Rogers 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]
Rogers 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]
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.[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
Rogers spoke at Hudson Institute about "Clear and Present Danger: Confronting the Cyber Threat from China and Russia".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.[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]
In 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
Rogers has been married to his second wife, Kristi Rogers, since 2010. He has two children from his first marriage. 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
^"ROGERS, Mike 1963 –". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
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