# J.R. Roth

J.R. Roth is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 104.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 104
- Serving since: 2021-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e1147656-e038-47fa-ad70-4d206233db72

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e1147656-e038-47fa-ad70-4d206233db72 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Roth reported $88.1K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.02), from 277 donors and 875 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

735 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 99.5% (93.2%). 2 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #374 Yeas 76 Nays 27 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6302 Education: school districts; requirement to display an American flag in classrooms; provide for. Amends sec. 1347 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1347). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6302/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #375 Yeas 77 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6259 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for criminal sexual conduct; modify. Amends sec. 16y, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6259/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #376 Yeas 79 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6260 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the first degree; modify. Amends sec. 520b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520b). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6260/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #373 Yeas 88 Nays 15 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6282 Public employees and officers: ethics; moratorium on former legislators accepting employment with an entity that receives a grant from the utility… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6282/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #378 Yeas 77 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6262 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the third degree; modify. Amends sec. 520d of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520d). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6262/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #377 Yeas 78 Nays 25 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6261 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the second degree; modify. Amends sec. 520c of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520c). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6261/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #379 Yeas 79 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6263 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree; modify. Amends sec. 520e of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520e). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6263/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #367 Yeas 103 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 102 Counties: employees and officers; request for transcript and abstract of paper or record; modify. Amends sec. 1 of 1895 PA 161 (MCL 48.101). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB102/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #366 Yeas 96 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 947 Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. Amends and adds (See bill). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5485'26 · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB947/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #363 Yeas 96 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 5120 Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends secs. 2559 & 2950 of 1961 PA 236… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5120/

## Legislation (MI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 287. 41.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 31 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 6420: Employment security: claimants; weather conditions as a reason to extend a waiver of certain job search requirements; include. Amends sec. 28 of 1936 (Ex… (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6420/
- HB 6372: Commercial code: other; references to uniform commercial code in Michigan broadband development authority act; revise. Amends sec. 10 of 2002 PA 49 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6372/
- HB 6377: Commercial code: other; references to uniform commercial code in Michigan marina and boatyard storage lien act; revise. Amends sec. 5 of 1998 PA 362 (MCL… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6377/
- HB 6378: Commercial code: other; references to uniform commercial code in self-service storage facility act; revise. Amends sec. 3 of 1985 PA 148 (MCL 570.523). TIE… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6378/
- HB 6326: Health occupations: health professionals; use of advertisements, name tags, and making other representations that contain false or misleading information;… (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6326/
- HB 6048: Civil procedure: statute of limitations; statute of limitations for criminal sexual conduct violations; revise statute of limitations and notice requirements… (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6048/
- HB 6009: Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits; severance pay for executive and legislative branch employees and officers; limit, and require… (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6009/
- HB 5709: Health facilities: certificate of need; certificate of need requirements for certain outpatient imaging centers; modify. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 -… (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5709/
- HB 5686: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for threats or assaults against department of health and human services designated caregiver;… (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5686/
- HB 5605: Appropriations: department of health and human services; appropriations for fiscal year 2026-2027 for public health; provide for. Creates appropriation act. (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5605/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $88.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/repjohnroth/posts
- Campaign site: https://www.rothforrep.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rothforrep/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rothforrep/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-roth-10b72822/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e1147656-e038-47fa-ad70-4d206233db72