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Born in Great Falls, Montana, Roth attended public schools in Helena and graduated from the University of Oregon in 1943 and Harvard Business School in 1947. In the interim, he served in the United States Army from 1943-46. Roth moved to Delaware in 1954 and made it his adopted state.

Roth is best remembered as a strong advocate of tax cutA tax cut is a reduction in the rate of tax charged by a government, for example on personal or corporate income. Whether a given tax cut will increase or decrease total tax revenues is much discussed by both economists and politicians. The immediate effes, and he co-authored the Kemp-Roth Tax CutThe Kemp-Roth Tax Cut (officially the Economic Recovery Tax Act, or ERTA) of 1981 reduced marginal income tax in the United States rates by approximately 25% over three years (the top rate falling to 50% from 70% while the bottom rate dropped to 11% from in 1981 with Jack KempJack French Kemp (born July 13, 1935) is an American politician and former professional football player. He was the Republican candidate for the Vice Presidency in the 1996 Presidential election. Kemp was born, raised and educated in Los Angeles, Californ. Roth was also the legislative sponsor of the individual retirement account plan that bears his name, the Roth IRAA Roth IRA is an individual retirement account (IRA) in the United States that provides tax-free growth. A Roth account may be opened through a variety of investment vehicles such as stock or mutual funds. As with all IRAs, there are specific elegibility, and was known as a fiscal conservative. He was defeated in the 2000 election by the Democratic candidate, Governor Thomas CarperThomas Richard Carper (born January 23, 1947) is a United States politician who has been a U. Senator from Delaware since 2001. A Democrat, Tom Carper was Governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001. He was elected to the Senate in 2000, defeating a senior Rep.