Meet John Roth
Northern Michigan Values
- Life-Long Northern Michigan Resident
- Strong Work Ethic
- Community Focused
- Friendly and Welcoming
- Enjoys the outdoors in all seasons
John also loves that Northern Michigan offers the opportunity to live, work and play in such a beautiful part of our incredible state. 
Legislative Committees & Success
Committees
House Agriculture Committee
Economic Development and Small Business Committee
Transportation, Mobility, and Infrastructure Committee
Health Policy Committee
John Roth served as vice-chair of the Commerce and Tourism Committee and also served on the Energy, Families, Children, and Seniors, Health Policy, and Transportation committees in the 2021-2022 legislative term.
Bills of Note
Working for Northern Michigan Families
Fertility Fraud
HB 4178 -The idea behind this bipartisan package of bills came from a constituent in Grand Traverse County. It creates a new felony for health professionals who provide false/misleading information about fertility donors, or uses a donor not specifically requested by the patient.
I was shocked to hear that this wasn’t already illegal. In Michigan, we have one of the most prolific cases of a doctor using his own sample to impregnate dozens of women. The children born from these procedure need to know who they are and the people who lied to their parents need to pay the consequences for showing no ethics toward their patients.
Childcare Package
HB 5048- This is part of a larger childcare package, but it was meant to deal with a very local issue in Grand Traverse County. Day Cares have a hard time finding locations based on state rules. This bill loosened a bill on colocation with other businesses, while still keeping children and their caregivers safe. The package, as a whole, works to lessen government burdens making childcare less costly, and increase availability.
Barber Apprenticeships
HB 4207- A local Grand Traverse County Barber was having a hard time finding people to work in his shop because they weren’t licensed. He even offered to pay for them to go downstate to Lansing (the closest Barber School). This bill creates a barber apprenticeship similar to the cosmetology apprenticeship. We just heard that they have their first apprentice creating more opportunity right here at home.
Free Trail Weekend for Snowmobilers
HB 4206- One thing we love in Northern Michigan is being outside in all seasons. This bill will create a free trail for snowmobiles, similar to the free fishing or ORV trail weekends. We have thousands of miles of snowmobile trails in Michigan, let’s encourage people to get their sleds out, or bring them up north and get on the trails!
John Roth
Fighting to Make Sure Government Works FOR you, not AGAINST you.
Work Hard. Play Hard.
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. He served as the chair of the Grand Traverse Parks and Recreation Board for 4 years - from 2014 to2019.
John and Karen, his wife of 32 years, moved to Grand Traverse County in 1987. Karen is a nurse at the local hospital. they have two daughters. Elise works for State Farm Insurance and is a student at Northwestern Michigan College. Marin is a student at Grand Valley State University, as a film major, with a psychology minor.
Both John and Karen attended Northwestern Michigan College, and they decided to stay and raise their family in Grand Traverse County. John graduated with a degree in marina management in 1989.
