Marion has worked for several non-profit organizations including Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge where she was a Director. She has worked at a CPA firm doing business accounting and tax preparation, and for five years she owned her own small business in the construction trades.

Marion has a BS in Applied Psychology with a minor in Chemical Dependency from Bemidji State University and a Masters Degree in Family and Marital Counseling from Regent University. Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life State PAC (MCCL) National Rifle Association PVF Minnesota Gun Owners PAC Minnesota Police & Peace Officers Association Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fund PAC National Federation of Independent Business - Minnesota SAFE Trust Minnesota Farm Bureau PAC Care Providers of Minnesota PAC "A" rating from Minnesota Grocers Association