Rep. John Rose

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Biographical

Full Name: John Williams Rose
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: jahn roaz
Date of Birth: Feb. 23, 1965 (age: 59)
Place of Birth: Cookeville, Tenn.
Religion: Protestant
Hometown: Cookeville, Tenn.
Place of Residence: Cookeville, Tenn.
Previous Occupation: Businessman; farmer

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Family:

Married: Chelsea Doss

2 children: Guy, Sam

Biography:

John Rose grew up in Cookeville, Tennessee in Putnam County and is a lifelong resident of Tennessee’s sixth congressional district. As a child, he worked with his father on their family farm in the Temperance Hall community in DeKalb County to continue the family farm’s 200-year legacy. John graduated from Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville with a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness economics. He went on to complete his master of science in agricultural economics at Purdue University and his juris doctorate at Vanderbilt University.

After law school, John co-founded Transcender Corporation, a company that earned the prestigious Music City Future 50 Award five consecutive years. Transcender Corporation was sold in Novemb er 2000 to Information Holdings, Inc., later becoming part of Kaplan, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company, formerly known as the Washington Post Company. Rose currently owns and is the president of Boson Software, LLC, which trains IT professionals across the country. In 2002, at the age of 37, he was appointed Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of Tennessee. He has chaired the Tennessee State Fair Association since 2010.

John and his wife Chelsea have always been active in their community and enthusiastic supporters of Future Farmers of America, the Tennessee State Fair, and Tennessee Technological University. Having long been involved in trying to make his community and state a better place in which to live, raise families, and prosper, John has often been disturbed by the disparity between politicians’ promises and the actual outcomes for our state and country. This concern led him to successfully run for Congress in 2018, winning the general election by 70% of the vote. His deep desire to fight for the next generation of farmers, entrepreneurs, and all young Americans is his constant inspiration, and he believes if Tennessee values are applied in Washington we will truly build a better future for our nation.

As a farmer, John believes in individual responsibility and getting burdensome Obama-era regulations and mandates off the books. He is an eighth-generation farmer and understands the pride found in hard work. He knows the challenges Tennesseans face when big government gets in the way.

As a businessman, John brings pragmatic, common-sense solutions to the table. He believes in getting things done efficiently, without wasting years on the same issue, and that operating more like a business will help America flourish.

As a political outsider, John understands he is in Washington not to score political points but to stand up for the good people of Tennessee’s Sixth District. John will stop at nothing to advance the next generation’s opportunities for a good job, the promise of a safe and secure nation, and greater freedom.

John looks forward to fighting for expanded rural broadband access and better infrastructure to create more and better jobs and a higher quality of life for everyday Tennesseans. He believes we must secure our borders, stand for life, support our men and women in uniform, preserve the Second Amendment, and solve the crisis that is our national debt. With his Christian faith as his cornerstone, John is passionate about putting Tennessee values to work in Washington. He and his wife, Chelsea, continue to live in Cookeville. They have two children, Guy and Sam. See more >>

Miscellaneous Links:

Ballotpedia

GovTrack

Project VoteSmart

Campaign Links:

Website, campaign

Email, campaign: campaign@johnrose.com

X (Twitter), campaign

Facebook, campaign

Open Secrets political finance profile

Social Networking:

LinkedIn

Facebook, official

X (Twitter), official

YouTube, official

Instagram, official

Official Links:

Website, official

Press Releases

Education

Vanderbilt University Law School - JD (1990-1993)
Purdue University - MS, agricultural economics (1988-1990)
Tennessee Technological University - BS, agribusiness economics (1983-1988)
Cookeville (Tenn.) High School - Diploma, salutatorian (1980-1983)

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2019-) In Office

Member, 6th Congressional District of Tennessee

Election Results

2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

6th Congressional District of Tennessee

John Williams Rose, 73.68%
Republican

Christopher Finley, 23.99%
Democrat

Christopher Monday, 2.33%
Independent
2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

6th Congressional District of Tennessee

John Williams Rose, 70.00%
Republican

Dawn Barlow, 28.00%
Democrat

David Ross, 1.00%
Non-designated

Employment History

Boson Software LLC (2005-2018)

President
Rose Farm

Farmer
Transcender Corp. (1992-2000)

President and Co-Founder

Associated Organizations

Board membership:

Tech Farms LLC
Director
Tennessee Technological University Foundation
Director

Board membership:

Tennessee State Fair Association
Former Chair

Own leadership PAC:

Republicans Offering Solutions for Everyone PAC

Election campaign:

John Rose for Tennessee

Awards

Distinguished Community Health Center Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (March 2024)
Defender of Limited Government Award (Institute for Legislative Analysis) (June 2023)
Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)
Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Oct. 2020)
Friend of Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (Oct. 2020)
Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)
Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (2020)

Official Signature

Contact Information

Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	2238 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-4206
Phone:	202-225-4231
Fax:	202-225-6887

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Privately Financed Travel

2 trips taken between 2019 - 2024 costing $26,161

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Trip Sponsors:

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 (Amendment)
Election Candidate: 2018, 2017
Extension Letter: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
New Hire: 2019
Stock transaction: 12/30/2022, 10/11/2022, 12/11/2019
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Congressional Staff

Staff Turnover:

Turnover Index: 0.13
(House Average: 0.25)
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Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $73,750.00
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Staff Salaries Paid:

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Committees

House Agriculture Committee

House Agriculture Committee Commodity Markets, Digital Assets and Rural Development Subcommittee

House Agriculture Committee General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit Subcommittee

House Agriculture Committee Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture and Horticulture Subcommittee

House Financial Services Committee

House Financial Services Committee Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee

House Financial Services Committee Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee

House Financial Services Committee Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Vice Chair

Caucuses

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Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 31, 2022
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Rep. Zeldin LD heads to Robinhood

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 12, 2022
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Rep. Rose picks up Allstate consultant

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 25, 2019
Though she left Allstate after just months, one Republican aide is still in good hands. read more

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