Attorney Files for District 3 Executive Council Seat

CONCORD, NH – Surrounded by supporters from several communities in District 3, attorney Beth Roth, a Democrat from Salem, officially filed for Executive Council on June 9, 2016, according to a press statement.

“There are many reasons for running, but first and foremost, I’m running to restore a majority on the Executive Council that puts the people’s interests ahead of politics once and for all: we must start by fully restoring funding for Planned Parenthood,” Roth told her supporters. “If elected, I’d draw on a unique background, both in my professional and personal life, to inform decisions before the Council, including ones that determine our response to the opioid epidemic plaguing our communities and devastating our families."

Roth said the constituents in District 3 would have a listening ear, an ally and an advocate in Concord and in their community.

"Being of service to others is just who I am," she added. "That’s why I chose careers as an attorney, an educator, a mental health counselor, and in nursing, and why I ran for Salem’s Select Board. Anyone who has ever sought my help knows I have their back."

Roth said she had demonstrated extensive leadership in shaping and meeting the needs of her community in elected and appointed positions. Elected to two terms on Salem’s Board of Selectmen, Roth was the first chairwoman of the board. During her six years of service, she represented the board on the Town’s Budget Committee and Council on Aging, and initiated its Economic Development Action Committee. She also served on the town’s Planning Board, and is a long-standing member of Salem’s Historic District Commission.

Roth has led the board of CLM, Southern New Hampshire’s community mental health center, and currently serves as its vice chair. A small business owner with her own law practice, Roth chairs the Government Affairs Committee of the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce. She is a member of the Board of Corporators for Pentucket Bank, and is a member in the Greater Salem Rotary.

The Executive Council District 3 seat represents Atkinson, Brentwood, Chester, Danville, Derry, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Fremont, Greenland, Hampstead, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, Kingston, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Newton, North Hampton, Pelham, Plaistow, Raymond, Rye, Salem, Sandown, Seabrook, South Hampton, Stratham, Windham and the city of Portsmouth.

Beth and her husband Mark raised their three daughters in Salem, and delight in spending time with their families, which include three sons-in-law and eight grandchildren.

The campaign will hold a meet and greet this evening in Portsmouth to kick off the campaign on the Seacoast.

For more information about Roth and her campaign, visit bethroth4nh.net.

Submitted by the Beth Roth for Executive Council campaign.