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Mike Rogers Voting Records, Corruption Findings, Earmarking Tendencies


Mike Rogers Voting and Legislative Records on Pivotal Issues

Rogers Earmarking Summary

Indications of Corruption or Ethical Deficiency Syndrome




Party: Republican

Former Occupation: Lawyer

Representative Since: 2003

Next Election: 2010

(Note: all corruption will not be listed. Since "corrupt" is a yes/no descriptor, further investigations become redundant after one incident is uncovered.)


Mike Rogers Indications of Corruption or Ethics Problems:

Paybacks: Seattle Times Favor Factory uncovered payback history including $1 Million taxpayer earmark for Goodrich after receipt of $1000 in campaign donations and $2 Million earmark for Arotech after $12500 in campaign donations.


Actual Voting Record or Legislative Record:

  • Tort Reform - Medical Malpractice Reform S11 7/03:

    Yes, Representative Rogers supports reform to punish frivolous filers and to stem “lottery type” payouts

  • Balanced Budget Amendment:

    No, Rogers does not support requiring Congress to spend within government means.

  • Oil Drilling in US - ANWR (Alaska) A2358 11/05, Offshore VA A1566 6/07:

    Yes, Mike Rogers supports energy independence including drilling for US oil supplies.

  • Cap and Trade HR 2454 6/09:

    No, Rogers opposes increased taxes and surcharges on US production of goods and energy.

  • Amnesty/Citizenship for Illegal Border Crossers S2611 5/06:

    No, Mike Rogers supports border control and citizenship only for those following legal guidelines.

  • Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 4173 12/09:

    No, Mike Rogers opposes federal government expansion of involvement in area of control over private industry.

  • Auto Company Bailouts HR 7005 12/08:

    No, Does not support taxpayer bailouts of private industry

  • Bank Bailouts -TARP HR1424 10/08:

    Yes, Rogers supports taxpayer bailouts for financial institutions that gamble and lose.

  • 2009 Stimulus Bill HR1 2/09:

    No, Opposed the $787 Billion spending plan

  • 2009 Omnibus HR1105 3/09:

    No, Representative Rogers opposed the 9000+ earmark, 8.3% government expansion bill

  • Health Care HR3590 12/09:

    No, Mike Rogers opposed laying groundwork for federal takeover of Healthcare delivery


Mike Rogers Earmark History:

Medium-High Earmark History Compared to Colleagues in House of Representatives

  • $33,789,500 of taxpayer money requested by Mike Rogers in 2009 budget specifically for entities and projects not considered worthy of financing through transparent means in the official federal budget.(Ref: Center for Responsive Politics and Taxpayers for Common Sense)




    Charted Comparison of House Colleagues to Mike Rogers Voting Records


    Charted Comparison Corruption Investigations for House of Representatives Colleagues of Rogers