April R. Rose (born 1968 or 1969) is an American politician who is a member of the Republican Party who represents the fifth district in the Maryland House of Delegates.

[11] In 2019, Rose introduced an amendment to the state budget that sought to remove Medicaid funding for abortions, which was rejected in a 41-93 vote.

[12] In March 2022, during debate on the Abortion Care Access Act, she introduced an amendment to reappropriate the bill's $3.5 million in funding for clinical training, which was rejected in a 41-85 vote.

[15] In July 2020, amid nationwide George Floyd protests, Rose organized a "Back the Blue" rally in Annapolis.

[20] In March 2020, Rose said she supported some of the policy items in the Blueprint for Maryland's Future, including its college and career readiness initiatives, but said that it would be "fiscally irresponsible" to move forward with it during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The county health department rejected the request, citing Governor Larry Hogan's executive orders.

[24] Rose has signed onto letters asking the Maryland State Department of Education to lift the county's in-school mask mandate,[25] calling it "unscientific".

[26] In February 2025, during debate on a bill that would require public schools to teach age-appropriate LGBTQ sex education, Rose introduced an amendment that would have allowed parents to opt their children out of such classes.

[9] Rose supports the Second Amendment[8] and opposes gun control laws, arguing that they increase crime and make people less safe.

[29] In July 2022, following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, Rose signed onto a letter to the attorney general of Maryland asking him to address the issue.