John Robert "Bob" Roses (born May 23, 1947) is a retired teacher, businessman and

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politician in the U.S. state of

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. He served a single term as a member of the

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, representing the 19th District in northeast

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from 2007 to 2009. Roses was defeated for reelection by

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candidate Pete Petersen in November 2008.

Personal info

Roses has lived in the 19th district of

for 47 years. In 1965, Bob and his father moved to

Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage () is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 in 2020, it contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring ...

because this was where his father was stationed. The two lived on base.

Family

In 1968, Roses married Bev Jelnek, who was from Anchorage. The two built their own house, moved in, and then raised their family.

References

External links

Archived Official Legislative site

Bob Roses
at ''100 Years of Alaska's Legislature'' 1947 births Alaska Pacific University alumni Living people Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives People from Goldsboro, North Carolina People from Pensacola, Florida 21st-century American politicians {{Alaska-politician-stub