Michigan House · District 104
J.R. Roth
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
J.R. Roth's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Michigan House District 104.
Also on the ballot: Mitchell Ryan Distin (Democratic), Alexander Jarvis (Libertarian)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is J.R. Roth.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is J.R. Roth.
Bills
The bills J.R. Roth sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 27 |
| Passed both chambers | 2 |
| Became law | 2 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 12 of 110 in the House (tied with 19 others) · 10 of 58 Republicans (tied with 15 others)
A bill's sponsor is its primary sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 5078 Highways: memorial; portion of M-22; designate as the "Company K Indian Veterans 1st Michigan Sharpshooters Civil War Memorial Highway" |
Became law | Dec. 18, 2025 |
| HB 4046 Highways: memorial; portion of highway US-31; designate as the "Trooper James E. Boland Memorial Highway" |
Became law | Aug. 13, 2025 |
Budget projects
The Michigan pages don't credit legislators with budget items.
Contested votes where they split
2 against the Speaker; 2 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | SB 304: Transportation: other; Charter of City of Mackinac Island; amend; regulation of ferries; provide for Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Sept. 9, 2025 | HB 4012: Health: emergency services; emergency medical transport and treatment for retired police canines; provide for Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How J.R. Roth voted on each of the 755 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- johnroth@house.mi.gov
- Capitol office
- Room S-1388, Anderson House Office Building 124 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933
517-373-1766 - District office
- House Office Building P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48909
Committees
No committee assignments are listed in the public data.
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Michigan Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Michigan House and Senate Journals, Jan. 8, 2025 to Oct. 14, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections