Julie A. Rosen

Julie Rosen
Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 24th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2003
Preceded by	Chuck Fowler
Personal details
Born	August 9, 1957 (1957-08-09) (age 54) Denver, Colorado
Political party	Republican Party of Minnesota
Children	3
Residence	Fairmont, Minnesota
Alma mater	Colorado State University
Profession	marketing representative legislator

Julie A. Rosen (born August 9, 1957) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate from Fairmont, Minnesota. She represents District 24, which includes all or portions of Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Waseca and Watonwan counties in the southern part of the state.^[1]

1 Background
2 Service in the Minnesota Senate
3 Electoral history
4 References
5 External links

Background

Originally from Colorado, Rosen graduated from high school in Denver, and later graduated with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Agronomy from Colorado State University. She worked as a marketing representative for both Elanco and American Hoechst Chemical Company prior to being elected to the legislature. She was married to Tom Rosen until 2010. He is the CEO of Rosen’s Diversified, Inc., a Fairmont company that specializes in beef processing and agricultural chemical distribution and fertilizers. They are the parents of three children.^[2]

Service in the Minnesota Senate

Rosen has represented District 24 in the Senate since 2003. Her service earned her the “Freshman Legislator of the Year” award. In 2005, she was also honored as the first female to receive the Alumni of the Year award from the College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University.

As a freshman senator, Rosen earned the distinction of being a leading authority on methamphetamine and other drug-related issues. She organized the Minnesota Meth Task Force and, under her direction and leadership, developed and passed the groundbreaking Minnesota Meth bill in 2005. This law is the most aggressive and comprehensive meth legislation in the nation, and has resulted in a 76 percent drop in meth lab seizures in the state. She continues to work passionately towards fighting drug use among children and adults.^[3]^[4]

Along with her work on drug and public safety issues, Rosen is a “strong voice for rural Minnesota.” Her education and background in agriculture have assisted her in her advocacy for job creation and economic development in the region, and in her promotion of alternative and renewable energy. She is also active in seeking improvements in health care,^[5] working towards finding a more affordable and beneficial cost and delivery program that supplies the people of Minnesota with better health care benefits. In November 2008, she was appointed by Governor Tim Pawlenty to the Rural Health Advisory Committee. The Rural Health Advisory Committee advises the Minnesota Commissioner of Health and other state agencies on rural health issues. It consists of 15 members appointed by the Governor.^[6]

Rosen currently serves as chair of the Senate Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee and vice chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. She is also a member of the Senate's Agriculture and Rural Economies, Capital Investment, and Taxes committees.^[7]