Service in The Minnesota Senate
Rosen represented District 24 in the Senate from 2003 to 2012. She was redistricted in District 23 in 2012. 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.
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, 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.
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. Following her re-election in 2012, Rosen was mentioned as a potential candidate for Senator or Governor of Minnesota.
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