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John Roth
John Roth (Republican Party) (also known as JR) is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 104. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Roth (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 104. He won 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
John Roth was born in Clare, Michigan. He earned an associate degree from Northwest Michigan College in 1990. Roth's career experience includes working in the tourism industry and as a small business owner. He has also served with the Grand Traverse County Parks & Recreation Board.[1][2]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Roth was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- Economic and Small Business Development Committee
- Health Policy Committee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
2021-2022
Roth was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy Committee
- Health Policy Committee
- Transportation Committee
- Commerce and Tourism Committee (decommissioned), Majority vice-chair
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 104
Incumbent John Roth defeated Larry Knight, Cathy Albro, and Tyler Lautner in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Roth (R)  | 62.9 | 36,778 |
| Larry Knight (D) | 28.5 | 16,681 | ||
 | Cathy Albro (Independent) | 6.5 | 3,800 | |
 | Tyler Lautner (L) | 2.0 | 1,188 | |
| Total votes: 58,447 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104
Larry Knight advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Larry Knight | 100.0 | 6,784 | |
| Total votes: 6,784 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Randy Bishop (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104
Incumbent John Roth defeated Owen Suhy in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on August 6, 2024.
| Total votes: 14,118 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 104
Tyler Lautner advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on July 20, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler Lautner (L) |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Roth received the following endorsements.
Pledges
Roth signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 104
Incumbent John Roth defeated Cathy Albro in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Roth (R) | 62.7 | 29,832 |
| Cathy Albro (D) | 37.3 | 17,758 | |
| Total votes: 47,590 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104
Cathy Albro advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cathy Albro | 100.0 | 7,883 |
| Total votes: 7,883 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104
Incumbent John Roth defeated Katie Kniss in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Roth | 52.0 | 8,281 |
 | Katie Kniss | 48.0 | 7,647 | |
| Total votes: 15,928 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 104
John Roth defeated Dan O'Neil and Jason Crum in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Roth (R) | 50.9 | 30,311 |
| Dan O'Neil (D) | 47.1 | 28,009 | ||
| Jason Crum (L) | 2.0 | 1,194 | ||
| Total votes: 59,514 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104
Dan O'Neil advanced from the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dan O'Neil | 100.0 | 10,814 | |
| Total votes: 10,814 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104
John Roth defeated Heather Cerone in the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Roth | 57.7 | 7,858 |
 | Heather Cerone | 42.3 | 5,765 | |
| Total votes: 13,623 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 104
Jason Crum advanced from the Libertarian convention for Michigan House of Representatives District 104 on July 18, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Jason Crum (L) | |
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John 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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- Promoting and protecting small businesses. They are the backbone of the Northern Michigan Economy. Reducing tax burdens and needless regulations.
- We need to make sure Northern Michigan has a part in the budget and our needs are addressed by working with our Northern Michigan Caucus.
- Keeping our youth in the state after high school or college. I talk with a lot of our students about whether they will stay in Michigan or not. A solid one third are planning on leaving the state. We need to engage with them on what kinds of things would they need to keep them home. Our state is losing the youth and getting older. We need these workers as this state sees this change.
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2022
John Roth did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
John Roth did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 10 to December 23.
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2023
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In 2023, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 14.
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2022
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In 2022, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 12 to December 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the Michigan State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Michigan House of Representatives District 104 |
Officeholder Michigan House of Representatives District 104 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ John Roth for State Representative, "Meet John," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 8, 2024
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Larry Inman (R) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 104 2021-Present |
Succeeded by - |
