U.S. House of Representatives
Elections In 2002, U.S. Representative
Bob Riley was elected
governor of Alabama, leaving
Alabama's 3rd congressional district seat vacant. Rogers won the Republican nomination. In the general election, he faced Democratic veteran Joe Turnham Jr., who had served three years as state party chairman and had run against Riley for Congress in 1998. to Turnham's $1,015,132, and held an even greater margin in independent expenditures. Rogers defeated Turnham, 50% to 48%. In this election, he was a rare Republican endorsee of
The Anniston Star.
Campaign contributions from ARMPAC Rogers received campaign contributions from former
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's
ARMPAC. DeLay was convicted of felony
money laundering of campaign finances and conspiracy to launder money. As of August 2016, Rogers has not offered to return any of the $30,000 he received. Rogers said that DeLay is innocent until proven guilty, and that he would not return the money "while the judicial process runs its course".
115th Congress (2017–2019) In 2017, Rogers worked with Representative
Jim Cooper on a proposal to establish a Space Corps under the Department of the Air Force. The proposal passed the House and failed in the Senate. A bill with very similar language was signed into law two years later to create the
United States Space Force. Rogers has been a major proponent of the
Space Development Agency and taking an aggressive approach to space militarization. In August 2017, Rogers held a town hall event in
Oxford, Alabama, focused on efforts to repeal to the
Affordable Care Act. During the town hall, a constituent raised questions about campaign donations to Rogers and his wife Beth, a Calhoun County District Court judge. The constituent specifically asked about monetary contributions to the Rogerses from
Mike Hubbard, who was convicted of ethics violations in 2016. Rogers said that Hubbard was a family friend and appeared to threaten the constituent, saying, "you keep my wife out of this and be a man or we'll take it outside". The constituent said he filed a complaint with the Oxford police department over Rogers's comments.
117th Congress (2021–2023) Rogers was at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, when it was
attacked. The next day, he tweeted, "there is no place for political violence in America" and called for law and order. Even after the attack, Rogers supported efforts to overturn the
2020 presidential election results, voting to oppose the certification. He voted against impeaching
Donald Trump a second time in the wake of the attack. His rationale for his decision was that the impeachment was a partisan action by
Nancy Pelosi that would "further divide our nation". Rogers voted against the
American Rescue Plan in February 2021. His rationale for opposing the bill was that it was full of "extreme socialist initiatives" and too expensive, and that it was too soon for another bill after the December 2020
Consolidated Appropriations Act. He also said the bill did not support schools reopening and that it funded abortions. As of October 2021, Rogers had voted in line with
Joe Biden's stated position 10.3% of the time.
118th Congress (2023–2025) During the
January 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election, Rogers suggested that committee assignments be stripped from representatives who did not vote for
Kevin McCarthy. He told
Politico that his comments were more than a threat, saying "I promised it". Rogers called the representatives voting against McCarthy "legislative terrorists who have no problem killing the hostage".
(far right) restrains Rogers as he lunges at
Matt Gaetz (far left) During the 14th ballot for Speaker, Rogers lunged at Representative
Matt Gaetz after Gaetz spoke with McCarthy. Representative
Richard Hudson then had to physically restrain Rogers. before Hudson pulled Rogers back by the shoulder, then the face. According to
The New York Times, Gaetz was seeking a subcommittee chairmanship in the House Armed Services Committee, of which Rogers was in line to become chair. and
Tim Burchett, who compared Rogers's actions to being under the influence of alcohol on the House floor, saying "people shouldn't be drinking, especially when you're a redneck, on the House floor". Burchett later retracted his comments about Rogers, saying that they were made out of frustration and that "we're all friends". During an appearance on
Fox News on January 8, 2023, Gaetz said that he had forgiven Rogers for the outburst and that he was looking forward to working with Rogers on the House Armed Services Committee. Gaetz also said he did not think Rogers should be punished for an "animated moment". Later that day, Rogers tweeted a message of reconciliation in response to Gaetz, saying that he regretted losing his temper on the House floor and that he would be happy to continue his working relationship with Gaetz. On January 9, 2023, multiple media outlets reported that Rogers was planning to step down from the
House Steering Committee in the wake of the controversy. Rogers confirmed to
Politico that he was considering the decision, but said it had not yet been finalized;
1819 News reported that Rogers "may change his mind".
Politico called Rogers's reversal an example of the "dishevelment" in the House following McCarthy's election to the speakership. Following the
first indictment of Donald Trump in March 2023, Rogers called the proceedings a "sham" and called for the resignation of district attorney
Alvin Bragg. In April 2023, as chair of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, Rogers delivered statements urging advancement of the
Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) missile program in support of Taiwan against the
Chinese Communist Party.
1819 News published a report showing that
Lockheed Martin, which is competing for the contract to build the NGI missiles, is Rogers's largest campaign contributor. Rogers has a history of advocating for arms development under Lockheed Martin, including similar comments from January 2023 for Lockheed artillery weapons to be supplied to Ukraine. He never served in the military. During the
October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election, after the removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker, Rogers called those who had supported McCarthy's ouster "traitors" and accused them of "paralyzing" the House of Representatives. Rogers initially refused to support
Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House, even after he had been nominated by Republicans for the speakership. Rogers told reporters that he was willing to compromise with House Minority Leader
Hakeem Jeffries to nominate a bipartisan moderate speaker instead of Jordan. Rogers' comments were met with scrutiny by conservative colleagues, including Senator
Mike Lee from Utah and former U.S. representative
Mo Brooks from Alabama. Additionally, members of the Alabama Republican Party state executive committee, including members from the third district, threatened to file a challenge against Rogers' ballot access in the
2024 election. On October 16, 2023, Rogers issued a statement endorsing Jordan for Speaker of the House, reversing his position and establishing his support for Jordan. In the statement, Rogers said that he had "always been a team player" and would support the Republican conference's decision on the speakership. Upon Trump's
2024 re-election to a non-consecutive term as president, Rogers was reportedly contacted by Trump's
transition team as a potential nominee for
Secretary of Defense. In December 2025, while chair of the House Armed Services Committee, Rogers said there was no need to further investigate the second strike by the Donald Trump administration on the survivors of an initial strike on an alleged drug running vessel.
Committee assignments For the
119th Congress: •
Committee on Armed Services (chair) • As chair, he is
ex officio a member of all its Subcommittees.
Caucus memberships • Congressional Cement Caucus •
United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus •
Veterinary Medicine Caucus •
Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus •
Republican Study Committee •
Rare Disease Caucus ==Political positions==