American politician

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 in*bent Democrat Jeff Danielson by a margin of only 22 votes. Rogers was elected in 2010, defeating in*bent Democrat Doris Kelley; he was reelected in 2012 over challenger Bob Greenwood.

References

External links

• Iowa portal

• Walt Rogers official Iowa General *embly site
• Walt Rogers Campaign website
• Profile at Vote Smart
• Financial information (state office) at the National Ins*ute for Money in State Politics
• Walt Rogers at Iowa House Republicans