• 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
05/07/2010 H.R.4360 To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the "Major Charles Robert Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center". Passed Yea
05/05/2010 H.R.24 To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
05/04/2010 H.Con.Res.273 Expressing the sense of Congress that the escalating level of violence on the United States-Mexico border is a serious threat to the national security of the United States.
04/30/2010 H.R.4944 Siding with America's Patients Act
04/30/2010 H.R.4910 To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and enact the Empowering Patients First Act in order to provide incentives to encourage health insurance coverage.
04/26/2010 H.R.4648 Keep Terrorists at Bay Act of 2010
04/26/2010 H.R.4556 To prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
04/22/2010 H.R.5111 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services under such Act.
04/22/2010 H.Res.1289 Expressing the sense of the House that Democratic Members of the House should join Republican Members of the House in a total ban on earmarks for one year, that total discretionary spending should be reduced by the amount saved by earmark moratoriums, and that a bipartisan, bicameral committee should be created to review and overhaul the budgetary, spending, and earmark processes.
04/22/2010 H.R.1585 FIT Kids Act
04/15/2010 H.Res.1245 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Value Added Tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery.
04/13/2010 H.Res.1241 Supporting the right of Israel to defend itself against terrorists and the Israeli construction of new security fences along the border of Egypt.
04/13/2010 H.Con.Res.260 Recognizing the 62nd anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel, and reaffirming unequivocal support for the alliance and friendship between the United States and Israel.
03/25/2010 H.R.4956 Stop Oxy Abuse Act of 2010
03/25/2010 H.R.4943 Informed Taxpayers' Federal Government Annual Reporting Act of 2010
03/21/2010 H.Res.1099 Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Passed Yea
03/21/2010 H.Res.1075 Commending the members of the Agri-business Development Teams of the National Guard and the National Guard Bureau for their efforts, together with personnel of the Department of Agriculture and the United States Agency for International Development, to modernize agriculture practices and increase food production in war-torn countries. Passed Yea
03/20/2010 H.R.4894 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure appropriate treatment of Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense health programs.
03/17/2010 H.R.4873 To exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits under section 263A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
03/17/2010 H.Res.1188 Ensuring an up or down vote on certain health care legislation.
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