I believe abortions should be legal only to prevent the death of the mother.” He voted for a federal ban on abortion after 20 weeks’ gestation in 2013 and told the Associated Press in 2010: “I believe that federal and state governments were established to protect our lives and the lives of the unborn. I don’t think I’d be there,” he said.īut in the past, he has supported national bans. “I would be inclined to say if it’s a states issue, it needs to be a states issue … I don’t know if a federal ban superseding states, which the Supreme Court said that’s where it ought to be, I’m just not sure. When asked if he would rule out supporting a national ban, he said “I’d have to look at it,” adding that he thinks it’s a state issue and that he likely would not support it. “I’ve been a pro-life candidate my entire career,” Rogers told New Hampshire voters at a May town hall event. In the past, Rogers has presented himself as a pragmatic centrist, but his record in Congress was not moderate. What is the best way you can kind of change, move that ship’s direction?” He has apparently changed his mind, reportedly at the urging of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Rogers said on the program that he did not think he would consider a Senate bid instead of a presidential campaign: “I just think the problems in the country are so significant right now. In March, he said on the PBS program “Off the Record” that former President Donald Trump’s deregulatory agenda and his tax cuts were core GOP policies, but that voters were turned off by those emulating his acerbic approach. After retirement, he and his wife moved to Florida, and he said he was considering a 2024 presidential campaign. Rogers served from 1995 to 2001 in the Michigan Senate and from 2001 to 2015 in the U.S. Debbie Stabenow announced in January that she will not seek a fifth term in November 2024, opening up a seat in a competitive swing state. “I’m ready to serve again.”ĭemocratic Michigan Sen. “No candidate is better prepared to have an impact on day one,” Rogers said in the 92-second message. In a kickoff video on Wednesday, Rogers baselessly accused President Joe Biden of promoting open borders, social engineering in schools, and “a broken system of justice, one for the D.C. Supporters told Fox 2 Detroit in early August that Rogers was a moderate, but his record over seven terms in Congress was consistently anti-reproductive rights, pro-National Rifle Association, and pro-tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. Mike Rogers will seek his party’s 2024 Senate nomination in Michigan even though he registered to vote in Florida in 2022.
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