T. J. Rose | |
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| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 35th district | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Wilborn |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Olathe,Kansas,U.S. |
| Alma mater | Kansas State University |
| Occupation | Health insurance agent |
T. J. Rose is an American politician from Kansas currently representing their 35th Senate district as a Republican.
Rose attended the Shawnee Mission Northwest High School and graduated from Kansas State University. [1] Prior to his election he worked as a secondary school mathematics teacher,mortgage underwriter,pastor,and at the time of his election was a health insurance agent. [1] Rose ran unopposed in the Republican primaries to face off against Democrat Jason Anderson,beating Anderson with 52.8% of the vote. [2]
Rose has championed the cause of government reduction,holding up the 2024 budget for what he claimed was wasteful spending,namely for calling for the slashing of most of the budget for the Board of Indigents’Defense,the Kansas State government agency in charge of public defenders,instead arguing that private attorneys be provided,paid for by the state. [3] Rose has also called for Kansas Republican leaders to host a Convention of States against "federal overreach" by implementing an amendment to the United States Constitution for stringent term limits for both federal and state officials. [4]