Marler was a member of the City Council of Missoula, Montana from 2006 to 2018.
[2] In 2018, Ellie Hill, former District 90 representative in the Montana House of Representatives, was unable to run for reelection due to term limits,[4] and Marler ran for the open seat.
She defeated Republican Nick Knowles with 67.8% of the vote.
[1] As of July 2020, Marler sits on the following committees:[5] Marler holds a Bachelor's degree from University of California, Davis and a Master's degree from the University of Montana, both in Biology.
She has been a Natural Areas Specialist at the University of Montana since 1998.