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House of Delegates, District 5
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April R. RoseOfficial portrait — Maryland General Assembly

April R. Rose

Candidate for House of Delegates, District 5

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Senior technical recruiter
Lives in
Westminster
Campaign website
delegateaprilrose.com

Delegate since her 2015 appointment; senior technical recruiter at NMR Consulting since 2009 and former real estate and lending professional.

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Photo: Official portrait — Maryland General Assembly

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports balancing the budget by cutting spending, not raising taxes.

    Priorities – April Rose for Delegate

    Campaign website · April Rose for Delegate · delegateaprilrose.com

    “Balancing the budget through less spending (not more taxes)”
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Public safety

  • Supports gun ownership rights.

    Priorities – April Rose for Delegate

    Campaign website · April Rose for Delegate · delegateaprilrose.com

    “Defending the constitutional right to bear arms”
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  • Supports enforcing existing criminal laws over creating new ones.

    Priorities – April Rose for Delegate

    Campaign website · April Rose for Delegate · delegateaprilrose.com

    “Reducing crime by enforcing existing laws, not creating new laws that infringe on our liberties”
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Education

  • Supports school choice and classroom-focused school spending.

    Priorities – April Rose for Delegate

    Campaign website · April Rose for Delegate · delegateaprilrose.com

    “Directing public school resources to the classroom and promoting school choice”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports tax incentives and less regulation for farmers, small businesses.

    Priorities – April Rose for Delegate

    Campaign website · April Rose for Delegate · delegateaprilrose.com

    “Stopping overregulation on our farmers & small businesses … Creating tax incentives for farmers & local businesses to grow jobs in our communities”
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  • Sponsored bill prohibiting lab-grown meat.In office

    House Bill 1023, 2026 session (primary sponsor).

    Delegate April Rose: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)

    Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov

    “Lab-Grown Meat - Prohibition”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from April R. Rose on them.

  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

All sources (7)

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