district residence website state_senate predecessor birth_place nationality party birth_date term_start spouse article_title name alma_mater
31st riverside , california -lsb- http://sen.ca.gov/roth official senate -rsb- california state robert dutton columbus , ohio american democratic november 6 , 1950 december 3 , 2012 cindy richard roth -lrb- politician -rrb-
 richard d. roth miami university , emory university
richard roth -lrb- politician -rrb-

richard roth is an american politician currently serving in the california state senate .
he is a democrat representing the 31st district .
encompassing northwestern riverside county , including the cities of corona , eastvale , jurupa valley , moreno valley , norco , perris and riverside .
he was elected on november 6 , 2012 .
he was sworn into office in california 's state capitol in sacramento on monday , december 3 , 2012 .
prior to being elected to the state senate , he was a major general in the united states air force .
