John Roth is the former chair of the Grand Traverse County Republican Party and six-year member of the county’s Parks and Recreation Commission. Roth moved to Grand Traverse County in 1987 with his wife of 32 years, a nurse at the local hospital. The couple has two teenage daughters.

Roth runs a marina and does lawn maintenance at a local country club in the summer. In the winter, he works at a ski house. Roth graduated with a degree in marina management from Northwestern Michigan College.

Committees:

Roth serves as a member of the House Appropriations Committee, chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Services, vice chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education and Community Colleges, and as a member of the Medicaid and Behavioral Health and Agriculture and Rural Development and Natural Resources Appropriations subcommittees.

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