SENATE DISTRICT 31ST CANDIDATES Richard Roth (D-i)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
T General Roth was elected to the State Senate on November 6, 2012, by a 55-45% vote margin. In his first year in office, he delivered on his campaign pledge to secure full, ongoing funding for the UC Riverside School of Medicine. The Medical School is a critical first step in solving Inland Southern California and the State’s dire primary care physician shortage. To further solve this shortage, Senator Roth has also championed legislation to train tomorrow’s doctors by establishing a public private partnership to fund additional medical residency slots - alleviating California’s doctor shortage by training more physicians in the areas that need them most. Senator Roth is also leading the fight to save Riverside County’s four newest cities, who were hit especially hard when the State suddenly shifted funds they would have otherwise received to public safety realignment. One of those cities, Jurupa Valley, could face disincorporation. Senator Roth delivered critical funding to connect our veterans with real jobs, because everyone who has served our nation should be able to achieve the American Dream they fought to
protect. General Roth is married to his wife Cindy who was born and raised in Riverside. Roth entered active duty in the US Air Force in 1975 and was stationed at Riverside’s 22nd Bomber Wing in 1978. In 1979 Roth transferred from active duty to the Air Force Reserves, serving at Riverside’s March Air Force Base for the next 13 years with Strategic Air Command and Military Airlift Command units. In 1986,
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he was named Air Force Judge Advocate of the Year, and in 1992 named California Reservist of the Year.
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Born in Houston, Texas, Richard’s family moved to California in 1958 when his father was stationed at March Air Force Base. Richard graduated magna cum laude from California Baptist College with a bachelor’s degree in English and completed history/theatre arts double minor and secondary teaching credential at University of California, Riverside and taught in the Riverside Unified School District for about twelve years. Having a strong passion for the performing arts, Richard ran his own acting company for ten years before deciding to pursue a law degree. After receiving a Juris Doctorate from California Southern Law School in 2000 he established his own practice in downtown Riverside for ten years.Richard has stayed involved in the Riverside arts scene by sitting on the board of the Riverside Ballet and the Riverside Dickens Festival. He is a member of the Republican Central Committee. Richard supports smaller government with more local control, lower taxes, fewer regulations and investment in California’s long neglected water infrastructure. Guns: Strict gun control only takes guns away from law-abiding citizens, as criminals will still acquire them through illegal means. The Second Amendment assures every citizen that the right to bear arms shall not be infringed. Public pensions: No public employee should have a
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better pension than his equal counterpart in the private sector. Eminent Domain: Private property may be taken by the State only for a
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proper public use and for just compensation. Richard has invested a great deal of time fighting against improper use of eminent domain.
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