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Chelsea Doss Rose with her husband, Tennessee Congressman John Rose, and their children.
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Chelsea Doss Rose is the wife of Tennessee Congressman John Rose. She is the mother of his two sons and executive director of the Tennessee FFA Foundation. The couple married in 2011, when Rep. John Rose was 46 years old and Chelsea Rose was 22 years old. The couple’s age gap drew attention on Twitter and other social media in April 2022 amid conservative attacks accusing Democrats and members of the LBGT community of grooming.
Chelsea Rose, now 33, lives with her husband and children in Cookeville, Tennessee, near where she grew up. She studied agriculture in college. John Rose, now 57, founded an information technology company and, with his wife, manages the family farm. The Roses have not commented on the spotlight that has been placed on their marriage.
John Rose was also a Tennessee agricultural commissioner and was president of the Tennessee Future Farmers of America, an organization his wife has been a member of since their high school days. He was involved in the group when she was a teenage member and when she was in college. Chelsea Rose now works for the FFA and her husband also remains involved with the group, according to her social media posts. He was elected to his seat in the US House of Representatives in 2008 and represents Tennessee’s 6th District.
Here’s what you need to know about Chelsea Rose, the wife of Congressman John Rose:
1. Chelsea Doss Rose received a scholarship from John Rose, her future husband, when she was in college at Tennessee Tech and said, ‘John has made everything I’ve done in FFA since high school possible,’ adding that he ‘she trained’
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Chelsea Brooke Doss nació en Murfreesboro, Tennessee, according to their 2011 engagement announcement. He graduated from Eagleville High School in 2007 and played basketball and softball while there, according to the announcement. She was also vice president of the student body and president of the FFA. Her husband-to-be was the president of the Tennessee FFA Foundation at the time of their engagement.
According to the engagement announcement, Doss received the Rose Scholarship when she was 20 years old at Tennessee Technological University. She was studying agribusiness management and agricultural communications in college. The scholarship, awarded by John Rose, is named after her parents. She was a state FFA officer from Tennessee and National FFA Officer at the university.
A press release from Tennessee Tech A 2009 report on how Doss became a national FFA officer said, “Chelsea Doss of Tennessee Tech University is the fresh face of today’s FFA and becoming a trailblazer for other students across the country seeking careers in agriculture. Doss breaks many of the old stereotypes of FFA, formerly called the Future Farmers of America. Tennessee’s first female national officer did not grow up on a farm. In fact, fewer of today’s FFA members live on farms.”
She said about her future husband, “John has made everything possible that I’ve done in FFA beyond high school. Through the scholarship that he provides, I’ve not had to have a job through college. I’ve been able to train, improve, focus on FFA and focus on school. That scholarship has made all the difference . He has also coached me during my preparation, which has been extremely helpful.”
2. Chelsea and John Rose were married in January 2011 at the First Baptist Church of Cookeville.
Chelsea and John Rose were married on January 8, 2011, according to their Facebook page. The engagement announcement in the Eagleville Times said they were married at the First Baptist Church in Cookeville. It was not immediately clear when their romantic relationship began or how long they had been dating. She was still in college at Tennessee Tech at the time. Her husband also graduated from Tennessee Tech in 1988.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Chelsea Rose graduated from Tennessee Tech in 2012. She went on to study at the University of Tennessee and earned a master’s degree in agricultural communication/journalism in 2014. While in graduate school, she also worked as a government affairs specialist at the Association of Electric Cooperatives from Tennessee.
Chelsea Rose also served as a legislative intern for then-Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey, according to a bill of the Tennessee House of Representatives recognizing his time serving in state government. The bill notes that she is, “a career farmer at Rose Farm, Chelsea has dedicated her life to American agriculture, first serving as president of the Tennessee Future Farmers Association of America from 2007-2008, time during the who also served as a communications intern. for the Tennessee Farmers Cooperative.
The bill adds that she “is no stranger to honors and accolades, receiving the 2012 Derryberry Award and the 2012 Harold Love Award, participating in the 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade and the 2010 International Motivational Speaking Tour, and played as Maymester. visiting professor at Texas A&M University and keynote speaker at the Tennessee Technological University Convocation.”
It also says: “Mrs. Rose is also an active and devoted member of the Rockvale Church of Christ, where she faithfully and kindly serves her fellow congregation members. … Her many accomplishments aside, Chelsea Rose enjoys the love and company of her husband, John Williams Rose, and her three dogs, The Sixth Snoopy of the Hall. registered beagle; Buster, second beagle in command; and Inky, the lovable black labrador.”
3. The couple’s first child was born in 2017 and their youngest child was born in 2021: the couple lost a son in 2019
Rose’s eldest son, Guy, was born in 2017, and their youngest son, Sam, was born in 2021, according to the couple’s social media pages. In 2019, the couple lost a son named Mack, according to a press release from Rep. Rose’s office. Chelsea Rose was hospitalized with complications in November 2019 and the baby was born and did not survive.
“We are heartbroken by the unexpected loss of our expected baby. God filled our hearts with joy and hope when we learned that we would be blessed with another child. We may not be able to walk with him in this life, but we pray that one day we will see him in Gloria,” John Rose said in a statement. “We ask for his prayers for us, our son Guy, our family and our close friends who will help us move forward in the days ahead. We sincerely thank our competent doctor and nurses who gave this child every opportunity. In addition, we extend our condolences to the families who have experienced or are experiencing an extraordinary loss, such as this one.”
