He said that Kansas needs a representative back on the Ag Committee, and a voice from Kansas.

“We need a traditional, effective Kansas Republican again, that represents the entire district,” said Marshall. “From a policy standpoint, we’re both very fiscally conservative people.”

Some of the differences that he pointed out on the policy topic was that Huelskamp is not in favor of renewable fuel standards, or national defense,”He’s voted consistently against national defense. I’m very much a believer in peace and strength, that we need a strong military.”

Dr. Marshall also took questions during his brief presentation and one that drew quite a bit of discussion dealt with the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. His solution, repeal it.

“There’s no way to fix it. It’s 2,000 pages of overreach by the Federal Government. It’s destroying the patient/physician relationship. It’s taking money out of medicare to pay for all of his entitlements. So Obamacare has to go.”

He added that there is a strong group of physicians in congress at this time, and he has talked to some of them and he feels there is a strong plan that has been developed that would work to replace Obamacare.