Rep. Hal Rogers, 88, wins primary, gets GOP nod for a 24th term in US House
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- Rogers has served in Congress since 1980 and chaired House Appropriations.
- Rogers, 88, will face Democrat Ned Pillersdorf in the Nov. 3 general election.
- Rogers previously served six years as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.
Southeastern Kentucky Republicans on Tuesday gave U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers of Somerset a shot at his 24th term in the U.S. House, sending him on to the Nov. 3 general election.
Rogers, 88, defeated Kevin Smith, Jerry Lee Shelton, Benjamin Hurley and Brandon Monhollen in the GOP primary for Kentucky’s 5th Congressional District.
He will face Democrat Ned Pillersdorf, a longtime lawyer in Floyd County, in November.
Rogers won his first election to Congress in 1980, the same year Ronald Reagan was elected president. He has stayed in Washington for nearly half a century since then, rising in the ranks and serving for six years as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, which decides federal spending.
In a statement issued Tuesday night, Rogers said: “I’m honored to have the loyal confidence of Southern and Eastern Kentuckians to continue the fight for conservative values on Capitol Hill, securing their seat at the House Appropriations table and executing President Trump’s America First agenda to create more jobs here at home and strengthen our energy independence.”
