Mike Rogers (Michigan politician)
| Michael J. "Mike" Rogers | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 8th district |
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| Assumed office January 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Debbie Stabenow |
| Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Silvestre Reyes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 2, 1963 Livingston County, Michigan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Married |
| Residence | Howell, Michigan |
| Alma mater | Adrian College |
| Occupation | U.S. Representative |
| Religion | Methodist |
Michael J. "Mike" Rogers (born June 2, 1963) is the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party and Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
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[edit] Early life, education and career
Rogers was born in Livingston County, Michigan. He graduated from Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan in 1985, from which he earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology, and served in the United States Army from 1985 to 1989. He worked as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in its Chicago office, specializing in organized crime and public corruption, 1989–1994.
[edit] Michigan State Senate
Rogers was a member of the Michigan State Senate, 1995–2000, serving as majority floor leader, 1999–2000.
[edit] U.S. House of Representatives
[edit] Committee assignments
- 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.
[edit] Political positions
While in the Michigan Senate, Rogers wrote legislation creating the Michigan Education Savings Plan, which allows Michigan families to set aside tax-free funds for educating their children when they are ready for college or vocational training.[1] In Congress, Rogers’ 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.[2]
In 2006, he cosponsored H.R. 4411, the Goodlatte-Leach Internet Gambling Prohibition Act[3] and H.R. 4777, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act.[4] He has also introduced pain care management legislation pertaining to Americans who are restricted by severe, chronic pain.[5]
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. This bill is designed to ban protests on Federal Lands, from occurring near the funerals of soldiers that were killed in action.
Rogers said in an August 2010 in a radio interview that the leak of more than 90,000 classified military documents to an international website constitutes treason by putting the lives of the men and women of the American military at risk, calling for the execution of the perpetrator, but continues to support legislation allowing corporations and US agents to collect any internet usage information about citizens without warrant or due process and without their consent.[6][7][8]
In November 30, 2011 Congressman Rogers introduced the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).[9] CISPA has been criticized by groups like the Electronic Frontiers Foundation for a lack of privacy and civil liberties protections.[10] "Even though CISPA is styled as a ‘cybersecurity’ bill, it explicitly allows the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies like the National Security Agency (NSA) to use your information for ‘national security’ purposes—expanding the bill far beyond its purported goal. Bill sponsor Mike Rogers introduced a package of amendments yesterday, but did not remove “national security” as one of the purposes for which information can be used."[11] The bill attracted widespread controversy with it's opponents calling the language of the bill too broad and organizing protests against it's passage during early to mid April, 2012.[12] The bill was passed in the House of Representatives in a late session on April 26th, 2012 with a vote of 248 to 168 (with 15 votes abstaining) and is awaiting Senate vote.[13][14]
[edit] Political campaigns
He 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.[15] Stabenow was elected to the United States Senate. He defeated Frank McAlpine in 2002, Robert Alexander in 2004, and Jim Marcinkowski in 2006, Robert Alexander in 2008 and Lance Enderle in 2010.
[edit] Personal life
Rogers is the youngest of five sons. His father was a public school teacher-administrator-football coach and his mother was the director of a local Chamber of Commerce. He resides in Howell, Michigan.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/1999-2000/publicact/pdf/2000-PA-0161.pdf
- ^ "MICROCOMP output file" (PDF). http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&docid=f:s1932enr.txt.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ Thomas (Library of Congress): HR 4411
- ^ Thomas (Library of Congress): HR 4777
- ^ http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:h2994ih.txt.pdf
- ^ "WHMI 93.5 FM Radio Station for Livingston County Michigan with News, Traffic, and Weather Service for Howell and Brighton". Whmi.com. 2010-08-02. http://www.whmi.com/news/article/10607. Retrieved 2010-08-22.[dead link]
- ^ Carrie Dann writes:. "First Read - GOP Rep. wants treason charge for document leaker". Firstread.msnbc.msn.com. http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/08/03/4808928-gop-rep-wants-treason-charge-for-document-leaker. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ "Congressman Calls for Execution of Wikileaks Whistleblower". FOXNews.com. 2010-04-07. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/03/congressman-calls-execution-wikileaks-whistleblower/. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr3523
- ^ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/04/cispa-national-security-and-nsa-ability-read-your-emails
- ^ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/04/cispa-national-security-and-nsa-ability-read-your-emails
- ^ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/04/stop-cyber-spying-week-join-eff-week-action-opposing-cispa
- ^ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll192.xml
- ^ House Votes to Approve Disputed Hacking Bill April 26, 2012
- ^ "2000 Official Michigan General Election Results - *8th District Representative in Congress 2 Year Term (1) Position". Miboecfr.nicusa.com. http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/election/results/00gen/06008000.html. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
[edit] External links
- Congressman Mike Rogers official U.S. House site
- Mike Rogers for Congress official campaign site
- Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
- 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 Project Vote Smart
- Congressional profile at GovTrack
- Congressional profile at OpenCongress
- Issue positions and quotes at On the Issues
- Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Profile at SourceWatch
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Debbie Stabenow |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 8th congressional district 2001–Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Silvestre Reyes Texas |
Chairman of House Intelligence Committee 2011–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| United States order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Denny Rehberg R-Montana |
United States Representatives by seniority 185th |
Succeeded by Mike Ross D-Arkansas |
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