John T. Rose (April 22, 1934 – July 19, 1988) was an American state representative and former teacher from Minnesota.

Rose was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1976 as an Independent-Republican, and was re-elected for five more consecutive terms.

Prior to receiving his collegiate education, Rose served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War.

Rose was an avid hunter and outdoorsman, who owned 160 acres of hunting and farm land in rural Minnesota.

He died while serving his sixth term on July 19, 1988, aged 54, from complications following an intestinal surgery at St. John's Northeast Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota.