Max N. Rose is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for New York's 11th congressional district, which includes all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn. A Democrat, he defeated incumbent Republican Dan Donovan in 2018. From 2012 to 2013, Rose served in the U.S. Army as a platoon leader in combat in the War in Afghanistan. He was wounded while on duty, and was awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. In the 2020 election, Rose lost his re-election bid to the Republican nominee, New York Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis.