Mark Rosen Is the Town's New GOP Committee Secretary

The Town of Mamaroneck Republican Committee has a new secretary: Larchmont resident Mark Rosen.

Rosen, who dropped out of the Congressional race for Rep. Nita Lowey's seat in April, is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves and a senior manager at Adecco, a staffing and recruiting company. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and Harvard University, and was also vice president at JP Morgan Chase. 

Rosen was unanimously voted secretary at the committee's August 23 meeting, according to a statement released Sunday. Committee Chair Don Derrico says the committee had not had a secretary since he became chair, which was over a decade ago.

"Although we have not been actively looking, we thought because of Mark's enthusiasm he would be a perfect fit," Derrico wrote in an e-mail.

"Mark will be instrumental in assisting in expanding the network of
Republican supporters throughout the Town of Mamaroneck—to include the Villages of Mamaroneck and Larchmont," said the statement. One of his first tasks will be to help build and roll-out the new committee's Web site.

Rosen, who is originally from Connecticut, moved from Manhattan to Larchmont six years ago and lives with his wife and five kids. His first foray into politics was his search for Lowey's seat. Before announcing his bid, however, Rosen dropped out of the race to prepare for potential deployment to the Middle East. While the U.S. Army Reserve is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in the coming months, Rosen expects to remain in the U.S. through the November elections, and would remain as the secretary if deployed. Derrico said he and the committee's treasurer would assume his duties while away.

"I think we can do a lot in the next few months to really expand GOP network and gain support of those demanding fiscal responsibility in government," Rosen said in an e-mail today. "And, in the next few months (well before Afghanistan deployment), we should be able to put the infrastructure and foundation securely in place to enable an even more effective GOP well into the future."

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