John Rose (Tennessee politician)

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John Rose
John Rose, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 6th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byDiane Black
33rd Agriculture Commissioner of Tennessee
In office
August 1, 2002 – January 18, 2003
GovernorDon Sundquist
Preceded byDan Wheeler
Succeeded byKen Givens
Personal details
Born
John Williams Rose

(1965-02-23) February 23, 1965 (age 56)
Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Chelsea Doss
​
(m. 2011)​
Children3
EducationTennessee Technological University (BS)
Purdue University (MS)
Vanderbilt University (JD)
WebsiteHouse 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][2]

Early life and education[]

Rose was born and raised in Cookeville, Tennessee, and earned an agribusiness economics degree from Tennessee Technological University,[2] a master of science degree in agricultural economics from Purdue University,[2] and a J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University.[2]

Career[]

Rose co-founded Transcender Corp.,[2] a company that earned the Music City Future 50 Award five consecutive years. Transcender Corp. was sold in October 2000 for $60 million.[3] Rose owns and is the president of Boson Software, LLC, which trains IT professionals.[4]

A lifelong farmer, Rose served as commissioner of agriculture for Tennessee in 2002.[5]

Rose has chaired the Tennessee State Fair Association since 2010.[6]

U.S. House of Representatives[]

Elections[]

2018
See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee § District 6

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]

Tenure[]

Americans for Prosperity gave Rose a 91% conservative evaluation in 2019.[citation needed]

In June 2021, Rose was one of 21 House Republicans to vote against a resolution to give the Congressional Gold Medal to police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6.[11]

Texas v. Pennsylvania[]

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[12] incumbent Donald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.[13][14][15]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement that called signing the amicus brief an act of "election subversion." She also reprimanded Rose and the other House members who supported the lawsuit: "The 126 Republican Members that signed onto this lawsuit brought dishonor to the House. Instead of upholding their oath to support and defend the Constitution, they chose to subvert the Constitution and undermine public trust in our sacred democratic institutions."[16][17] New Jersey Representative Bill Pascrell, citing section three of the 14th Amendment, called for Pelosi to not seat Rose and the other Republicans who signed the brief supporting the suit, arguing that "the text of the 14th Amendment expressly forbids Members of Congress from engaging in rebellion against the United States. Trying to overturn a democratic election and install a dictator seems like a pretty clear example of that."[18]

Committee assignments[]

Caucus memberships[]

  • Republican Study Committee[19]

Electoral history[]

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Rose 43,788 41.3
Republican Bob Corlew 33,088 31.2
Republican Judd Matheny 16,753 15.9
Republican Lavern Vivio 9,506 9
Republican Christopher Monday 3,021 2.9
Total votes 106,156 100
Tennessee's 6th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Rose 172,810 69.5
Democratic Dawn Barlow 70,370 28.3
Independent David Ross 3,426 1.4
Independent Lloyd Dunn 2,134 .8
Total votes 248,740 100

Personal life[]

Rose and his wife, Chelsea, live in Cookeville, Tennessee with their two sons.[20] He operates a family farm in rural Temperance Hall, west of Cookeville.[20] In late 2019, Chelsea was expecting a baby boy, whom she and John named Mack Wayne Rose.[21] On October 30, Rose left Washington, D.C. because his wife was having a pregnancy emergency, and on November 1, the baby died at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. John and Chelsea published a statement saying, "We are heartbroken by the unexpected loss of our anticipated baby boy. God filled our hearts with joy and hope when we learned that we would be blessed with another child. We may not get to walk with him in this life, but we pray we see him in Glory one day."[22] Mack Wayne was buried at the Rose Family cemetery on their farm in Temperance Hall.[23] John and Chelsea had their third son on March 23, 2021.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.ajlambert.com/jared/stry_jwr.pdf
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "John Rose selected for TBR Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Philanthropy". Tennessee Tech.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee on September 17, 2001 · Page 39".
  4. ^ "John Rose, former Tennessee agriculture commissioner, seeks seat held by Diane Black". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/2002/07/29/daily35.html
  6. ^ "About The Fair – Tennessee State Fair".
  7. ^ "Lots of Republicans eyeing run for Black's seat – if she runs for governor – Humphrey On The Hill". humphreyonthehill.tnjournal.net.
  8. ^ "Diane Black, weighing run for governor, meets with state GOP leaders".
  9. ^ "Republican John Rose wins 6th Congressional District seat held by Diane Black". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  10. ^ https://www.nashvillepost.com/politics/federal-government/article/21036472/john-rose-names-van-hilleary-chief-of-staff
  11. ^ Grayer, Annie; Wilson, Kristin (June 16, 2021). "21 Republicans vote no on bill to award Congressional Gold Medal for January 6 police officers". CNN. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  12. ^ Blood, Michael R.; Riccardi, Nicholas (December 5, 2020). "Biden officially secures enough electors to become president". AP News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  13. ^ Liptak, Adam (2020-12-11). "Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  14. ^ "Order in Pending Case" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United States. 2020-12-11. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  15. ^ Diaz, Daniella. "Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court". CNN. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  16. ^ Smith, David (2020-12-12). "Supreme court rejects Trump-backed Texas lawsuit aiming to overturn election results". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  17. ^ "Pelosi Statement on Supreme Court Rejecting GOP Election Sabotage Lawsuit" (Press release). Speaker Nancy Pelosi. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  18. ^ Williams, Jordan (2020-12-11). "Democrat asks Pelosi to refuse to seat lawmakers supporting Trump's election challenges". TheHill. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  19. ^ "Member List". Republican Study Committee. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b c Biography at official campaign site
  21. ^ London, Derry (November 4, 2019). "TN Congressman, family mourns the death of newborn son". wsmv.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  22. ^ "Representative John Rose Resumes Official Duties Following Family Emergency". johnrose.house.gov. John Rose. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  23. ^ Timms, Mariah (November 5, 2019). "Rep. John Rose misses House impeachment rules vote as wife, family mourn death of anticipated second child". tennessean.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.

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Preceded by
Dan Wheeler 		Agriculture Commissioner of Tennessee
2002–2003 		Succeeded by
Ken Givens
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Diane Black 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 6th congressional district
2019–present 		Incumbent
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