John Rose

John Rose was born in Cokeville, Tennessee, in 1965.[1] He earned his bachelor's degree in agribusiness economics from Tennessee Technological University in 1988, his master's in agricultural economics from Perdue University in 1990, and his J.D. from Vanderbilt in 1993.[2] He served as the state agriculture commissioner from 2002 to 2003 and chaired the Tennessee Technological University Foundation, Tennessee FFA Foundation, and Tennessee State Fair Association. He also co-founded the IT certification company Transcender Corp.[3]

John Rose did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2026 Candidate Connection survey.

John Rose did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

John Rose did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

John Rose did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

1. Defending our Constitutional rights 2. Protecting our borders 3. Eliminating unnecessary government regulations and taxes[5][6]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

Agriculture, budget, education, national securityCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[6]

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What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

I believe we must recommit to the values that made this country great. We should reign in spending, defend our Constitution, and enforce our laws.[6]