Michael J. Rogers (born June 2, 1963)[1] is an American law enforcement officer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district from 2001 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from 2011 to 2015.
Mike Rogers | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2014 | |
| Chair of the House Intelligence Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Silvestre Reyes |
| Succeeded by | Devin Nunes |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 8th district | |
| In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Debbie Stabenow |
| Succeeded by | Mike Bishop |
| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 26th district | |
| In office January 1, 1995 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Gilbert DiNello |
| Succeeded by | Valde Garcia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 2, 1963 Livonia, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Adrian College (BS) |
| Website | Campaign website |
After retiring from the U.S. House, Rogers was hired by CNN as a national security commentator.[2] He was also executive producer for the CNN program Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies.[2] Rogers was the Republican nominee in the 2024 United States Senate election in Michigan, losing to Democratic nominee Elissa Slotkin.[3][4] He is a potential candidate for the 2026 US Senate race.
Early life and career
editRogers was born in Livonia, Michigan,[5] the son of Joyce A. and John C. Rogers.[6] He graduated from Adrian College in 1985, from which he earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and sociology. Rogers served in the United States Army from 1985 to 1989.[5] Rogers is on Telefonica's Technical and Security Advisory Committee and a board member of IP3 International.[7][8]
Law enforcement career
editRogers worked as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in its Chicago office, specializing in organized crime and public corruption from 1989 to 1994. He is a member of the Society of Former Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In 2017, Rogers was interviewed to be the new director of the FBI after James Comey was dismissed.[9]
Michigan State Senate
editRogers was first elected in 1994. In 1998, he won a second term with 68% of the vote.[10] He represented three counties: Clinton, Livingston, and Shiawassee. He served as majority leader from 1999 to 2000. Rogers wrote legislation creating the Michigan Education Savings Program.[11]
U.S. House of Representatives
editElections
editRogers 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.[12] However, the district was redrawn to be much friendlier to Republicans in the 2002 round of redistricting. It lost its share of heavily Democratic Genesee County while being pushed further east into the solidly Republican northern portion of Oakland County and also gaining Republican-leaning Clinton County, north of Lansing.
Tenure
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Rogers's 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.[13] 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.[14] The CBO has said that Rogers's H.R. 1206 to make it easier for states to obtain waivers from some Medical Loss Ratio requirements would add $1.1 billion to the deficit between 2013 and 2022.[15]
On November 30, 2011, Rogers introduced the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).[16] Rogers introduced and supported the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015 (H.R. 4681; 113th Congress), a bill that would authorize a variety of intelligence agencies and their appropriations for fiscal years 2014 and 2015.[17][18] In March 2014, Rogers announced he would not seek an 8th term in Congress.[19] He later launched "Something to Think About", a daily radio segment.[20] Former Michigan State Senator Mike Bishop won the Republican primary and defeated Democratic challenger Eric Schertzing.[21]
Committee assignments
edit- Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Chairman)
- As chair of the full committee, he may serve as an ex officio member of all subcommittees.
U.S. Senate candidacy
editIn August 2023, Rogers announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate to succeed the retiring Democrat Debbie Stabenow.[22] He won the Republican primary with over 60% of the vote on August 6, 2024, and was the Republican nominee in the general election against Democrat Elissa Slotkin.[3] He was defeated in the November election.[4]
Personal life
editRogers has been married to his wife, Kristi Rogers, since 2010. They have two children. Rogers's older brother, Bill, was a state representative in Michigan.[23]
Rogers sits on the Atlantic Council's Board of Directors.[24] He is also the David M. Abshire Chair at the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress,[25] an Intelligence Project Senior Fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center,[26] a member of George Mason University's National Security Institute Board of Advisors,[27] and the chair of the board of trustees for the Mitre Corporation.[28]
References
edit- ^ "ROGERS, Mike 1963 –". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "CNN Profiles - Mike Rogers - Host, "Declassified" & CNN National Security Commentator". CNN. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ a b Weisman, Jonathan (August 7, 2024). "Elissa Slotkin and Mike Rogers Will Face Off in Key Michigan Senate Race". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ a b "Democrat Elissa Slotkin wins Michigan Senate seat over Republican Mike Rogers". NBC News. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Congressional Record - 111th Congress (2009-2010) - THOMAS (Library of Congress)". Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ Linfante, Austin (July 3, 2024). "Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers connected to Saudi companies, including one with nuclear ambitions". Heartland Signal. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ "OUR TEAM - IP3 Int'l". IP3 Int'l. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Rep. Mike Rogers interviewed for FBI director". Detroit News. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MI State Senate 26 Race - Nov 03, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/1999-2000/publicact/pdf/2000-PA-0161.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "2000 Official Michigan General Election Results – 8th District Representative in Congress 2 Year Term (1) Position". Miboecfr.nicusa.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- ^ "MICROCOMP output file" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- ^ "H.R.5037 - Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act". congress.gov. January 8, 2023.
- ^ Viebeck, Elise. "CBO: GOP bill revising health law ratio will add to deficit." The Hill, November 8, 2012.
- ^ "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (2012; 112th Congress H.R. 3523) - GovTrack.us". GovTrack.us.
- ^ Marcos, Cristina (May 30, 2014). "House authorizes intel programs through 2015". The Hill. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "H.R. 4681 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "Race for Rogers' seat is wide open in 8th Congressional District | the Detroit News". Archived from the original on March 28, 2014.
- ^ ""Something to Think About" with Mike Rogers Launches in January on Radio Stations Nationwide Through Nation's Largest Talk Platform". westwoodone.com. November 6, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Former State Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop wins 8th Congressional District". Detroit News. November 4, 2014.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (August 29, 2023). "Former Rep. Mike Rogers jumps into Michigan's US Senate race". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ Hans, Casey (January 2, 2009). "Rogers family makes service part of life". mlive. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Atlantic Council. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Mike Rogers". Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Rogers". Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "Advisory Board". National Security Institute. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Rogers Elected Chairman of the MITRE Board of Trustees". MITRE. November 16, 2021.