Jim Rogers (Oklahoma politician)
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| Born |
March 25, 1935 Atoka County, Oklahoma |
| Residence | Midwest City, Oklahoma |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma Baptist University, University of Wyoming |
| Known for | Perennial political candidate |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Jim Rogers (born March 25, 1935) is an American perennial political candidate.[1][2] He has run for various offices and in 2010 was the Democratic Party nominee for the United States Senate in Oklahoma in a race against incumbent Senator Tom Coburn.
Rogers is noted for being highly protective of his privacy. He rarely talks to the media and has declined to participate in debates.[3] Although he has revealed that his top priorities as a candidate are to stop the outsourcing of jobs overseas and rein in the national debt, he generally has not made his political positions known.[3] While claiming to have been a professor at several different universities, Rogers has refused to publicly disclose which ones he taught at.[2][3][4]
Early life
Rogers was born in Atoka County, Oklahoma in 1935.[4] He earned an undergraduate degree at Oklahoma Baptist University and a master's degree from the University of Wyoming.[4][5]
Political candidacies
Rogers unsuccessfully sought the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in 2002, 2004 and 2008.[4] In the 2008 primary race, he received 40% of the vote against State Senator Andrew Rice, whose campaign was substantially funded.[4]
In 2006, he made an unsuccessful bid for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma.[4]
2010 Senate election
After spending little money and doing very little campaigning, Rogers won the Oklahoma Democratic senatorial primary against Mark Myles, getting 65% of the vote.[6] In the general election, incumbent Senator Tom Coburn was reelected to his Senate seat, winning 71% of the vote vs. 26% for Rogers.[7]
Presidential primaries
Rogers was on the ballot in the Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary in 2008,[3] where he received nearly 4000 votes and placed fifth in a slate of seven candidates.[8] He was on the ballot in the 2012 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary [9] and received 15,540 votes which totaled 14% of the vote total, just short of the minimum 15% needed to earn delegates.[10]
Personal
In his candidate bios, Rogers is listed as "not married".[5] His residence is listed as Midwest City, Oklahoma and his religion is identified as Southern Baptist.[4]
References
- ^ Argo, Burnis (September 6, 1985). "Teacher Under Cimarron Spell". The Oklahoman. http://newsok.com/article/2120172. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ a b Bisbee, Julie (August 2, 2010). "Perennial candidate Jim Rogers is Dems' Senate nominee". Tulsa World. http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100802_11_A1_JimRog324550. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Oklahoma Senate Candidate Jim Rogers Has a Name -- but Not Much Else". Politics Daily. October 26, 2010. http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/10/26/oklahoma-senate-candidate-jim-rogers-has-a-name-but-not-much/. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "2012 Oklahoma Senate Candidates: Jim Rogers". TownHall.com. http://townhall.com/election-2012/election-2010//state/ok/candidate/jim-rogers/. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ a b Hales, Donna (July 25, 2004). "U.S. Senate bios". Muskogee Phoenix.
- ^ Bisbee, Julie (August 1, 2010). "Oklahoma elections: Democratic outsider challenges Coburn for Senate". The Okalohoman. http://newsok.com/unconventional-candidate-faces-coburn/article/3481330. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html.
- ^ "Presidential Preferential Primary Election". OKLAHOMA STATE ELECTION BOARD. February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on February 8, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080208121156/http://www.ok.gov/~elections/08ppp.html. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ McNutt, Michael (December 7, 2011). "Oklahoman among hopefuls to run against President Obama". The Oklahoman. http://newsok.com/obama-draws-opponent-in-oklahoma/article/3630065?custom_click=pod_headline_usnational-news. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ Dinan, Stephen (March 7, 2012). "Obama renomination won’t be unanimous". The Washington Times. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/7/obama-renomination-wont-be-unanimous/. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
External links
- "Grizzled Old Coot Will Be Oklahoma’s Next Democratic Senator", satirical article on Rogers in Wonkette
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| Preceded by Brad Carson |
Democratic nominee for United States Senator from Oklahoma (Class 3) 2010 |
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