Mike Rogers (Michigan politician)

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Mike Rogers
Official portrait, 2014
Chair of the House Intelligence Committee
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
Preceded bySilvestre Reyes
Succeeded byDevin Nunes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 8th district
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byDebbie Stabenow
Succeeded byMike Bishop
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 26th district
In office
January 1, 1995 – January 3, 2001
Preceded byGilbert DiNello
Succeeded byValde Garcia
Personal details
Born (1963-06-02) June 2, 1963 (age 60)
Livingston County, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Diane Rogers
​
​
(m. 1998; div. 2007)​
Kristi Clemens
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(m. 2010)​
Children2
EducationAdrian College (BS)
WebsiteCampaign website
Mike Rogers's voice
Rogers opens a House Intelligence Committee hearing on NSA data collection programs
Recorded June 18, 2013

Michael J. Rogers (born June 2, 1963) is an American politician and former law enforcement officer who served as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district from 2001 to 2015. A Republican, he was chair of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

After retiring from the U.S. House, Rogers was hired by CNN as its national security news expert.[1] He also served as an executive producer for the CNN program Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies.[1]

Rogers is a candidate in the 2024 United States Senate election in Michigan.[2]

Early life and career[edit]

Rogers was born in Livingston County, Michigan, the son of Joyce A. and John C. Rogers.[3] He graduated from Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan, 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.

Law enforcement career[edit]

He 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.[4]

Michigan State Senate[edit]

He was first elected in 1994. In 1998, he won a second term with 68% of the vote.[5]

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.[6]

U.S. House of Representatives[edit]

Elections[edit]

See also: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan § District 8, 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan § District 8, 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan § District 8, and 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan § District 8

Rogers 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.[7] 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[edit]

Mike Rogers spoke at Hudson Institute about Clear and Present Danger: Confronting the Cyber Threat from China and Russia.
Mike Rogers and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter talked during the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress Eisenhower award dinner.

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.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

On November 30, 2011, Rogers introduced the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).[11]

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.[12][13]

In March 2014, Rogers announced he would not seek an 8th term in Congress.[14] He later launched "Something to Think About", a daily radio segment.[15] Former Michigan State Senator Mike Bishop won the Republican primary and defeated Democratic challenger Eric Schertzing.[16]

Committee assignments[edit]

Personal life[edit]

Rogers has been married to his wife Kristi Rogers since 2010. He has two children. Rogers's older brother, Bill, was a state representative in Michigan.

Rogers sits on the Atlantic Council's Board of Directors.[17] He is also the David M. Abshire Chair at the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress,[18] an Intelligence Project Senior Fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center,[19] a member of George Mason University's National Security Institute Board of Advisors,[20] and the chair of the board of trustees for the Mitre Corporation.[21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "CNN Profiles - Mike Rogers - Host, "Declassified" & CNN National Security Commentator". CNN. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Spangler, Todd (August 29, 2023). "Former Rep. Mike Rogers jumps into Michigan's US Senate race". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Congressional Record - 111th Congress (2009-2010) - THOMAS (Library of Congress)". Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "Ex-Rep. Mike Rogers interviewed for FBI director". Detroit News. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI State Senate 26 Race - Nov 03, 1998".
  6. ^ http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/1999-2000/publicact/pdf/2000-PA-0161.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "MICROCOMP output file" (PDF). Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  9. ^ "H.R.5037 - Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act". congress.gov. January 8, 2023.
  10. ^ Viebeck, Elise. "CBO: GOP bill revising health law ratio will add to deficit." The Hill, November 8, 2012.
  11. ^ "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (2012; 112th Congress H.R. 3523) - GovTrack.us". GovTrack.us.
  12. ^ Marcos, Cristina (May 30, 2014). "House authorizes intel programs through 2015". The Hill. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  13. ^ "H.R. 4681 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  14. ^ [1]
  15. ^ ""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.
  16. ^ "Former State Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop wins 8th Congressional District". Detroit News. November 4, 2014.
  17. ^ "Board of Directors". Atlantic Council. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  18. ^ "Mike Rogers". Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  19. ^ "Mike Rogers". Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  20. ^ "Advisory Board". National Security Institute. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  21. ^ "Mike Rogers Elected Chairman of the MITRE Board of Trustees". MITRE. November 16, 2021.

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