Mike Rogers is yet another carpetbagging GOP Senate candidate that is more interested in enriching himself than serving the people of Michigan. From wanting to ban abortion to getting rich off of Chinese and Saudi companies, Rogers is completely out of touch with regular Michiganders. His extreme record speaks volumes: he has consistently voted against reproductive rights, seniors’ retirement stability, access to affordable health care, LGBTQ+ protections, gun safety laws, climate legislation, minimum wage increases, and campaign finance reform. Rogers’ extreme positions and clear disconnect from the concerns of everyday Michiganders make it evident that he’s wrong for Michigan.
“After abandoning Michigan for Florida, Rogers pretended to move back to attempt a lousy comeback in Congress. Bad luck for him — his toxic record is going to be a problem for Michiganders. We all saw what Rogers did while in Congress – he got rich and voted against reproductive freedom and the Affordable Care Act. He’s already repeatedly betrayed his constituents and Michiganders are not going to let it happen again,” said American Bridge 21st Century Senate Communications Director Nico Delgado.
Mike Rogers’ toxic record:
- Rogers is another Senate GOP carpetbagger – he lived in Florida for nearly a decade and has not voted in Michigan since 2016.
- Rogers is an anti-abortion extremist who supported “all restrictions on abortion.”
- Rogers co-sponsored bills to suspend FDA approval of medication abortion.
- Rogers said it’s “absolutely critical” to defund Planned Parenthood.
- Rogers partnered with the Trump administration to gut funding for effective programs to prevent teen pregnancy.
- Rogers is in the pocket of the NRA and opposes gun safety measures like banning dangerous assault weapons.
- Rogers voted against the Affordable Care Act and wanted it repealed, jeopardizing protections for nearly two million Michiganders with pre-existing conditions.
- Rogers used the connections made in Congress to walk through the revolving door to become filthy rich.
- Rogers personally got rich from Chinese companies, despite claiming to be tough on China.
- Rogers enriched himself through Saudi companies, including one with questionable nuclear ambitions.
- Rogers refused to say whether Trump lost the 2020 election.
- The Detroit Free Press editorial board dragged Rogers through the mud and called him “unfit to serve.”
- Rogers voted against multiple campaign finance reforms to minimize corporate influence in politics.
- Rogers did a complete flip flop on electric vehicles and falsely claimed that it would kill jobs.
- Rogers supported privatizing and cutting Social Security.
- Rogers supported the Ryan Plan to essentially end Medicare and called to inject “private sector discipline” into Medicare.
- Rogers was “single-handedly” responsible for blocking a simple minimum wage increase in Michigan.
- Rogers opposed equal pay for women, repeatedly voting against the Paycheck Fairness Act and Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
- Rogers supported banning marriage equality and called being gay a “lifestyle choice.”
Published: Aug 6, 2024