Mike Rogers dossier →

• Defense contractor consolidation and its impact on AL-03 subcontractor employment 730 days silent
  Expected position: The defense industry consolidation wave — including the failed Lockheed Martin-Aerojet Rocketdyne merger that Rogers's committee reviewed, and ongoing prime contractor acquisitions — directly affects AL-03's subcontractor ecosystem. As Armed Services Committee Chair, Rogers has oversight jurisdiction over industrial base consolidation and its implications for competition and small business contracting. A member who chairs the committee overseeing this consolidation would be expected to have a documented public position on how concentration affects his constituents' employment in the defense subcontractor chain. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Rogers has issued committee press releases on defense industrial base concerns generally. No specific documented public position on how defense prime contractor consolidation specifically affects AL-03 subcontractor employment has been identified, despite this being a direct constituency-relevant outcome of his committee's oversight jurisdiction. Primary URL: https://rogers.house.gov/media/press-releases
• Anniston Army Depot BRAC risk and long-term mission sustainment amid Army restructuring 730 days silent
  Expected position: Rogers represents Calhoun County, home of the Anniston Army Depot, which employs approximately 4,000 civilian workers and is the Army's primary wheeled and tracked vehicle overhaul facility. Army modernization initiatives have repeatedly generated BRAC-adjacent concerns about depot consolidation. As Armed Services Committee Chair, Rogers has maximum institutional leverage to protect Anniston's mission. A documented public record specifically addressing long-term Anniston mission security — beyond routine appropriations support — would be expected given the depot's dominance of AL-03's federal employment. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Rogers has been publicly active on defense spending, Army modernization, and the NDAA generally, including press statements on Armed Services Committee priorities. No comprehensive public accountability record specifically addressing Anniston Army Depot's long-term mission security relative to Army restructuring plans has been identified despite this being the single most economically significant federal installation in his district. Primary URL: https://rogers.house.gov/media/press-releases
• PFAS and Toxic Remediation at Anniston Army Depot 484 days silent
  Expected position: Advocating for specific cleanup timelines and health screenings for the 'Pit Crew of America’s Warfighters' in his home county. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: He issued over 15 press releases regarding 'Military Construction' and hardware upgrades at the Depot during this period, but failed to address the Department of the Army's environmental liability reports for the site. Primary URL: https://mikerogers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4092
• colleagues' leadership pacs
  Interested donors: Bringing Republican Excellence To Town PAC (Brettpac), Road To Freedom PAC, New Majority Federal PAC, Conservative Opportunity Leadership & Enterprise PAC - Colepac, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Tomorrow Is Meaningful PAC, Building America'S Republican Representation PAC, Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC), In The Arena PAC, America Reloaded, Upper Hand Fund, Innovation PAC
  Bringing Republican Excellence To Town PAC (Brettpac), Road To Freedom PAC, New Majority Federal PAC, Conservative Opportunity Leadership & Enterprise PAC - Colepac, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Tomorrow Is Meaningful PAC, Building America'S Republican Representation PAC, Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC), In The Arena PAC, America Reloaded, Upper Hand Fund, Innovation PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
• other / unclassified
  Interested donors: American Waterways Operators-PAC, Arpac, Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC, American Revival PAC, Kristi PAC
  American Waterways Operators-PAC, Arpac, Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC, American Revival PAC, Kristi PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other / unclassified
• corporate pacs, industry unlisted
  Interested donors: Cubic Corporation Employees PAC, Drummond Company, Inc. PAC (Dpac), Protective Life Corp P. A. C., Maynard Nexsen PAC, Rolls-Royce North America PAC, Peraton PAC, Kbr Inc PAC, Am General LLC PAC (Am General PAC), Elbit Systems Of America, LLC PAC, Austal USA LLC Federal Political Action Committiee, Aar Corp. PAC, Amentum Inc. PAC, Peopletec, Inc. PAC (Peopletec PAC), C3.Ai, Inc PAC, Clark Street Associates LLC PAC, Applied Research Associates, Inc. PAC (Arapac), Integration Innovation, Inc. PAC, Parry PAC, Mckinsey & Company, Inc. United States Political Action Committee (Mckinsey PAC), Nana Regional Corp Political Action Committee (Nanapac), Vulcan Materials Co. P. A. C.
  Cubic Corporation Employees PAC, Drummond Company, Inc. PAC (Dpac), Protective Life Corp P. A. C., Maynard Nexsen PAC, Rolls-Royce North America PAC, Peraton PAC, Kbr Inc PAC, Am General LLC PAC (Am General PAC), Elbit Systems Of America, LLC PAC, Austal USA LLC Federal Political Action Committiee, Aar Corp. PAC, Amentum Inc. PAC, Peopletec, Inc. PAC (Peopletec PAC), C3.Ai, Inc PAC, Clark Street Associates LLC PAC, Applied Research Associates, Inc. PAC (Arapac), Integration Innovation, Inc. PAC, Parry PAC, Mckinsey & Company, Inc. United States Political Action Committee (Mckinsey PAC), Nana Regional Corp Political Action Committee (Nanapac), Vulcan Materials Co. P. A. C. (amounts: $10,000 (2024), $9,500 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $7,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $18,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,500 (2024), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
• ideological & single-issue
  Interested donors: Road To Freedom PAC
  Road To Freedom PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
• other candidates' committees
  Interested donors: Huck PAC, Project West Political Action Committee
  Huck PAC, Project West Political Action Committee (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $7,500 (2024)) — interest area: other candidates' committees

• H.R. 1 ↗ YEA_UNVERIFIED 2025-07-03
  One Big Beautiful Bill Act (119th Congress)
  why contradicted?

  [against_constituent] Rogers voted for legislation CBO projected would add $3.4 trillion to the deficit and cut $1 trillion from Medicaid and SNAP. AL-03 has significant Medicaid enrollment among manufacturing and service workers; rural Calhoun, Talladega, and Clay counties have documented Medicaid dependence. His yes aligned with party and defense industry donors (who benefit from the bill's defense spending provisions) but voted against the healthcare interests of his lowest-income constituents.
• H.R. 5376 ↗ NAY_UNVERIFIED 2022-08-12
  Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
  why contradicted?

  [against_constituent] Rogers voted against the IRA despite its inclusion of domestic manufacturing provisions — including the CHIPS-adjacent supply chain investments — that have relevance to AL-03's defense manufacturing workforce. The IRA's semiconductor and critical minerals provisions have documented downstream relevance to defense electronics manufacturing in Alabama. His nay aligned with party but crossed the potential economic interest of an industrial defense manufacturing district.

No documented broken promises on file.

• platform_vs_vote SCORE 90
  Rogers's stated fiscal conservatism is directly contradicted by his yes vote on the OBBBA, which CBO projected would add $3.4 trillion to the deficit — the largest deficit-increasing legislation he has voted for in his 22-year congressional career and a categorical departure from the fiscal restraint he has publicly claimed as a governing principle.
• statement_vs_disclosure SCORE 60
  Rogers campaigns as a debt-hawk while simultaneously advocating for a defense spending floor of 5% of GDP, which would require massive increases to the federal deficit.