Ryan Rose is an American politician serving as a member of the

Arkansas House of Representatives The Arkansas State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the s ...

from the 48th district. Elected in November 2022, he assumed office on January 9, 2023.

Early life and education

Rose resides in

Van Buren, Arkansas Van Buren ( ) is the second-largest city in the Fort Smith, Arkansas–Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area and the county seat of Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. The city is located directly northeast of Fort Smith at the Interst ...

. He was born in Missouri City, Texas and raised on the island of

Port Aransas, Texas Port Aransas ( ) is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States. This city is 180 miles southeast of San Antonio. The population was 2,904 at the 2020 census. Port Aransas is the only established town on Mustang Island. It is located north of ...

. Rose is a graduate of Port Aransas High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from the

University of the Ozarks University of the Ozarks (U of O) is a private university in Clarksville, Arkansas. Enrollment averages around 900 students, representing 25 countries. U of O is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). History University of the O ...

Career

Since 2008, Rose has been a minister in the Arkansas River Valley, serving as a Pastor on staff at Butterfield Church in Van Buren, AR and Evangel Temple in Fort Smith, AR. In 2014, Rose opened Rose Auto Sales, an

Arkansas River Valley The Arkansas River Valley (usually shortened to River Valley) is a region in Arkansas defined by the Arkansas River in the western part of the state. Generally defined as the area between the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains, the River Valley is cha ...

pre-owned car dealership. Since 2016 Rose has also worked with Union Christian Academy as a High School Teacher and as a Marketing and development director. Additionally, Rose is the Arkansas Men's Ministry Director for the

Assemblies of God USA The Assemblies of God USA (AG), officially the General Council of the Assemblies of God, is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in the United States founded in 1914 during a meeting of white Pentecostal ministers at Hot Springs, Arkansas (with ...

and he is also the President and a board member of Heart to Heart Pregnancy and Family Care Center in Fort Smith. Rose is a member of the National Rifle Association, the Van Buren Chamber of Commerce, and the Crawford County GOP. Rose and his wife Tiffany currently reside in Van Buren with their three children. Rose was elected to the

in November 2022 and assumed office on January 9, 2023.

Arkansas House of Representatives

Rose won the Republican primary election for the Arkansas House of Representatives District 48 seat on May 24, 2022, winning more than 56% of the votes. Rose won the general election for the 48th district on November 8, 2022, running unopposed, winning 100% of the vote.

94th Arkansas General Assembly (2023–2024)

During the 94th Assembly, Rose served on the following committees: * House Public Health, Welfare and Labor ** House Labor & Environment Subcommittee - Vice-Chair * House Insurance & Commerce ** House Utilities Subcommittee - Vice-Chair * Joint Budget Committee ** Administrative Rule Review Subcommittee ** Peer Review

References

Living people Republican Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives People from Van Buren, Arkansas People from Port Aransas, Texas People from Crawford County, Arkansas University of the Ozarks alumni 1984 births {{Arkansas-politician-stub