Richard Rosen is an American politician and businessman. Rosen is a Republican

Maine Republican Party

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 State Senator from Maine

Maine

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's 31st District, representing part of Penobscot

Penobscot County, Maine

Penobscot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. For U.S. Census statistical purposes, it is part of the Bangor, Maine, New England County Metropolitan Area . As of 2010, the population was 153,923...

 and Hancock counties

Hancock County, Maine

Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 54,418. Its county seat is Ellsworth. It was incorporated on June 25, 1789...

, including the population centers of Bucksport and Brewer

Brewer, Maine

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. He was first elected to the Maine State Senate in 2004 after serving from 1998-2004 in the Maine House of Representatives

Maine House of Representatives

The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 members representing an equal amount of districts across the state. Each voting member of the House represents around 8,450 citizens of the state...

. Following the gaining of the Republican majority in the Maine State Senate in the November 2010 election, Rosen became Senate Chairman of the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee.

Rosen has strong ties to the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council

American Legislative Exchange Council

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. He owns Rosens, a store in downtown Bucksport. His store was named 2002 Merchant of the Year by the Maine Merchants Association.

Rick Rosen has endorsed Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

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 for President in the 2012 election

United States presidential election, 2012

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External links

• I Work For You by Richard Rosen, September 19, 2011