Michael Dennis Rogers

Republican Representative of Alabama's 3rd district

  • Representative

    Alabama, district 3

    January 3, 2025 - January 3, 2027

202-225-3261

@RepMikeRogersAL

mikerogers.house.gov

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12

Congresses Served

12

House Terms

July 16, 1958 (66 years old)

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  • Serving as U.S. representative for Alabama’s 3rd congressional district since 2003
  • Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, previously served as Ranking Member
  • Former Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee
  • Sixth-generation resident of Calhoun County, East Alabama
  • Holds an undergraduate degree and a Master’s of Public Administration from Jacksonville State University, and a law degree from Birmingham School of Law
  • Became the youngest person to join the Calhoun County Commission at age 28
  • Served in the Alabama House of Representatives, where he became minority leader in his second term
  • Won the 2002 election for Alabama’s 3rd congressional district, succeeding Bob Riley
  • Received campaign contributions from ARMPAC, associated with Tom DeLay
  • Supported the creation of the United States Space Force and has been a proponent of space militarization
  • Opposed the certification of the 2020 presidential election results and voted against the impeachment of Donald Trump following the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack
  • Voted against the American Rescue Plan, citing it as full of “extreme socialist initiatives”
  • During the January 2023 Speaker of the House election, suggested stripping committee assignments from those not supporting Kevin McCarthy
  • Involved in a physical altercation with Representative Matt Gaetz during the Speaker election
  • Advocated for the advancement of the Next Generation Interceptor missile program and has received significant campaign contributions from Lockheed Martin
  • Called for the resignation of district attorney Alvin Bragg following the first indictment of Donald Trump in March 2023
  • Has a history of opposing abortion, with a 100% rating from National Right to Life as of 2020
  • Voted against the Violence Against Women Act in 2013 and has a low rating from the NAACP regarding civil rights-related legislation
  • Signed the Americans for Tax Reform’s Taxpayer Protection Pledge and supported the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
  • Called for the United States withdrawal from the United Nations following Brexit
  • Was one of 14 House Republicans to vote against establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday
  • Signed an amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania, contesting the 2020 presidential election results
  • Awarded Commander of the Order of the Star of Romania in 2017
  • Married with three children and resides in Weaver, Alabama; family are members of a Baptist Church in nearby Saks