{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Paul W. Rose","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Background and education\n- B.A., University of Tennessee at Martin\n\n## Career\n- President, Rose Contruction\n- Christian\n- Senate member of the 111th through 113th General Assemblies\n\n- Chair, Joint Judiciary and Government\n- 2nd Vice-Chairperson, Judiciary Committee\n- Member, Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee\n- Member, Fiscal Review\n- Member, Government Operations Committee\n- Member, Joint Commerce, Labor, Transportation and Agriculture\n\n- Dyersburg State Foundation Board\n- Hatchie River Region Boys and Girls Club Board\n- Tennessee Baptist Children's Home Board of Trustees\n- Member - First Baptist Church of Covington, TN\n- Chairman: Dyersburg State Foundation Board, 2017-2018\n- President: Tennessee Baptist Children's Home Board of Trustees, 2012\n- UT Martin Development Committee, 2003-2006\n- Past Chairman: Board of Directors, Covington-Tipton County Chamber of Commerce, 1991-1992\n\n## Family\n- Married, wife, Nancy; three children, Kate (Erik), Rebecca, John Paul (Candace); six grandchildren\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Tennessee General Assembly member page](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S32)\n","firstname":"Paul","lastname":"Rose","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"m5ehdcLRBG"},"token":"paul_w_rose"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"state_senator","o.office":null,"office":"state_senate_32","officedescription":"The Tennessee Senate is the upper chamber of the state legislature, with 33 members elected from single-member districts to four-year terms. Senators pass state laws, approve the state budget, confirm certain gubernatorial appointments, and \u2014 with the House \u2014 propose constitutional amendments.","officequalities":"- **Integrity** \u2014 Acts in the interest of constituents and the public good rather than for personal gain, and remains independent of undue influence from donors, lobbyists, and party leadership.\n- **Understanding of the constituency** \u2014 Grasps both the economic-development needs of the district and the day-to-day concerns of individual residents \u2014 safety, healthcare, education, infrastructure.\n- **Persuasion** \u2014 Engages, listens to, and persuades both fellow legislators and constituents. Can change minds and explain votes honestly.\n- **Legislative craft** \u2014 Reads, drafts, and amends statute with care. Understands how specific bill language translates to outcomes, and knows the body of law being modified.\n- **Coalition-building** \u2014 Finds common ground across partisan and factional lines, brokers compromises that hold, and forms working majorities even when consensus is hard to reach.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"State Senator","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"State Senate District 32"}