• ROGERS, HAROLD DALLAS
Experience: House: District 5, 1981-Present
Home State: Kentucky
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $908,617Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Harold 'Hal' Rogers
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Cynthia; 3 Children: Anthony, Allison, John
    Birth Date: 12/31/1937
    Birth Place: Wayne County, KY
    Home City: Somerset, KY
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    LLB, University of Kentucky Law School, 1964
    BA, Journalism, University of Kentucky, 1962
    Attended, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, 1956-1957

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1980-present
    Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988
    Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, State of Kentucky, 1979

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Chair

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Coal Caucus
    Member, Congressional Horse Caucus
    Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Congressional Prescription Drug Abuse Caucus
    Member, Congressional Pro-Life Caucus
    Member, Congressional Rural Caucus
    Member, Congressional Rural Health Caucus
    Member, Congressional Sportsmen Caucus
    Member, House General Aviation Caucus
    Member, House Republican Steering Committee
    Member, National Guard and Reserve Caucus
    Member, Tennessee Valley Authority Caucus

Professional Experience

    Commonwealth Attorney, Pulaski/Rockcastle Counties, 1969-1980
    Attorney, Private Practice, 1967-1969
    Attorney, Smith & Blackburn, 1964-1967
    Staff Sergeant, Kentucky National Guard, 1957-1964
    Staff Sergeant, North Carolina National Guard, 1957-1964

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former President, Kentucky Commonwealth Attorney's Association
    Member, Pulaski County Industrial Foundation
    Former President, Pulaski County Industrial Foundation
    Member, Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce
    Former President, Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce
    Founder, Southern Kentucky Economic Council
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 100
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/05/2017 H.R.1731 RECLAIM Act of 2017 04/05/2017 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
06/23/2016 H.Con.Res.139 Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2577. 06/23/2016 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
05/26/2016 H.R.5243 Zika Response Appropriations Act, 2016 05/26/2016 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
09/19/2014 H.J.Res.124 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 09/19/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-164. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
09/08/2014 H.R.5230 Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. 09/08/2014 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 550.  (All Actions)
08/07/2014 H.R.3230 Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 08/07/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-146. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
02/09/2016 H.R.4456 RECLAIM Act of 2016 02/09/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
12/16/2015 H.J.Res.78 Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes. 12/16/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-100. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
12/09/2015 H.J.Res.75 Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes. 12/09/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.  (All Actions)
03/04/2015 H.R.240 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 03/04/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-4. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
02/27/2015 H.J.Res.35 Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes. 02/27/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
12/15/2014 H.Con.Res.122 Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 83. 12/15/2014 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
12/13/2014 H.J.Res.131 Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes. 12/13/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-203. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
12/12/2014 H.J.Res.130 Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes. 12/12/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-202. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
04/29/2014 H.R.298 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield located in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, Kentucky, and the feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes. 04/29/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
01/17/2014 H.Con.Res.74 Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 3547. 01/17/2014 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
01/15/2014 H.J.Res.106 Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. 01/15/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-73. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
12/26/2013 H.J.Res.59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 12/26/2013 Became Public Law No: 113-67. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
10/10/2013 H.J.Res.90 Federal Aviation Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 10/10/2013 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.  (All Actions)
10/10/2013 H.J.Res.89 Making appropriations for the salaries and related expenses of certain Federal employees during a lapse in funding authority for fiscal year 2014, to establish a bicameral working group on deficit reduction and economic growth, and for other purposes. 10/10/2013 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 214.  (All Actions)
Total: 2510
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
07/15/2008 H.R.2493 Boutique Fuel Reduction Act of 2007
07/14/2008 H.Res.1080 Honoring the extraordinary service and exceptional sacrifice of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles. Passed Yea
07/10/2008 H.R.6462 Jose Rivera Correctional Officer Protection Act
07/10/2008 H.R.6258 Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act
07/09/2008 H.R.2208 Coal Liquid Fuel Act
07/02/2008 H.R.6418 Developing Resources Immediately and Long-Term through Leases on Our Nation's Offshore Waters Act of 2008
06/26/2008 H.Res.970 Expressing support for designation of June 30 as "National Corvette Day".
06/24/2008 H.Res.1283 Expressing heartfelt sympathy for the victims and their families following the tornado that hit Little Sioux, Iowa, on June 11, 2008.
06/24/2008 H.R.5656 To repeal a requirement with respect to the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels.
06/23/2008 H.R.6348 Eminent Domain Tax Relief Act of 2008
06/23/2008 H.Res.1051 Congratulating James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, for 100 years of service and leadership to the United States. Passed Yea
06/20/2008 H.Res.1282 Encouraging the President to revoke the Executive memorandum banning energy production on America's Outer Continental Shelf.
06/18/2008 H.R.6288 Retiree Health Account Act of 2008
06/18/2008 H.Res.1219 Celebrating the symbol of the United States flag and supporting the goals and ideals of Flag Day.
06/18/2008 H.R.2279 To expedite the construction of new refining capacity on closed military installations in the United States, and for other purposes.
06/17/2008 H.Res.1278 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Government should lead an international diplomatic initiative to limit inefficient speculation on international energy exchanges through the adoption of international standards for energy futures trading margin requirements as an appropriate means of ensuring access to reliable and affordable supplies of crude oil.
06/11/2008 H.R.2268 Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
06/10/2008 H.R.3089 No More Excuses Energy Act of 2007
06/09/2008 H.Res.127 Recognizing and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the entry of Alaska in the Union as the 49th State. Passed Yea
06/03/2008 H.R.6170 Clean Coal-Derived Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2008
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