Tom Roll

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Tom Roll
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Independent

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

The University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy, 1980

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1970 - 1974

Personal
Religion
Spiritual agnostic
Profession
Pharmacist
Contact

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Tom Roll (independent) ran for election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 30. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Roll completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2020

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Bill Seitz defeated Tom Roll in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 30 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bill Seitz
Bill Seitz (R)
 
72.0
 
42,269
Image of Tom Roll
Tom Roll (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
28.0
 
16,426

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 58,695
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Bill Seitz advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 30 on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bill Seitz
Bill Seitz
 
100.0
 
7,772

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,772
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Tom Roll completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Roll'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 name is Thomas A. Roll (call me Tom). I have been married for 48 years and have two sons and two grandchildren. I am running for the office of Ohio State Representative for the 30th District in Hamilton County as an independent candidate.

I graduated from Oak Hills High School in 1969. In 1971, I was drafted and then enlisted in the United States Army and served at the White Sands Missile Range in Southern New Mexico as a meteorological observationist until my honorable discharge in 1974. Upon discharge, I attended the University of Cincinnati on the G.I. Bill where I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy. As a Registered Pharmacist of the State of Ohio, I worked one year at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Mariemont. The remaining 35 years of my career were spent at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati in both inpatient and outpatient settings. On Feb. 3, 2017, I retired from the profession of pharmacy.

My hobbies include music, fishing, and gardening.
  • I wish to reduce the influence of money in politics.
  • I intend on doing this by submitting as many of the provisions of the model legislation known as the "American AntiCorruption Act" as possible.
  • I am doing this because, presently, 90% of the population have no government response to their wishes.

       It is my concern that government in the United States of America has taken a wrong turn.  Although beginning with the foresight of representation for the masses, this country's political strategy seems to have degenerated into a "if you can pay you can play" policy.  This is no more evident than in the 2-party duopoly which is inherent in fomenting corruption.

   This systemic corruption takes the power from the people and delivers it into the hands of the wealthy, corporate structure of our country.  By having only two parties, the Democrats and Republicans can be easily manipulated for favorable economic gain by corporate leaders and special interest groups through generous donations to BOTH parties, their political action committees, and their lobbying interests.   Moreover, the general population is effectively divided and/or appeased by the two major parties using "red-herring" issues which result in table scraps for the working people compared to the enormous benefits reaped by a wealthy, corporate America.
As an independent candidate, I offer a representation based not on the money flowing into my (or a party's) coffers, but an unsolicited view on issues affecting our daily lives. As a demonstration of this ideal, I am refusing any monetary donations to either myself or my campaign.
Thomas Jefferson. He had the guts to place his life on the line for the ideal of democracy. His intellectual capabilities were widespread: from farming to government to science.
No, but my political philosophy is very simple. One's liberty extends to that of the next person's, and no further. The philosophy is simple, but the actual practice is not.
I seem to have the ability to examine an issue from all facets, even when it means I find errors in my own thought patterns.
That I tried to do the right thing.
The Kennedy Assassination. I was 12 years old.
Washing dishes, making pizzas and hoagies at Papa Ginos Pizzeria. I worked that job for 6 months.
The Grapes of Wrath. John Steinbeck stated that every word he has ever written was to help people understand each other. This book does it all.
Superman (fighting for truth, justice, and the American way)
I love You More Than You'll Ever Know ( by Blood , Sweat, and Tears)
Being in front of people.
There appears to be little governing difference between the two legislative chambers of Ohio other than the number of legislative seats available (and thus, the number of constituents one represents) and the time period for which one holds an office upon election.
Not necessarily. Experience may be helpful, but sometimes it hampers one's ability to "step outside the box" in order to make an honest assessment of the situation.
Our democracy is being bought out from under us by the influence of money via vast contributions to the political machine. This must stop, but it can only be done by a grassroots movement on the state and local levels. 90% of Americans have essentially no say in their government because of the systemic (not personal) corruption inherent in our present political system. This challenge will not be an easy road. It took 30 years after the first state (Wyoming) allowed women's suffrage before the United States passed the 19th amendment allowing women to vote nationwide, and that involved only 50% of Americans.
A cooperation based on what is good for the majority of the people, not just the wealthy, corporate elite.
Of course it is. The challenge is not to have one's ideals altered as a means to the ends.
Seeing as how my main goal is to reduce the influence of money in politics, there is really no committee that would be involved in that area. However, because being a legislator involves being involved in the running of the government, as a retired pharmacist, I would assume to be a likely candidate for any standing health-issue related committee.
I have no party affiliation, that is what separates me from the pack.
No one I can think of.
No, I am interested in getting my main platform across to the people.
No, most of these stories are an impassioned plea for votes. That doesn't mean that they do not strike at one's soul, but they usually have little to do with governance.

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