Pete Buttigieg and Roger Marshall in one day. Lucky me

The war in Iran and the price of gas have Americans on edge. Both Buttigieg and Marshall recognize the strain, but only Marshall predicts it's short-term
Democrat Pete Buttigieg, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, left, and Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas, spoke at separate events in Kansas Saturday, April 18. Buttigieg is photographed speaking at the National Action Network (NAN) Convention on April 10. Marshall is photographed addressing a group at the Allen County Country Club in 2022. AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis and Register/Richard Luken
by Dion Lefler – Wichita Eagle
Published: April 21, 2026
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The war in Iran and the price of gas have Americans on edge. Both Buttigieg and Marshall recognize the strain, but only Marshall predicts it’s short-term

Even when you’re a journalist, it’s extraordinarily rare when you get to talk with two prominent national politicians from opposing parties in the same day. 

For me, that day was Friday, when I covered Sen. Roger Marshall at a Chamber of Commerce meeting in the morning, and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (a former and possibly future presidential candidate) at a Democratic Party rally in the evening.

There have been news stories published from both Marshall’s and Buttigieg’s appearances in Wichita. 

Dion Lefler – Wichita Eagle

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