Hal Rogers

Hal Rogers
Official portrait, 2018
46th Dean of the United States House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office March 18, 2022
Preceded by	Don Young
Chair of the House Appropriations Committee
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Dave Obey
Succeeded by	Rodney Frelinghuysen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1981
Preceded by	Tim Lee Carter
Commonwealth Attorney of Pulaski and Rockcastle Counties
In office 1969–1981
Preceded by	Homer Neikirk
Succeeded by	Lester Burns
Personal details
Born	Harold Dallas Rogers (1937-12-31) December 31, 1937 (age 86) Barrier, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Shirley McDowell ​ ​ (m. 1958; died 1995)​ Cynthia Doyle ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	3
Education	University of Kentucky (BA, LLB)
Website	House website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1956–1964
Unit	Kentucky Army National Guard North Carolina Army National Guard
Hal Rogers's voice Rogers speaks on the conference report for H.R.2360, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006 Recorded October 6, 2005

Harold Dallas Rogers (born December 31, 1937) is an American lawyer and politician serving his 22nd term as the U.S. representative for Kentucky's 5th congressional district, having served since 1981. He is a member of the Republican Party. Upon Don Young's death in 2022, Rogers became the dean of the House of Representatives.

Born in Barrier, Kentucky, Rogers graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degree. He entered private practice after serving in the National Guard for the states of Kentucky and North Carolina. In 1969, he became the commonwealth's attorney for the counties of Pulaski and Rockcastle, an office he would hold until his election to Congress. In 1979 he was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor.

After incumbent U.S. Representative Tim Lee Carter announced his retirement in 1980, Rogers launched a campaign for Kentucky's 5th congressional district. He won the primary with a plurality of the vote and went on to easily win the general election. As his district is considered a Republican stronghold, Rogers has won reelection with over 65% of the vote in every election since 1980, with the sole exception of 1992.