Max N Rose was born on November 28,1986 and is an American military officer and politician who served as a United States Representative from New York for a single term from 2019 to 2021.
27 Facts About Max Rose
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From 2012 to 2013, Max Rose served in the US Army as a platoon leader in combat in the War in Afghanistan.
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In 2018, Max Rose defeated incumbent Republican Dan Donovan to win election to New York's 11th congressional district.
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Max Rose's mother is a public school teacher and professor of social work and his father is a medical laboratory executive.
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Max Rose grew up primarily in Park Slope, and attended elementary school there.
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Max Rose celebrated his bar mitzvah at Union Temple of Brooklyn in Prospect Heights.
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Max Rose attended high school at Poly Prep Country Day School in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn.
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Max Rose captained its wrestling team and graduated in 2004.
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Max Rose subsequently received a bachelor's degree in history from Wesleyan University, graduating in 2008.
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Max Rose later earned a master's degree in philosophy and public policy from the London School of Economics, studying there in 2008 and 2009.
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Max Rose served nearly five years of active duty with the US Army 1st Armored Division.
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Max Rose serves as a company commander in the New York Army National Guard with the 69th Infantry Battalion, the second-oldest unit in the United States.
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In March 2020, while serving as a member of Congress, Max Rose deployed with the National Guard to assist New York City's coronavirus pandemic response effort.
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Max Rose worked on an initiative known as "Begin Again," helping people with outstanding warrants for minor offenses address them and clean their records.
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Max Rose became the youngest male member of the House of Representatives.
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Max Rose was only the second Democrat to hold the seat since 1981, as well as the first since then to unseat an incumbent Republican.
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Max Rose's victory made New York City's House delegation entirely Democratic for the second time since 1933.
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In 2020, Max Rose was defeated in his reelection bid by State Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, who represented much of the district's eastern portion.
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In December 2021, Max Rose announced he was running for Congress to reclaim his former seat in 2022.
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Max Rose supports improving transportation infrastructure in Southern Brooklyn and Staten Island.
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Max Rose favors lowering the age of Medicare eligibility from 65 to 55, universal health care with a public healthcare option, and expanding access to clinics for treating opioid addiction.
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Max Rose believes that the United States should rejoin the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's Paris Agreement as a way to lower carbon dioxide emissions.
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Max Rose urged the State Department to designate Ukraine's Azov Battalion a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
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In 2019, the US House of Representatives passed its first piece of gun-safety legislation since 1994, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, co-sponsored by Max Rose, mandating federal criminal background checks for all gun transfers, including private transactions.
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On October 2,2019, Max Rose announced his support for an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump for his attempt to pressure Ukraine into interfering in the 2020 presidential election.
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On December 10,2020, Max Rose opened a campaign account with the campaign finance board to raise money for the 2021 New York City mayoral election, but announced on January 3,2021, that he would not run.
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On January 20,2021, Max Rose was sworn in as Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense to serve under Lloyd Austin, a position Max Rose held until July 21,2021.