Roth Receives Endorsement of Planned Parenthood Action Fund PAC

SALEM, NH — With New Hampshire’s Executive Council playing an essential role in decisions that impact the health and safety of all Granite Staters, Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund (PPNHAF) PAC on Sept. 21, 2016, endorsed Beth Roth for executive council, according to a press statement. Roth, the release stated, will safeguard health care access for women and low-income families and support judicial and commissioner candidates who are also committed to women’s health.

“In the past two years, votes taken by the Executive Council have influenced the health of more than 60,000 Granite Staters who rely on expanded Medicaid and Planned Parenthood health centers for their care," said Jennifer Frizzell, chairwoman of Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund PAC. "With so many recent threats to health care access, Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund PAC has endorsed Beth Roth because her statements and actions demonstrate that she will not put politics before the health of New Hampshire’s women and families."

Roth said she was "honored" to receive the endorsement.

“New Hampshire women and families depend of Planned Parenthood’s services," she said. "As an Executive Councilor, I’ll fight to make sure women never have to beg for access to reproductive health care in New Hampshire."

The New Hampshire Executive Council is a five-member body whose responsibilities include reviewing and approving contracts, confirming the appointments of judges and commissioners, and working closely with the Governor to oversee the affairs of the state. Communities in Executive Council District 3 include 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 Roth is an attorney from Salem with an extensive background as a mental health counselor and nurse. Roth served two terms on Salem’s Board of Selectmen and was the first woman to serve as its chair. She is a Democratic candidate for Executive Council in District 3.

For more information about the campaign, visit bethroth4nh.net.

Submitted by Alex Milofsky.