Mike D. Rogers

For the U.S. Representative from Michigan, see Mike Rogers (Michigan politician).

The Honorable Mike D. Rogers
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Bob Riley
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
In office 1994–2002
Alabama House of Representatives Minority Leader
In office 1998–2000
Member of the Calhoun County Commission
In office 1987–1990
Personal details
Born	July 16, 1958 (1958-07-16) (age 53) Hammond, Indiana
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Beth Rogers
Residence	Saks, Alabama
Religion	Baptist

Michael Dennis "Mike" Rogers (born July 16, 1958), is the U.S. Representative for Alabama's 3rd congressional district, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Early life and education

A fifth generation resident of Calhoun County in East Alabama, Rogers graduated from Saks High School and earned both his undergraduate degree in Political Science and Masters of Public Administration at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama.

Early political career

At 28 years old, Rogers became the youngest person and first Republican to join the Calhoun County Commission. While serving on the Commission and working for the United Way, Rogers enrolled at the Birmingham School of Law along with his wife, Beth, and upon graduating with honors began a general law practice in Anniston. Three years later he started his own firm, which grew to become Anniston's largest.^{[citation needed]}

In 1994 he won a seat in the Alabama House of Representatives, and became Minority leader in his second term there. In 2002, Bob Riley successfully ran for governor, leaving the 3rd district vacant. Democrats had reapportioned the seat and the black population of the district had increased from 25% to 32% as a result. Rogers easily won the Republican nomination. In the general election, he faced Democratic veteran Joe Turnham, Jr., who had served three years as state party chairman and had run against Riley in the congressional election in 1998.^[1]

U.S. House of Representatives

Committees

• Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Readiness
  • Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
• Committee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security
  • Subcommittee on Transportation Security (Chairman)

• Republican Study Committee

Political positions

Except on spending, where he earned only a 23% rating from Citizens Against Government Waste ^[2] Rogers has a solidly conservative voting record^{[according to whom?]}. He notably dissented with the Morocco free trade agreement due to potential job losses in the Alabama textile industry. On social issues Rogers has voted very conservatively, with vehement opposition to abortion, gay marriage and immigration. However, he has acted to protect the armed services industry in his area. On the Armed Services Committee, he opposed a new series of military base closures and won passage of a bill that would assure that universities would provide access to their facilities for military recruitment purposes and ROTC. Despite this, in 2008, he received a rating of 50% from the American Conservative Union, one of the most moderate voting records of a Southern Republican for that year.^[3]

Rogers was a recipient of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's ARMPAC campaign contributions. DeLay was prosecuted and convicted on charges of felony money laundering of campaign finances and conspiracy to launder money. To date, Rogers has not offered to return any of the $30,000 he received.^[4] Rogers said that DeLay is innocent until proven guilty, and that he would not return the money "while the judicial process runs its course."^[5]

After the Democratic Party took control of the House of Representatives in the 2006 elections, Rogers joined many relatively junior Republican members of the House in seeing their perceived influence diminish. Knowlegis, a nonpartisan lobbying information firm, dropped Rogers from being ranked as the 138th most influential Representative to being 402nd in that category.^[6]

Rogers is a signer of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.^[7]

Rogers supported an amendment to declare that people retain the right to pray and to recognize their religious beliefs, heritage, and traditions on public property, including schools. He cosponsored legislation to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. Rogers sponsored a bill expressing the continued support of Congress for equal access of military recruiters to institutions of higher education.^[8] He also introduced legislation making it illegal to satirize or in any way parody the Transportation Security Administration. ^[9]

Political campaigns

In a very close election, the Turnham-Rogers contest was one of the most closely watched in 2002. Both Democratic and Republican National parties targeted the district, with Speaker Dennis Hastert promising Rogers a seat on the Armed Services committee should he win. Rogers heavily outspent Turnham, raising and spending $1,656,290^[10] to Turnham's $1,015,132,^[11] with Rogers enjoying an even greater margin in independent expenditures. Rogers narrowly won the election by a 50%-48% margin.^[12] In this election, Rogers became a rare Republican endorsee of The Anniston Star.^[13]

• 2008 Rogers won against Democratic nominee Joshua Segall, a Montgomery attorney, and Independent Mark Layfield.

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2008#District 3 and United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2010#District 3

• 2010 Rogers defeated Democratic nominee Steve Segrest.

Personal life

Rogers and his wife have three children. They reside in Saks and are members of the Baptist Church.

References

1. ^ "Riley a Rerun in U.S. House," The Anniston Star, November 4, 1998, p. 1A
2. ^ Citizens Against Government Waste: Scorecard
3. ^ http://www.acuratings.org/2008house.htm
4. ^ Campaign for America's Future: 26 Congressmen Bought Out by Rep. DeLay
5. ^ "Allies to Keep DeLay's Money," The Decatur Daily, October 9, 2005, p. 1A
6. ^ "Rogers' Power Drops: Ranking of Congress Members Gives District 3 Representative Low Score," The Anniston Star, April 11, 2008, p. 1A
7. ^ Current Taxpayer Protection Pledge Signers
8. ^ Congressman Mike Rogers: Official Website
9. ^ Rogers, Mike. "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011. govtrack.us. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-3011. Retrieved 10 15 2011. 
10. ^ FEC Candidate Summary Reports: Rogers, Michael
11. ^ FEC Candidate Summary Reports: Turnham, Joseph
12. ^ Alabama Secretary of State: Certification of Results, 2002 General Election
13. ^ "For Congress," The Anniston Star, October 22, 2002, p. 8A

Electoral history

Mike D. Rogers on the Armed Services Committee

Main article: U.S. House election, 2002

Alabama's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike D. Rogers	91,169	50.31%
	Democratic	Joe Turnham	87,351	48.20%
	Libertarian	George Crispin	2,565	1.42%

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2004

Alabama's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike D. Rogers	150,411	61.23%	+10.92%
	Democratic	Bill Fuller	95,240	38.77%	-9.43%

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2006

Alabama's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike D. Rogers	97,742	59.59%	-1.64%
	Democratic	Greg Pierce	62,891	38.34%	-0.43%
	Independent	Mark Layfield	3,396	2.07%	+2.07%

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2008

Alabama's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike D. Rogers	142,708	54.03%	-5.56%
	Democratic	Joshua Segall	121,080	45.84%	+7.50%

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2010

Alabama's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike D. Rogers	117,736	59.42%	+5.39%
	Democratic	Steve Segrest	80,204	40.48%	-5.36%

External links

• U.S. Congressman Mike D. Rogers official U.S. House site
• Mike Rogers for Congress official campaign site
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Current Bills Sponsored at StateSurge.com
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Campaign contributions at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs
• Profile at SourceWatch

Political offices
Preceded by Bob Riley	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 3rd congressional district 2003–Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
United States order of precedence
Preceded by Devin Nunes R-California	United States Representatives by seniority 219th	Succeeded by Dutch Ruppersberger D-Maryland

Persondata
Name	Rogers, Mike D.
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	July 16, 1958
Place of birth	Hammond, Indiana
Date of death
Place of death