John W. Rose

John Rose
33rd Agriculture Commissioner of Tennessee
In office
August 1, 2002 – January 18, 2003
Governor Don Sundquist
Preceded by Dan Wheeler
Succeeded by Ken Givens
Personal details
Born John Williams Rose
(1965-02-23) February 23, 1965
Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Chelsea Doss
Education Tennessee Technological University (BS)
Purdue University, West Lafayette (MS)
Vanderbilt University (JD)
Website Official website

John Williams Rose (born February 23, 1965) is an American politician and businessman who served as Commissioner of Agriculture of Tennessee and is president of Boson Software, LLC.[1][2] He is currently running for Tennessee's 6th congressional district in 2018. [3]

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 law degree from Vanderbilt University.[2]

Career

After law school, he co-founded Transcender Corp.,[2] a company that earned the prestigious Music City Future 50 Award five consecutive years. Transcender Corp. was sold in October 2000 for $60 million.[4] Rose currently owns and is the president of Boson Software and Technology, which helps train IT professionals. [5]

Commissioner of Agriculture

In 2002, Rose was appointed Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of Tennessee.[6] As a lifelong farmer and owner of one of Tennessee's oldest working farms,[7] Rose was only 37 at the time of his appointment.[6]

Tennessee State Fair Association chairman

Rose is the chairman of the Tennessee State Fair Association.[8] The Tennessee State Fair Association is run by a volunteer board of directors.[9] Rose has chaired the group as a volunteer since 2010.[9]

6th Congressional District candidacy

Rose, a Republican, is running for the United States Congress 6th Congressional District, a seat held currently by Republican Diane Black, who is running for Governor of the State of Tennessee.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ajlambert.com/jared/stry_jwr.pdf
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "John Rose selected for TBR Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Philanthropy". Tennessee Tech.
  3. ↑ "John Rose, former Tennessee agriculture commissioner, seeks seat held by Diane Black". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ↑ "The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee on September 17, 2001 · Page 39".
  5. ↑ "John Rose, former Tennessee agriculture commissioner, seeks seat held by Diane Black". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  6. 1 2 http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/2002/07/29/daily35.html
  7. ↑ "Matheny running for 6th District - Nashville Post". Nashville Post.
  8. ↑ "About The Fair - Tennessee State Fair".
  9. 1 2 "Tennessee deserves a 'blue ribbon' state fair".
  10. ↑ "Lots of Republians eyeing run for Black's seat — if she runs for governor - Humphrey On The Hill". humphreyonthehill.tnjournal.net.
  11. ↑ "Diane Black, weighing run for governor, meets with state GOP leaders".


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