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John W. Rose

U.S. House · TN-6 · Republicans · since 2025

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Candidate for U.S. House · TN-6

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Biography

Overview

John W. Rose is a Republican U.S. Representative from Tennessee's 6th congressional district, serving since 2019. He is a businessman who co-founded Transcender Corp. (sold for $60 million in 2000) and previously served as Tennessee's agriculture commissioner in 2002. Rose holds degrees in agribusiness economics, agricultural economics, and law.

Career

Rose has sponsored the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act, which became law. He has introduced or advanced multiple bills on financial privacy, banking regulation, and agricultural concerns. In his tenure, he has taken notable positions including objecting to a natural disaster relief bill over deficit concerns, signing an amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania regarding the 2020 election, voting to object to the 2020 election certification, voting against awarding Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol Police after January 6, and voting against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.

Prior political experience

Rose first won election to Congress in 2018 with over 70% of the vote in the general election. In 2020, he won re-election with 73.7% of the vote while running unopposed in the primary. In 2022, he won a third term with 66.3% of the vote. Rose is currently running for Governor of Tennessee in 2026.

Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ideology

Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)

Liberal
Conservative
119th Congress+0.661

Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)

−1
+1
+0.111
Source: Voteview DW-NOMINATE · 338 scored votes

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Officeholding history

TermSeatTerm datesTerminationPredecessorSuccessor
4thU.S. House TN-62025–presentIn progressJohn W. Rose—
3rdU.S. House TN-62023–2025Term endedJohn W. RoseJohn W. Rose
2ndU.S. House TN-62021–2023Term endedJohn W. RoseJohn W. Rose
1stU.S. House TN-62019–2021Term ended—John W. Rose

Committee assignments

  • Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
    HouseVice Chair· 2025–present
  • Housing and Insurance
    House· 2025–present
  • Financial Institutions
    House· 2025–present
  • Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence
    House· 2025–present
  • Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
    House· 2025–present
  • General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
    House· 2025–present
  • House Committee on Financial Services
    House· 2025–present
  • House Committee on Agriculture
    House· 2025–present

Current term legislation

Bills sponsored this term10

Bills cosponsored this term10

Elections

YearSeatResultVote shareField
2024U.S. House TN-6Pending68.00%