{{Short description|American politician (born 1961)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Walt Rogers | image = Member of the Iowa House of Representatives Walt Rogers.jpg | image_size = | caption = | state_house = Iowa | district = 60th | prior_term = 20th district (2011–2013) | term_start = January 10, 2011 | term_end = January 14, 2019 | predecessor = Doris Kelley | successor = Dave Williams | birth_date = {{birth date and age text|July 5, 1961}} | birth_place = Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. | party = Republican | spouse = Jenny | relations = | children = 3 (all grown) | alma_mater = University of Northern Iowa | occupation = | profession = | signature = | website = [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=9394 legis.iowa.gov/...] | footnotes = }}
'''Walt Rogers''' (born July 5, 1961) is an American politician who served as a Republican Iowa State Representative from the 60th District from 2011 to 2019.
{{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.
{{Compact election box no change begin}} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa Senate elections, 2008 |election_note = District 10 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2008GeneralResults.html |title=November 4, 2008 General Election Results |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |accessdate=September 19, 2011 |archive-date=April 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408054656/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2008GeneralResults.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |turnout_votes = 32,215 |result = hold |loser_party = Republican Party of Iowa |winner = Jeff Danielson* |winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party |winner_votes = 16,103 |winner_percent = 50.0 |candidate2 = Walt Rogers |candidate2_party = Republican Party of Iowa |candidate2_votes = 16,081 |candidate2_percent = 49.9}} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 |election_note = District 20 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2010/gensummaryorr.pdf |title=Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=December 16, 2010 |accessdate=September 19, 2011 |page=61 |archive-date=November 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125175233/https://sos.iowa.gov/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |turnout_votes = 13,288 |result = gain |loser_party = Iowa Democratic Party |winner = Walt Rogers |winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa |winner_votes = 6,997 |winner_percent = 52.7 |candidate2 = Doris J. Kelley* |candidate2_party = Iowa Democratic Party |candidate2_votes = 6,031 |candidate2_percent = 45.4}} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012 |election_note = District 60 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/canvsummary.pdf |title=2012 General Election Canvass Summary |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=December 14, 2012 |accessdate=December 12, 2013 |page=106}}</ref> |turnout_votes = 13,288 |result = hold |loser_party = Iowa Democratic Party |winner = Walt Rogers* |winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa |winner_votes = 8,966 |winner_percent = 51.9 |candidate2 = Bob Greenwood |candidate2_party = Iowa Democratic Party |candidate2_votes = 8,298 |candidate2_percent = 48.0}} {{Compact election box no change end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}}<!--for current and future use if material is uploaded--> {{Portal|Iowa}} * [https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=9394 Walt Rogers] ''official Iowa General Assembly site'' * [http://www.smallersmarter.org/ Walt Rogers] Campaign website * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=103303 | fec= | congress= }} * [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=42886 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics * [http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/walt-rogers Walt Rogers] at ''Iowa House Republicans''
{{s-start}} {{s-par|us-ia-hs}} {{Succession box |title = 60th District (formerly 20th) |before = Doris Kelley |years = 2011–present |after = Incumbent }} {{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Walt}} Category:Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Category:Living people Category:University of Northern Iowa alumni Category:People from Cedar Falls, Iowa Category:Politicians from Waterloo, Iowa Category:1961 births Category:21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly