Bob Roses | |
State House: | Alaska |
State: | Alaska |
District: | 19th |
Term Start: | January 2007 |
Term End: | January 2009 |
Predecessor: | Tom Anderson |
Successor: | Pete Petersen |
Birth Date: | 23 May 1947 |
Birth Place: | Pensacola, Florida |
Party: | Republican |
Residence: | Anchorage, Alaska |
Alma Mater: | Alaska Methodist University, University of Alaska Anchorage |
Occupation: | Teacher, businessman |
John Robert "Bob" Roses (born May 23, 1947) is a retired teacher, businessman and Republican politician in the U.S. state of Alaska. He served a single term as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 19th District in northeast Anchorage from 2007 to 2009.[1] Roses was defeated for reelection by Democratic candidate Pete Petersen in November 2008.[2]
Roses has lived in the 19th district of Alaska for 47 years. In 1965, Bob and his father moved to Anchorage, Alaska because this was where his father was stationed. The two lived on base.[3]
In 1968, Roses married Bev Jelnek, who was from Anchorage. The two built their own house, moved in, and then raised their family.[3]