# Mike Rogers (Michigan) **Mike Rogers** (b. 1963) is a former U.S. Representative from Michigan (MI-08, 2001–2015) and former chair of the [[House Intelligence Committee]], now the Republican front-runner for Michigan's open 2026 U.S. Senate seat. He is **not** to be confused with [[Mike Rogers]], the Alabama congressman and House Armed Services Committee chair — a recurring same-name collision in the vault. This page is the Michigan Senate candidate; the bare title [[Mike Rogers]] resolves to the Alabama member. ## 2026 Senate race See [[MI-Sen-2026]] for full race context. Rogers is the decisive Republican favorite for the open seat being vacated by the retiring [[Gary Peters]]. - **2024 baseline**: As the 2024 Republican nominee, Rogers lost to [[Elissa Slotkin]] by roughly **19,000 votes (~0.34 points)** — the closest U.S. Senate race of the 2024 cycle. He is a rare "second-chance" nominee. - **Fundraising**: ~$2.24M raised and ~$4.2M cash on hand in Q1 2026 — leading the entire field on cash, with no serious primary challenger filed. This is the strongest pre-primary position any Michigan Republican has held in a decade. - **General-election matchup set (Aug 4, 2026)**: Rogers, who faced no serious primary opposition, meets Democratic nominee [[Abdul El-Sayed]] — who narrowly beat [[Haley Stevens]] 48.6%–47.4% — on November 3. Trump has endorsed Rogers. ## Background Former FBI special agent and Army officer before Congress; chaired House Intelligence (2011–2015), where he was a prominent national-security hawk and surveillance-program defender. After leaving Congress he worked in talk radio and national-security commentary before returning to electoral politics with the 2024 Senate run. ## Why he matters for the KB Rogers is the institutional-Republican, intelligence-hawk archetype attempting a comeback in the Trump-realigned GOP. His Michigan race is one of the clearest Republican pickup opportunities on the 2026 map and a measure of whether a national-security establishment Republican can hold the MAGA base while winning back the suburban voters who narrowly denied him in 2024. ## Related - [[MI-Sen-2026]] - [[Mike Rogers]] — Alabama congressman (HASC chair); same name, different person - [[Elissa Slotkin]] - [[House Intelligence Committee]]