Candidate · U.S. House, District 5
Hal Rogers
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Current office
- U.S. Representative, Kentucky's 5th Congressional District (since 1981)
- Occupation
- U.S. Representative; attorney
- Lives in
- Somerset
Background
- Rogers has represented Kentucky's 5th Congressional District since 1981 and has been Dean of the U.S. House since 2022. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Rogers chaired the House Appropriations Committee from 2011 to 2017. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Rogers was Commonwealth's Attorney for Pulaski and Rockcastle counties from 1969 to 1980. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Rogers earned B.A. and law degrees from the University of Kentucky. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Rogers served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 1956 to 1963. source: en.wikipedia.org
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