[3] Following Rhine McLin's victory to become Mayor of Dayton, Ohio, in 2001, her state Senate seat became vacant.
[4] He won reelection in 2006 and served as assistant minority leader in the 127th General Assembly.
Roberts defeated Arlene Anderson, Secretary of the Cleveland Unit NAACP and received 68.85% of the votes.
Roberts defeated Joe Mallory, President of the Cincinnati NAACP, and received 55% of the votes.
[9] On September 9, 2023, Roberts was re-elected to his fourth 2-year term as President of the Ohio Conference NAACP.