John Rose (Tennessee politician)

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John Rose
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Tennessee's 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Children3 [note 1]
Education Tennessee Technological University (BS)
Purdue University (MS)
Vanderbilt University (JD)
Website House website

John Williams Rose (born February 23, 1965) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 6th congressional district since 2019. A Republican, he was commissioner of agriculture for Tennessee and president of Boson Software, LLC. [1]

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Early life and education

Rose was born and raised in Cookeville, Tennessee, and earned a Bachelor of Science in agribusiness economics from Tennessee Tech in 1988, a Master of Science in agricultural economics from Purdue University in 1990, and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School. [2]

Career

In 1992, Rose co-founded Transcender Corp., [2] a provider of online information technology certification products that was sold in October 2000 for $60 million. [3] Rose owns and is the president of Boson Software, LLC, which trains IT professionals. [4]

Rose served as commissioner of agriculture for Tennessee in 2002. [5] He owns a family farm in rural Temperance Hall, west of Cookeville. [6]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018

On August 2, 2018, Rose won the Republican primary for the 6th Congressional District after Diane Black vacated the seat to run for governor. [7] [8] He defeated Dawn Barlow in the November 6 general election with more than 70% of the vote. [9] After being elected, Rose hired former Representative Van Hilleary as his chief of staff. [10]

2020

Rose won a second term with 73.7% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Christopher Finley. [11] He was unopposed in the primary election. [12]

2022

Rose won a third term with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Randall Cooper. [13]

Tenure

In May 2019, Rose blocked a vote during a pro forma session of Congress on a $19.1-billion relief bill intended to deliver aid to areas of the U.S. affected by natural disasters the previous year. He cited the national deficit and the vote being held during a Congressional break as reasons for his objection. [14]

In December 2020, Rose was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania , a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump. [15] In January 2021, Rose was one of 147 Republicans in Congress and 139 in the House to vote to object to the certification of the results of the election. [16]

In June 2021, Rose was one of 21 House Republicans to vote against a resolution to give the Congressional Gold Medal to the United States Capitol Police officers who were on duty during the 2021 United States Capitol attack. He said it was too soon to award the medals and there was not yet enough information about the events on January 6. [17]

In 2022, Rose was one of 39 Republicans to vote for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021, an antitrust package that would crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior. [18] [19]

Rose with former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2023 John Rose and Boris Johnson at the Republican Study Committee in 2023.jpg
Rose with former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2023

Rose was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House. [20]

In October 2024, The Tennessee Journal reported that Rose will be announcing a 2026 campaign for governor of Tennessee shortly after the 2024 general election. [21]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Electoral history

Republican primary results, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Rose 43,788 41.3
Republican Bob Corlew33,08831.2
Republican Judd Matheny 16,75315.9
Republican Lavern Vivio9,5069
Republican Christopher Monday3,0212.9
Total votes106,156 100
Tennessee's 6th congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Rose 172,810 69.5
Democratic Dawn Barlow70,37028.3
Independent David Ross3,4261.4
Independent Lloyd Dunn2,134.8
Total votes248,740 100
Republican primary results, 2020 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Rose (incumbent) 78,340 100.0
Total votes78,340 100.0
Tennessee's 6th congressional district, 2020 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Rose (incumbent) 257,572 73.7
Democratic Christopher Finley83,85224.0
Independent Christopher Monday8,1542.3
Total votes349,578 100.0
Republican hold
Republican Primary Results, 2022 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Rose (incumbent) 57,162 100.0
Total votes57,162 100.0
Tennessee's 6th congressional district, 2022 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Rose (incumbent) 129,388 66.33%
Democratic Randal Cooper65,67533.67%
Total votes195,063 100.0%
Republican hold

Nonprofit work

Rose has chaired the Tennessee State Fair Association since its founding in 2010. [28] He has also served on Tennessee Tech Foundation's board of directors [3] and as chair of the Tennessee Future Farmers of America Foundation. [29]

Rose established the Jerry and Betty Williams Rose Scholarship for agricultural students at Tennessee Tech in memory of his parents. [30]

Personal life

Rose and his wife Chelsea ( née  Doss) married in January 2011. [31] They live in Cookeville, Tennessee, with their two sons. [note 2] [6]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Plazas, David (October 10, 2018). "Meet John Rose, candidate for U.S. Congress, District 6". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Elliott, Stephen (August 10, 2017). "Former Ag commissioner running for Black seat". Nashville Post. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  4. ↑ Ebert, Joel (August 10, 2017). "John Rose, former Tennessee agriculture commissioner, seeks seat held by Diane Black". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. ↑ "Rose chosen as Tennessee commissioner of agriculture". Memphis Business Journal. August 1, 2002. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Biography". johnrose.com.
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  31. ↑ "Doss ~ Rose" (PDF). Eagleville Times. Vol. 9, no. 1. January 2011. p. 7. Retrieved April 5, 2022.

Notes

  1. ↑ One child is deceased.
  2. ↑ A third child is deceased.
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Preceded by
Dan Wheeler
 Agriculture Commissioner of Tennessee
2002–2003		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 6th congressional district
2019–present		Incumbent
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