Courtney_Rogers

Courtney Rogers

Courtney Rogers

American politician

Courtney Rogers[2] (born December 26, 1958, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 45 from 2013 until 2019.

Quick Facts Tennessee Commissioner of Veterans Services, Preceded by ...

On December 27, 2018, Governor-elect Bill Lee announced his intention to name Rogers to his cabinet, as his Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services.[3] In December 2020, Rogers resigned the position as Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services.[4][5]

Education

Rogers earned her BS in international relations from University of Southern California and her MPA from Central Michigan University.

Elections

  • 2012 Rogers challenged District 45 incumbent Representative Debra Maggart in the August 2, 2012, Republican Primary, winning with 4,646 votes (57.4%)[6] and won the November 6, 2012, General election with 19,972 votes (73.4%) against Democratic nominee Jeanette Jackson.[7]

Community involvement

Rogers is a colonel in the Tennessee State Guard.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Rep. Courtney Rogers". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Courtney Rogers' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Governor-Elect Bill Lee Announces Cabinet Appointments - Tennessee Governor-Elect Bill Lee". transition.billlee.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  4. [4]
    Allison, Natalie. "Veterans Services Commissioner Courtney Rogers, deputy Tilman Goins resign from Tennessee department". The Tennessean. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  5. [5]
    Allison, Natalie. "Tennessee veterans commissioner named after investigation, resignation of previous leader". The Tennessean. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  6. [6]
    "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  7. [7]
    "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 45. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  8. [8]
    "Tennessee State Guard Promotes Col. Courtney Rogers". Hendersonville Standard. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.


Stub icon

This Tennessee politician-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Courtney_Rogers, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.