Hal Rogers
American politician
Harold Dallas Rogers (born December 31, 1937) is an American politician. He is the U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 5th congressional district, serving since 1981. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is the dean of the Kentucky congressional delegation. In 2022, he became the 46th Dean of the United States House of Representatives after Don Young's death.
Hal Rogers | |
|---|---|
 Portrait, 2018 | |
| 46th Dean of the United States House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office March 18, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Don Young |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Lee Carter |
| Chair of the House Appropriations Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Obey |
| Succeeded by | Rodney Frelinghuysen |
| Commonwealth Attorney of Pulaski County and Rockcastle County | |
| In office 1969–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Homer Neikirk |
| Succeeded by | Lester Burns |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harold Dallas Rogers December 31, 1937 Wayne County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Shirley McDowell
(m. 1958; died 1995)Cynthia Doyle (m. 1999) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Western Kentucky University (BA) University of Kentucky (LLB) |
| Website | House website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1956–1964 |
| Unit | Kentucky Army National Guard North Carolina Army National Guard |
Rogers was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1979. He was on the ballot with former Governor of Kentucky Louie B. Nunn. He lost to Democratic nominee Martha Layne Collins 63%-37%.[1] The following year Rogers won election to Congress.
References
change- ↑ "KY Lt. Governor Race - Nov 06, 1979". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
Other websites
change- Congressman Hal Rogers official U.S. House site
- Hal Rogers at the Open Directory Project
- 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 Vote Smart
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Biography at Our States: Kentucky, 2007
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