On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (KY) - District 5
Post Office Box 1214
Somerset, KY 42502
110 Resource Court, Suite A
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
48 South Kentucky Highway 15
Hazard, KY 41701
551 Clifty Street
Somerset, KY 42503
341 16th Street
Ashland, KY 41101
2406 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Harold 'Hal' Rogers
Gender:
Male
Family:
Widowed: Shirley; 3 Children: Anthony, Allison, John; Wife: Cynthia
Birth Date:
12/31/1937
Birth Place:
Barrier, KY
Home City:
Somerset, KY
Religion:
Baptist
LLB, University of Kentucky Law School, 1964
BA, Journalism, University of Kentucky, 1962
Attended, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, 1956-1957
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 5, 1980-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 5, 2022, 2024
Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, State of Kentucky, 1979
Chair, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present
Member, Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present
Member, Subcommittee on Defense, United States House of Representatives, 2016-present
Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Meth, present
Member, Congressional Coal Caucus, present
Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Congressional Prescription Drug Abuse Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Rural Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Rural Health Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Sportsmen Caucus, present
Member, National Guard and Reserve Caucus, present
Former Member, Congressional Horse Caucus
Former Member, House General Aviation Caucus
Former Member, Tennessee Valley Authority Caucus
Former Member, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, United States House of Representatives, 2016-2018
Former Chair, Appropriations Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2011-2016
Former Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1987-1992
Former Member, Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1981-1982
Commonwealth Attorney, Pulaski/Rockcastle Counties, 1969-1980
Attorney, Smith & Blackburn, 1964-1967
Staff Sergeant, Kentucky National Guard, 1957-1964
Staff Sergeant, North Carolina National Guard, 1957-1964
Former Member, House Republican Steering Committee
Former President, Kentucky Commonwealth Attorney's Association
Former Member, Operation UNITE
Former Member, PRIDE
Former President, Pulaski County Industrial Foundation
Member, Pulaski County Industrial Foundation
Former President, Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce
Member, Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce
Former Member, Southeast Kentucky Economic Development (SKED)
Founder, Southern Kentucky Economic Council
Former Member, TOUR Southern and Eastern Kentucky
Former Member, The Center for Rural Development
Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
Astrological Sign:
Capricorn
Favorite Book:
"The World is Curved" - David Smick
Favorite Movie:
The Right Stuff,
Apollo 13
Favorite Quote:
"If I were two-faced, do you think I would be wearing this one?" -Abraham Lincoln
Favorite TV Shows:
The Andy Griffith Show,
Gunsmoke
Favorite Type of Music:
Local bluegrass music,
Southern Gospel
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Reading about the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln, Spending time with my children and grandchildren, Golf, Reading