WHEREAS,  the Honorable Richard Rosen, of Bucksport, graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in finance and, from 1982 to 2013, operated his family's store in Bucksport, Rosen's Department Store; and

WHEREAS,  Mr. Rosen has served as a board member of the Retail Association of Maine, as President of Northeast Historic Film, as a trustee of Acadia Hospital in Bangor and as a board member for Bucksport Regional Health Center; and

WHEREAS,  Mr. Rosen served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1998 to 2004 and in the Maine Senate from 2004 to 2012, for a total of 7 terms, and served as the Senate chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs for 2 years beginning in 2011; and

WHEREAS,  Mr. Rosen was presented with the 2011 Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine Outstanding Legislative Advocate of the Year Award, received the Sunshine Award from Maine's Freedom of Information Coalition, was named a Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow and received the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce Catherine Lebowitz Award for Public Service; and

WHEREAS,  Mr. Rosen served as Director of the Governor's Office of Policy and Management from December 2012 to February 2014; and

WHEREAS,  Mr. Rosen served as Deputy Commissioner of Finance for the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services from February 2014 to June 2015 and as Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services from June 2015 to June 2017; and

WHEREAS,  as commissioner, Mr. Rosen oversaw more than 1,200 employees serving all branches and agencies of State Government and was responsible for budgeting and financial management, human resources and other administrative services; now, therefore, be it