Toby Roth

Tobias Anton "Toby" Roth (born October 10, 1938 in Strasburg , Emmons County , North Dakota ) is a former American politician . Between 1979 and 1997 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Toby Roth attended St. Mary's High School in Menasha, Wisconsin , until 1957 . He then studied until 1961 at Marquette University in Milwaukee . Between 1962 and 1969 he was a lieutenant in the US Army Reserve . Then he worked as a broker.

Politically, Roth joined the Republican Party . Between 1972 and 1978 he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly . In the 1978 congressional election , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eighth constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Democrat Robert John Cornell on January 3, 1979 . After eight re-elections, he was able to complete nine consecutive terms in Congress by January 3, 1997 . The 27th amendment to the constitution was passed there in 1992 .

In 1996, Roth declined to run again. After leaving the US House of Representatives, he withdrew from politics. He now lives in Great Falls ( Virginia ).

Web links

Toby Roth in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Roth, Toby
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Roth, Tobias Anton (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 10, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH	Strasburg , North Dakota