Walt Rogers

Walt Rogers
Walt Rogers
	84th General Assembly portrait (2011)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives; from the 60th district; 20th district (2011–2013)
	In office; January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2019
Preceded by	Doris Kelley
Succeeded by	Dave Williams
Personal details
Born	July 5, 1961 (age 59); Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jenny
Children	3 (all grown)
Residence	Cedar Falls, Iowa
Alma mater	University of Northern Iowa
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

Walt Rogers (born July 5, 1961) was the Iowa State Representative from the 60th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2011.

As of October 2011, Rogers serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Appropriations, Judiciary, State Government, and Transportation committees. He also serves as the vice chair of the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee and as a member of the Research and Development School Advisory Council.

On October 1, 2013, Rogers announced his candidacy for United States Congress in Iowa's 1st congressional district in the 2014 election cycle.

He was born and raised in Waterloo, Iowa.

Electoral history

In his first campaign for public office, Rogers lost his 2008 election bid for the Iowa Senate's 10th District, losing to incumbent Democrat Jeff Danielson by a margin of only 22 votes. Rogers was elected in 2010, defeating incumbent Democrat Doris Kelley; he was reelected in 2012 over challenger Bob Greenwood.

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa Senate elections, 2008 [1] District 10 Turnout: 32,215	Democratic hold	Jeff Danielson*	Democratic	16,103	50.0
	Democratic hold	Walt Rogers	Republican	16,081	49.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 [2] District 20 Turnout: 13,288	Republican gain from Democratic	Walt Rogers	Republican	6,997	52.7
	Republican gain from Democratic	Doris J. Kelley*	Democratic	6,031	45.4
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012 [3] District 60 Turnout: 13,288	Republican hold	Walt Rogers*	Republican	8,966	51.9
	Republican hold	Bob Greenwood	Democratic	8,298	48.0

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References

"November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
"Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. December 16, 2010. p. 61. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
"2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. December 14, 2012. p. 106. Retrieved December 12, 2013.

External links

Walt Rogers official Iowa General Assembly site
Walt Rogers Campaign website

Profile at Vote Smart
Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
Walt Rogers at Iowa House Republicans

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Doris Kelley	60th District (formerly 20th) 2011–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved September 19, 2011.

[2] "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. December 16, 2010. p. 61. Retrieved September 19, 2011.

[3] "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. December 14, 2012. p. 106. Retrieved December 12, 2013.