Mike Rogers (Michigan politician)

Michael J. "Mike" Rogers
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 3, 2001
Preceded by	Debbie Stabenow
Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Silvestre Reyes
Born	June 2, 1963 (1963-06-02) (age 47) Livingston County, Michigan
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Married
Residence	Howell, Michigan
Alma mater	Adrian College
Occupation	U.S. Representative
Religion	Methodist

Michael J. "Mike" Rogers (born June 2, 1963) is the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party and Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

[edit] Early life, education and career

Rogers was born in Livingston County, Michigan. He graduated from Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan in 1985, from which he earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology, and served in the United States Army from 1985 to 1989. He worked as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in its Chicago office, specializing in organized crime and public corruption cases, 1989–1994.

[edit] Michigan State Senate

Rogers was a member of the Michigan State Senate, 1995–2000, serving as majority floor leader, 1999–2000.

[edit] U.S. House of Representatives

[edit] Committee assignments

• Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Health
• Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Chairman)
  • As chair of the full committee, he may serve as an ex officio member of all subcommittees.

[edit] Political positions

While in the Michigan Senate, Rogers wrote legislation creating the Michigan Education Savings Plan, which allows Michigan families to set aside tax-free funds for educating their children when they are ready for college or vocational training.^[1] In Congress, Rogers’ measure to make education savings plans free of federal taxes was adopted in 2003 (see Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001). His health savings account program for low-income families who are covered by Medicaid was signed into law on February 8, 2008.^[2]

In 2006, he cosponsored H.R. 4411, the Goodlatte-Leach Internet Gambling Prohibition Act^[3] and H.R. 4777, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act.^[4] He has also introduced pain care management legislation pertaining to Americans who are restricted by severe, chronic pain.^[5]

Rogers was the primary sponsor of the Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act, H.R. bill 5037, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush on May 29, 2006. This bill is designed to ban protests on Federal Lands, from occurring near the funerals of soldiers that were killed in action.

Rogers said in an August 2010 in a radio interview that the leak of more than 90,000 classified military documents to an international website constitutes treason by putting the lives of the men and women of the American military at risk, calling for the execution of the perpetrator.^[6][7][8]

[edit] Political campaigns

He was elected as a Republican from the 8th District of Michigan to the United States House of Representatives in one of the nation's closest congressional races of 2000. He defeated Democratic State Senator Dianne Byrum by 111 votes to win the District 8 seat left open by Debbie Stabenow.^[9] Stabenow was elected to the United States Senate. He defeated Frank McAlpine in 2002, Robert Alexander in 2004, and Jim Marcinkowski in 2006, and Robert Alexander in 2008.

[edit] Personal life

Rogers is the youngest of five sons. His father was a public school teacher-administrator-football coach and his mother was the director of a local Chamber of Commerce. He resides in Howell, Michigan.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Congressman Mike 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
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• 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

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