
Harold Rogers
Office: U.S. House (KY) - 5 , Republican
On The Ballot: True, Republican for U.S. House (KY) - 5
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Birth Date
12/31/1937
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Birth Place
Barrier, KY
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Home City
Somerset, KY,
Family
Widowed: Shirley; 3 Children: Anthony, Allison, John; Wife: Cynthia,
EDUCATION
LLB, University of Kentucky Law School, 1964
BA, Journalism, University of Kentucky, 1962
Attended, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, 1956-1957
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 5, 2022, 2024
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 5, 1981-present
Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, State of Kentucky, 1979
COMMITTEES
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on Defense
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Commonwealth Attorney, Pulaski/Rockcastle Counties, 1969-1980
Attorney, Smith & Blackburn, 1964-1967
Staff Sergeant, North Carolina National Guard, 1957-1964
Staff Sergeant, Kentucky National Guard, 1957-1964
RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS
Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
Former Member, The Center for Rural Development
Former Member, House Republican Steering Committee
Former Member, PRIDE
Former Member, TOUR Southern and Eastern Kentucky
Former Member, Operation UNITE
Former Member, Southeast Kentucky Economic Development (SKED)
Former President, Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce
Former President, Kentucky Commonwealth Attorney's Association
Former President, Pulaski County Industrial Foundation
Founder, Southern Kentucky Economic Council
Member, Pulaski County Industrial Foundation
Member, Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce