Mike Rose (South Carolina)
Mike Rose (b. October 13, 1947) is a former Republican member of the South Carolina State Senate, representing the 38th District from 1989 to 1997 and from 2008-2012.
Rose was Chair of the Republican Party Platform Committee in 1989. He was then Chair of the Dorchester County Legislative Delegation from 1989 to 1990. He was also Vice-Chair of the Republican Forum in the South Carolina Senate from 1989 to 1992. Rose was on the American Legislative Exchange Council from 1990 to 1992. He was also the District Chair of the National Federation of Republican Men from 1991 to 1992.
Rose was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from South Carolina. He was one of 50 delegates from South Carolina bound to support Donald Trump on the first ballot.[1][2] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Rose served as a Regular Officer in the United States Air Force from 1969 to 1974. He has also been a Major in the United States Air Force Reserve. He is an attorney and businessman.
Rose earned his B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy in 1969. He went on to receive his J.D. from the New York University School of Law in 1974. He then earned his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1981.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Rose served on the following committees:
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, South Carolina State Senate
- Corrections and Penology Committee, South Carolina State Senate
- Fish, Game and Forestry Committee, South Carolina State Senate
- Judiciary Committee, South Carolina State Senate
- Rules Committee, South Carolina State Senate
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Rose served on the following committees:
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, South Carolina Senate
- Corrections and Penology Committee, South Carolina Senate
- Fish, Game and Forestry Committee, South Carolina Senate
- Judiciary Committee, South Carolina Senate
- Rules Committee, South Carolina Senate
Issues
Voters' rights bills
Before the 2011 session began, Rose said he would sponsor or co-sponsor several joint resolutions. Many were filed in December 2010 that would give voters the right to initiate new state laws or constitutional amendments, or repeal existing laws, recall local or state officials from office during their terms, and decide every 20 years, starting in 2012, whether to rewrite the S.C. Constitution through a constitutional convention. The last constitutional convention was in 1895.
“Why can’t we give power to the people?” Rose said. “Why don’t we let the people decide?”[3][4]
Balance of powers
Before the 2011 session began, three bills were filed in the South Carolina State Legislature that would have restructured the amount of power the legislature has compared to the state executive and judicial branches. The lawmakers who submitted the bills held that the scales of authority and oversight have been weighted against the executive and judicial branches in favor of the Legislature for decades, both constitutionally and statutorily.
For example, the state Budget and Control Board is both an agency and a board and it is a discordant hybrid of the executive and legislative branches that is unique to South Carolina. The board consists of three constitutional officers elected statewide, including the governor as chairman, and two of the most powerful legislators – the chairmen of the budget-writing Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees. In another example, the power to appoint hundreds of members to executive boards and commissions rests with the General Assembly.
"We need to give the governor the power to be governor," said Sen. Chip Campsen (R).
Campsen was the chief sponsor of one of the three restructuring bills, S. 134.
"The small little cabal of senior legislators and those they influence, they don’t want to give up any power," said Sen. Mike Rose, who co-sponsored Campsen’s bill.
Bringing bipartisanship to the reform table, Sen. Vincent Sheheen (D) sponsored one of the other two bills, S. 261. Campsen and Rose both signed onto the Sheheen measure.[5]
Presidential preference
2012
Mike Rose (South Carolina) endorsed Rick Perry in the 2012 presidential election.[6]
Elections
2012
Rose was defeated in the Republican primary on June 12 by Sean Bennett, who will be unopposed in the November 6 general election.[7][8]
2008
Rose won election for District 38 of the South Carolina State Senate with 22,708 votes, ahead of independent Bill Collins (18,399) and write-ins (80).[9]
He raised $190,361 for his campaign, against $102,852 by Collins.[10]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 38 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Mike Rose (R)
|
22,083 | |||
| Bill Collins (independent petition) | 18,399 | |||
| Write-ins | 80 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Rose was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from South Carolina.
Delegate rules
In South Carolina, national delegates were selected at congressional district conventions and the South Carolina Republican State Convention. State party rules allocated each congressional district's three delegates to the presidential candidate who received the most votes in that district. At-large delegates were allocated to the winner of the statewide primary. All delegates were bound for the first ballot at the Republican National Convention.
South Carolina primary results
| South Carolina Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
32.5% | 240,882 | 50 | |
| Marco Rubio | 22.5% | 166,565 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 22.3% | 165,417 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 7.8% | 58,056 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 7.6% | 56,410 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 7.2% | 53,551 | 0 | |
| Totals | 740,881 | 50 | ||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Delegate allocation
South Carolina had 50 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 21 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's seven congressional districts). South Carolina's district-level delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the plurality of the vote in a given congressional district was allocated all three of that district's delegates.[11][12]
Of the remaining 29 delegates, 26 served at large. South Carolina's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the greatest number of votes statewide received all 26 of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were pledged to support the candidate who won the South Carolina primary.[11][12]
Scorecards
The Palmetto Liberty PAC Scorecard
The Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, a conservative, pro-limited government think tank in South Carolina, releases its scorecard for South Carolina representatives and senators once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how he or she voted in the two-year legislative term prior to the election on specific issues that the Palametto Liberty PAC thinks are anti-limited government. "Most of the votes shown on the score card are votes that we lost. Now we can identify the Legislators that caused us to lose these votes. These Legislators are the ones who need to be replaced if we are to achieve the vision of having the most free state in the nation."[13]
2012
Mike Rose received a score of 59% in the 2012 score card, ranking 5th out of all 46 South Carolina Senate members.[14] His score was followed by Senators Michael Fair (53%), Harvey S. Peeler, Jr. (47%), and David Thomas (47%).[15]
Personal
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Rose and his wife Vivian Osborn have two children.
External links
- Sen. Rose's website
- Profile from the South Carolina Legislature (dead link)
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 1996
- Mike Rose on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Republican Party, "2016 National Convention Delegate/Alternate Election Results," May 7, 2016
- ↑ The Post and Courier, "No single candidate may end up with all of South Carolina’s delegates," February 19, 2016
- ↑ "Voters’ Rights Bills Introduced," The Nerve, December 16, 2010
- ↑ "Voters’ Rights Bills Introduced," The Nerve, December 16, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ "Bills Target Legislature's Lopsided Power," By: Eric K. Ward, The Nerve, January 04, 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ Race 4 2012 "Perry Unveils Endorsements From 21 SC State Legislators," September 21, 2011
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, Official Primary Results
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2012 Candidates," accessed April 26, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina official election results for 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Rose's 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ The Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "Voting Records," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee, "South Carolina Senate Score Card 2012," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Palmetto Liberty Political Action Committee: South Carolina Senate Score Card 2012, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Randy Scott |
South Carolina State Senate - District 38 2008–present |
Succeeded by Sean Bennett |
| Preceded by William Branton, Jr. |
South Carolina State Senate - District 38 1988-1997 |
Succeeded by William Branton, Jr. |
