Mike D. Rogers
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 3rd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Riley |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 36th district |
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In office 1994–2002 |
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| Preceded by | James Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Randy Wood |
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July 16, 1958 Hammond, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Beth Rogers |
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Jacksonville State University (BA, MPA) Birmingham School of Law (JD) |
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.
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.
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.
In 1994 he won a seat in the Alabama House of Representatives, and became Minority leader in his second term. In 2002, Bob Riley successfully ran for governor, leaving the 3rd district vacant. 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.
Caucus Memberships
In June 2016 he called for the United States withdrawal from the United Nations in the wake of the Brexit vote by the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union. Except on spending, where he earned the dubious title of "April 2012 Porker of the Month" and only a 23% rating from Citizens Against Government Waste Rogers has a conservative voting record. He dissented with the Morocco free trade agreement due to potential job losses in the Alabama textile industry. On social issues Rogers has voted in 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.
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