ROGERS, HAROLD DALLAS (HAL), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Barrier, Wayne County, Ky., December 31, 1937; graduated from Wayne County High School, Monticello, Ky., 1955; attended Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ky., 1956-1957; A.B., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 1962; LL.B., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 1964; staff sergeant, Kentucky and North Carolina Army National Guard, 1956-1963; lawyer, private practice; commonwealth attorney, Pulaski and Rockcastle Counties, Ky., 1969-1980; Delegate, Republican National Conventions, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh Congress (January 3, 1981-present)