Mike Rogers (Michigan politician)

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After retiring from the U.S. House, CNN hired Rogers as a national security commentator.<ref name="autogenerated1">Template:Cite news</ref> He was also executive producer of the CNN program Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

Rogers was the Republican nominee in the 2024 United States Senate election in Michigan, narrowly losing to Democratic nominee Elissa Slotkin.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is a candidate in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan.

Early life and career

Rogers was born in Livonia, Michigan,<ref name=bioguide>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the son of Joyce A. and John C. Rogers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name=bioguide/> Rogers is on Telefonica's Technical and Security Advisory Committee and a board member of IP3 International.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="ip3_team">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Law enforcement career

Rogers worked as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in its Chicago office, specializing in organized crime and public corruption from 1989 to 1994. He is a member of the Society of Former Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In 2017, Rogers was interviewed to be director of the FBI after James Comey was dismissed.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Michigan State Senate

Rogers was first elected in 1994. In 1998, he won a second term with 68% of the vote.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

U.S. House of Representatives

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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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Viebeck, Elise. "CBO: GOP bill revising health law ratio will add to deficit." The Hill, November 8, 2012.</ref>

On November 30, 2011, Rogers introduced the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Rogers introduced and supported the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015 (H.R. 4681; 113th Congress), a bill that would authorize a variety of intelligence agencies and their appropriations for fiscal years 2014 and 2015.<ref name="MarcosIntelPrograms">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In March 2014, Rogers announced he would not seek an 8th term in Congress.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He later launched "Something to Think About", a daily radio segment.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Former Michigan State Senator Mike Bishop won the Republican primary and defeated Democratic challenger Eric Schertzing.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate candidacies

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In August 2023, Rogers announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate to succeed the retiring Democrat Debbie Stabenow.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /> He was defeated in the November election by fewer than 20,000 votes, while Donald Trump carried the state for the presidency.<ref name=":1" />

Rogers announced his candidacy for Senate in 2026 on April 14, 2025.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Political positions

Abortion

Rogers has said he will not attempt to change Michigan's 2022 constitutional amendment protecting legal access to abortion, saying the issue of abortion should be left to the states.<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Economic policy

Rogers has supported Trump's plans for tariffs on foreign-made goods. He has said the main factor driving higher housing and consumer costs is high interest rates that could be reduced by "reining in outsized federal spending."<ref name=":2" />

Health care

Rogers has voted repeatedly against Medicare negotiating drug prices, arguing a free market solution would be more effective.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Immigration

Rogers has blamed "open borders" for increases in crime in the United States and supports a border wall and increased immigration enforcement.<ref name=":2" />

Israel-Palestine

Rogers is strongly pro-Israel, describing opposition to Israel's invasion of Gaza in July 2025 as "short sighted and politically naive."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Better source needed

LGBTQ rights

Rogers opposed Title IX protections introduced during the Biden administration protecting against gender identity discrimination and spoke out against transgender athletes participating in sports, describing the issue as personal to him.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>Template:Dead link

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Rogers sits on the Atlantic Council's Board of Directors.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is also the David M. Abshire Chair at the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> an Intelligence Project Senior Fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> a member of George Mason University's National Security Institute Board of Advisors,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the chair of the board of trustees for the Mitre Corporation.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

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