Walt Rogers (born July 5, 1961) was the Iowa State Representative from the 60th District. A Republican, he has served in the

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since 2011. , Rogers serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Appropriations, Judiciary, State Government, and Transportation committees. He also serves as the vice chair of the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee and as a member of the Research and Development School Advisory Council. On October 1, 2013, Rogers announced his candidacy for

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in the 2014 election cycle. He was born and raised in

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Electoral history

In his first campaign for public office, Rogers lost his 2008 election bid for the

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's 10th District, losing to incumbent

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by a margin of only 22 votes. Rogers was elected in 2010, defeating incumbent Democrat Doris Kelley; he was reelected in 2012 over challenger Bob Greenwood.

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External links

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''official Iowa General Assembly site''
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Financial information (state office)
at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
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at ''Iowa House Republicans'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Walt Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Living people University of Northern Iowa alumni People from Cedar Falls, Iowa Politicians from Waterloo, Iowa 1961 births 21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly