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Richard D. Roth | |
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Member of the California Senate from the 31st district | |
In office December 3, 2012 –November 30, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Robert Dutton |
Succeeded by | Sabrina Cervantes |
Personal details | |
Born | Columbus,Ohio,U.S. | November 6,1950
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Cindy |
Residence(s) | Riverside,California,U.S. |
Alma mater | Miami University (BA) Emory University (JD) |
Profession | Attorney |
Website | Official website |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1972–2007 |
Rank | Major General |
Richard Dale Roth (born November 6,1950) is an American politician who previously served in the California State Senate from 2012 to 2024. [1] A Democrat,he represented the 31st Senate District,encompassing northwestern Riverside County,including the cities of Corona,Eastvale,Jurupa Valley,Moreno Valley,Norco,Perris,and Riverside.
Prior to being elected to the state senate in 2012,Roth served as a major general in the United States Air Force,and as a practicing attorney.
Roth was born on November 6,1950,in Columbus,Ohio,and graduated from Ada High School (Ada,Ohio) in 1968,where he played in the band and was elected president of his junior class and the student council. He went on to Miami University (Ohio),majored in political science,minored in chemistry and enlisted in the ROTC program. After a less-than-perfect eye exam kept him from flight school,Roth set his sights on the Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) and earned his J.D. degree from Emory University in 1974.
After earning admission into the JAG Corps,Roth entered active duty in the U.S. Air Force in 1975. He served various postings with the Strategic Air Command and Pacific Air Forces units in Arizona,Okinawa,Japan and California. Roth became a resident of Riverside in 1978,when he was assigned to Riverside's 22nd Bomb Wing at March Air Force Base.
Transferring from active duty to the Air Force Reserves in 1979,he served at March AFB over the next 13 years with Strategic Air Command and Military Airlift Command units. During this period,he was named Air Force Judge Advocate of the Year (1986) and California Air Force Reserve Officer of the Year (1992).
Through the 1990s and early 2000s,Roth worked as a reserve judge advocate at Air Force bases in Georgia,California,and Illinois. He also served at Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command and in the Pentagon. By 2004,he had risen to the rank of major general and served in the Pentagon as mobilization assistant to The Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Air Force,where he oversaw more than 900 Reserve judge advocates and paralegals assigned to more than 200 offices at every level of command and helped to manage the recruitment,training,utilization and deployment of Reserve legal forces worldwide.
Roth retired from the Air Force in 2007 after 32 years of service,in the grade of major general. Over the course of his career,he received numerous awards and decorations,including the Distinguished Service Medal,the Legion of Merit,the Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Force Commendation Medal.
Roth engaged in the practice of labor and employment law with Riverside-based firms for over 30 years and is a member of the State Bars of California and Georgia. Prior to establishing his law practice,Roth worked as an attorney with the National Labor Relations Board. He has served as a part-time adjunct instructor in labor and employment law at the University of California,Riverside’s Anderson School of Management and in the university's extension division.
Roth is a past chairman of the board for the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce and past president of the Monday Morning Group. He is a former member of The Raincross Club,the Riverside Community Hospital Advisory Board,the Thomas W. Wathen Foundation Board (Flabob Airport),the Riverside County Bar Association Board of Directors,the Path of Life Ministries Advisory Board,the Air Force Judge Advocate General's School Foundation Board and the La Sierra University Foundation Board.
He is also past vice chairman of the Parkview Community Hospital Board,past member of the Riverside Art Museum Board and a past trustee of the March Field Museum. He currently serves as legal advisor to the Airlift/Tanker Association and as a member of the Riverside Police Foundation. He has served as a lawyer representative to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.
Roth and his wife Cindy live in Riverside,California.
Roth was elected to represent the California State Senate's 31st Senate District on November 6,2012,defeating state Assemblyman Jeff Miller. He was sworn into office in California's State Capitol in Sacramento on Monday,December 3,2012. The 31st Senate District,encompasses northwestern Riverside County,including the cities of Corona,Eastvale,Jurupa Valley,Moreno Valley,Norco,Perris and Riverside.
Primary election | |||
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Candidate | Votes | % | |
Richard Roth | 17,928 | 31.6 | |
Jose Medina | 14,039 | 24.8 | |
Debbie Walsh | 12,829 | 22.6 | |
Gracie Torres | 11,779 | 20.8 | |
Total votes | 56,575 | 100.0 | |
General election | |||
Jose Medina | 71,819 | 51.1 | |
Richard Roth | 68,636 | 48.8 | |
Total votes | 140,455 | 100.0 |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Richard Roth (incumbent) | 106,435 | 98.9 | |
Republican | Rod D. Taylor (write-in) | 959 | 0.9 | |
Libertarian | John K. Farr (write-in) | 189 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 107,583 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Richard Roth (incumbent) | 216,910 | 59.0 | |
Republican | Rod D. Taylor | 150,734 | 41.0 | |
Total votes | 367,644 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Richard Roth (incumbent) | 81,504 | 61.2 | |
Republican | Richard Reed | 51,755 | 38.8 | |
Total votes | 133,259 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Richard Roth (incumbent) | 167,574 | 60.5 | |
Republican | Richard Reed | 109,238 | 39.5 | |
Total votes | 276,812 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Republican | Jeff Miller | 38,641 | 51.1 | ||
Democratic | Richard Roth | 21,812 | 28.8 | ||
Democratic | Steve Clute | 15,191 | 20.1 | ||
Total votes | 75,644 | 100.0 | |||
General election | |||||
Democratic | Richard Roth | 133,882 | 55.3 | ||
Republican | Jeff Miller | 108,320 | 44.7 | ||
Total votes | 242,202 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
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