SOMERSET, KY (May 21, 2024) – U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers won the Republican Primary for Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District, picking up a historic twenty-third consecutive nomination. Rogers is unopposed in the general election and remains the longest-serving Kentuckian ever elected to a federal office. He issued the following victory statement:
“I’m honored to have the overwhelming confidence and support of folks across Southern and Eastern Kentucky., Our nation needs strong, trusted leaders to push back against the Biden Administration and the extreme ideas that have deeply divided our country.
“With multiple crises at our door-step, I promise to do everything I can in Washington to strengthen and protect our homeland. We must secure our southern border and stop the flow of illegal drugs and dangerous criminals into our communities. We must address Bidenomics – rural American families simply can’t take it anymore. And we must reassert our global stance that has been severely weakened by the Biden Administration.
“Despite the chaos across the country, we are overcoming longtime challenges in our region, including driving down overdose death rates, rebuilding stronger communities after the deadly Eastern Kentucky flood, creating new opportunities in our coal communities, and helping our next generation realize the American Dream and accomplish greater things than we ever imagined – like working on NASA missions.
“The mountain grit and integrity of our region inspires me everyday, and I’m proud to have the opportunity to continue serving the region that I call home.”
Rogers became Dean of the U.S. House in 2022 and has served on the House Appropriations Committee for more than 40 years, ensuring the responsible use of taxpayer dollars to lift up Southern and Eastern Kentucky. His vision for a stronger region spurred some of rural Kentucky’s greatest success stories. Organizations such as Operation UNITE, Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR), Eastern Kentucky PRIDE’s environmental cleanup campaign, Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKED), and the Center for Rural Development and have brought local communities together by providing hope in the fight against drugs, revitalizing our coal communities, strengthening our infrastructure, supporting small business development, advancing innovative opportunities, boosting the tourism economy and creating jobs.
For more information about Hal Rogers for Congress, visit CongressmanHalRogers.com.
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