Mike Rogers served in Congress.
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IHIP NewsAug 10, 2026
Multiple primary and tier1 sources, including the U.S. House history office and AP, confirm Mike Rogers served in Congress from January 2001 to January 2015 (seven terms, representing Michigan's 8th district). The claim's past-tense statement is fully supported and the extraction faithfully reflects the post's reference to his time in Congress.
What was said
… Follow us on socials, share our stuff. They're going to try and defeat us the old-fashioned way, the same way that the 60 or 70 million dollars that was spent against me in the primary is done, buying thirty-second glossy ads to lie about me, my character, lie about Mike Rogers and his disastrous time in Congress. So where we beat them is by being able to match them blow for blow, but more importantly, being able to move the truth in as many different ways as we can. This is and always, always, always has been the money, their money versus our many. …
IHIP News · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The U.S. House of Representatives history office records Mike Rogers as a Representative from Michigan elected to the 107th through 113th Congresses, January 3, 2001 to January 3, 2015.[3]
Supports. AP reports that Rogers served in Congress for 14 years, was elected in 2000, and chaired the House Intelligence Committee before leaving office in 2015.[1][5]
Supports. PolitiFact states Rogers served in Congress for 14 years, representing Michigan's 8th Congressional District from 2001 to 2015.[2]
Supports. Congress.gov lists Rogers as a Republican member of the House from Michigan's 8th district, 107th-113th Congresses (2001-2015).[4]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Former Rep. Mike Rogers enters Michigan Senate race as the first ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2No evidence Mike Rogers gave access to Chinese companiespolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3ROGERS, Mike | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archiveshistory.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Mike Rogers | Congress.govcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Former Rep. Mike Rogers enters Michigan Senate race as the first ...wspa.com · not rated · cited for: supports
Where this claim was made
Said in 1 published post
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