Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers , American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1981, representing the Kentucky's 5th congressional district. His office is currently located in Somerset.
Rogers was born in Monticello, Kentucky, was educated at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green and the University of Kentucky at Lexington, having received a law degree. Rogers served in the Kentucky and North Carolina Army National Guard. As a lawyer Rogers was in private practice and was elected to serve as Commonwealth's Attorney for Pulaski and Rockcastle counties in Kentucky, an office he held from 1969 to his election to Congress in 1980. Rogers was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1979, slating with former Governor of Kentucky Louie B. Nunn and losing in the general election to Democrat John Y. Brown Jr. The following year Rogers won election to Congress.