Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
Earline Rogers
Earline Rogers (b. December 20, 1934) is a former Democratic member of the Indiana State Senate, representing District 3 from 1990 to 2016.
Rogers served as Minority Whip. She also served as President and Member of the Gary City Council from 1980 to 1982, and in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1982 to 1990.
Rogers declined to seek re-election in 2016.[1]
Biography
Rogers earned her B.S. and M.S. from Indiana University, Bloomington, in 1957 and 1971, respectively. Her professional experience includes working as a teacher for Gary Community School Corporation and as an education consultant.
Committee assignments
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Rogers served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2016 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Education and Career Development, Ranking Minority Member |
| • Family & Children Services, Ranking Minority Member |
| • Homeland Security and Transportation |
| • Pensions and Labor |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Rogers served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Education and Career Development |
| • Family & Children Services |
| • Homeland Security and Transportation |
| • Pensions and Labor |
| • Veterans Affairs and the Military |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Rogers served on the following committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Education and Career Development |
| • Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Rogers served on these committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appointments and Claims |
| • Appropriations |
| • Education and Career Development |
| • Health and Provider Services |
| • Homeland Security, Transportation & Veterans Affairs |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Rogers served on these committees:
| Indiana committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Appointments and Claims |
| • Appropriations |
| • Education and Career Development |
| • Ethics |
| • Health and Provider Services |
| • Homeland Security, Transportation & Veterans Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Indiana State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016. Incumbent Earline Rogers (D) did not seek re-election.
Eddie Melton ran unopposed in the Indiana State Senate District 3 general election.[2][3]
| Indiana State Senate, District 3 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Eddie Melton (unopposed) | |
| Source: Indiana Election Divsion | ||
Eddie Melton defeated Darren Washington, Ethel Williams and Dave Spott in the Indiana State Senate District 3 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Indiana State Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Eddie Melton |
54.41% | 12,322 | |
| Democratic | Darren Washington | 30.97% | 7,013 | |
| Democratic | Ethel Williams | 9.92% | 2,246 | |
| Democratic | Dave Spott | 4.71% | 1,067 | |
| Total Votes | 22,648 | |||
| Source: Indiana Election Division | ||||
2012
- See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2012
Rogers won re-election in the 2012 election for Indiana State Senate District 3. Rogers defeated David Vinzant and Darren Washington in the May 8 Democratic primary[6]and ran unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Earline Rogers Incumbent |
100% | 42,011 | |
| Total Votes | 42,011 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Earline Rogers Incumbent |
58.1% | 9,193 |
| David Vinzant | 20.4% | 3,226 |
| Darren L. Washington | 21.5% | 3,411 |
| Total Votes | 15,830 | |
2008
On November 4, 2008, Democrat Earline Rogers won the election to the Indiana State Senate District 3. She ran unopposed receiving 38,017 votes.[9]
| Indiana State Senate, District 3 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Earline Rogers (D)
|
38,017 | |||
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Rogers and her husband, Louis, have two children.
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Indiana scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2016
In 2016, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 5 through March 10.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to public education.
2015
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2015, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2015, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 6 through April 29.
|
2014
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2014, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2014, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 6 through March 14.
|
2013
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2013, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2013, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 7 through April 29.
|
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Earline + Rogers + Indiana + Senate
See also
- Indiana State Legislature
- Indiana State Senate
- Indiana Senate Committees
- Indiana state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
- Earline Rogers on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ WPTA, "State Sen. Earline Rogers announces retirement, will not seek re-election," January 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedap - ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "List of May 8, 2012, primary candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, " Official 2012 General Election Results," accessed January 19, 2013
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Indiana Senate official election results for 2008," accessed March 6, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Indiana State Senate District 3 1990–2016 |
Succeeded by Eddie Melton (D) |
