Michael Rogers | |
Office: | Secretary of State of Oklahoma |
Governor: | Kevin Stitt |
Term Start: | January 14, 2019 |
Term End: | October 23, 2020 |
Predecessor: | James Allen Williamson |
Successor: | Brian Bingman |
Office2: | Secretary of Education of Oklahoma |
Governor2: | Kevin Stitt |
Term Start2: | January 14, 2019 |
Term End2: | August 13, 2020 |
Predecessor2: | Melissa McLawhorn Houston |
Successor2: | Ryan Walters |
Birth Name: | Michael Wayne Rogers |
Birth Date: | 7 September 1978 |
Party: | Republican |
Education: | Oral Roberts University (BS) |
Michael Wayne Rogers (born September 7, 1978) is an American politician from the state of Oklahoma. He served as Oklahoma's 35th Secretary of State.
Rogers attended Artesia High School in Artesia, New Mexico, and was an all-state athlete in baseball, basketball, and football. He enrolled at Oral Roberts University, and played college baseball for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles as a pitcher.[1] [2] He played Minor League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians organization until an arm injury ended his career. He became the athletic director of Summit Christian Academy in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Under his administration, Summit Christian was admitted into the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association.[3] He was hired as director of development for Oral Roberts University in 2018.[4]
Rogers was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2014. In 2018, he opted not to seek reelection.[5] Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Rogers as Oklahoma Secretary of State in January 2019[6] and he served in that position until October 2020.[7]