14 Facts About Roger Roth

Roger Roth was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in the 2022 election, and ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for US House of Representatives in Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 2024.

Roger Roth's uncle, Toby Roth, was a member of the US House of Representatives for nine terms.

Roger Roth was a member of "Students for Bush" while in college, and worked on Tommy Thompson's reelection campaign.

In 2003, Roger Roth joined the Wisconsin Air National Guard; he served four tours of duty during the Iraq War, doing F-16 maintenance.

Roger Roth was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican from 2007 to 2011.

Roger Roth supported a resolution backing a Republican lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act, the federal health care reform legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama.

In 2010, Roger Roth sought the Republican nomination for the US House of Representatives seat from Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, seeking to challenge incumbent Democratic Representative Steve Kagen.

However, Roger Roth was defeated by Reid Ribble in the Republican primary election.

Roger Roth was reelected to the state Senate in 2018, defeating Democratic nominee Lee Snodgrass.

Roger Roth considered seeking the 2016 Republican nomination to fill the US House seat held by Ribble, who decided not to seek reelection.

In 2017, Roger Roth introduced legislation in the state Senate that would abolish the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources permitting system for wetland filling, allowing developers to fill state wetlands without oversight.

In January 2019, Roger Roth falsely claimed that Wisconsin Republicans did not curb the powers of the incoming Democratic administration of Governor Tony Evers and State Attorney General Josh Kaul, during the lame-duck session.

In January 2021, amid a campaign by President Donald Trump to subvert his defeat by Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, Roger Roth opposed a resolution in the Wisconsin Senate to affirm Biden's victory and condemn the US Capitol attack.

On February 27,2022, Roger Roth announced his campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, with a sizeable funding lead compared to his opponents.