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Bill Roth (California)
Bill Roth ran for election to the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors to represent District 2 in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Roth completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Bill Roth was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He earned a high school diploma from Aquinas High School, a bachelor's degree from Marquette University in 1987, and a graduate degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1993. His career experience includes working as a computer programmer.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Santa Clara County, California (2024)
General election
General election for Santa Clara Valley Water District District 2
Shiloh Ballard defeated Bill Roth in the general election for Santa Clara Valley Water District District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shiloh Ballard (Nonpartisan) | 65.9 | 55,707 | |
Bill Roth (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 34.1 | 28,883 | ||
| Total votes: 84,590 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bill Roth completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Roth's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My water experience comes from 15 years of working on water systems in Nicaragua. My financial experience comes from working on the finance and audit committees of some of the largest nonprofits in Santa Clara County.
For more information, see https://electbillroth.com.- I will fight to keep water rates low. For more information, see: https://electbillroth.com/water-rates-as-low-as-possible/
- I will fight to deal humanely with the homeless crisis. For more information, see: https://electbillroth.com/addressing-homelessness/
- I will right to ensure people in my district have affordable, safe and clean water for generations to come.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Santa Clara Valley Water District District 2 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2024

