Roger Roth | |
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President of the Wisconsin Senate | |
Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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Preceded by | Mary Lazich |
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 19th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Michael Ellis |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 56th district |
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In office January 2007 – April 2011 |
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Preceded by | Terri McCormick |
Succeeded by | Michelle Litjens |
Personal details | |
Born |
Appleton, Wisconsin |
February 5, 1978
Political party | Republican |
Roger J. Roth Jr. (born February 5, 1978) is a United States politician and homebuilder.
Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Roth served in the Wisconsin National Air Guard and was an Iraq War veteran. Roth graduated from St. Mary Central High School in Neenah, Wisconsin, and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. He was a self-employed homebuilder. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican from 2007 to 2011.
Roth ran for State Senate against Penny Bernard Schaber (D) in the 19th district of Wisconsin to replace long time incumbent Michael Ellis (R) in the 2014 election. On November 4, 2014, Roth was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate.