Webster T Roth
Kansas State Representative, District 79 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 2
- 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 4.0%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +31.7
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget
- Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Roads and Highways · Became law Apr 2026
Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure · Became law Apr 2026
Insurance · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Telecommunications · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Roth sits in the Kansas House of Representatives
Roth is closer to the center than 57% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Clarke Sanders, Gary White, Shawn Chauncey
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Roth’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Kansas House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Roth’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Roth | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | HB 2763: Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 74–47 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 78–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2111: Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources -… | No | Yes | No | Passed 71–49 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2515: Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 76–44 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | HB 2043: Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and… | No | Yes | No | Passed 87–35 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Roth was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas House District 79 | Won | R+31.7 | R+41.3 | −9.6 |
| 2024 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 79 | Won | R+45.5 | — | — |
| 2022 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 79 | Won | R+26.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Roth has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 79 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Roth has run against
- Siobhan McIntyre (D) · 2026 general, won
- Siobhan McIntyre (D) · 2024 election, won
- Kris Trimmer (D) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Roth
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/41909a90-1eff-473a-8cb7-3c8770f667f4
- Wikidata Q126368488
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET