About
Rogers, Harold Dallas A Representative from Kentucky; born in Barrier, Wayne County, Ky., December 31, 1937; graduated from Wayne County High School, Monticello, Ky., 1955; attended Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ky., 1956-1957; A.B., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 1962; LL.B., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 1964; staff sergeant, Kentucky and North Carolina Army National Guard, 1956-1963; lawyer, private practice; commonwealth attorney, Pulaski and Rockcastle Counties, Ky., 1969-1980; Delegate, Republican National Conventions, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh and to the twenty-two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981-present); chair, Committee on Appropriations (One Hundred Twelfth through One Hundred Fourteenth Congresses).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
98% — Voted in 633 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceTop 25%
2.5% — Voted against their own party majority 15 of 596 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedBottom 25%
0 — Attracted 0 cosponsors across 4 bills.
Avg 300 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleBottom 25%
0 — Attracted 0 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 60 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenBottom 25%
75 — 75 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleBottom 25%
8 — 8 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiTop 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiTop 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
Takeaways from the KY election slate
Murray Ledger · Jan 13, 2026
House to Vote on $65 Billion Science Spending Bill Amid Dispute Over Policy Riders
Legis1 · May 18, 2026
What's going on with Fuyao investigation? Congress wants to know
Yahoo! News · Nov 22, 2025
Rogers pushes back on Trump administration to keep $500M Eastern KY prison funding
Lexington Herald-Leader · Oct 21, 2025
US House proposes 40 percent cut to NOAA Fisheries’ budget
SeafoodSource · Sep 15, 2025
