Kay Rogers

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Kay Rogers

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 19, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Xavier University, 1980

Personal

Birthplace

Cincinnati, Ohio

Religion

Catholic

Profession

Accountant

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Kay Rogers (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 8th Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on March 19, 2024.

Rogers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Kay Rogers was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rogers' professional experience includes working as a certified public accountant and a certified government financial manager. She earned a bachelor's degree from Xavier University in 1980. Rogers has been affiliated with Ladies of Hope Ministries.

Elections

2024

See also: Ohio's 8th Congressional District election, 2024

Ohio's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

Ohio's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 8

Incumbent Warren Davidson defeated Vanessa Enoch in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Warren Davidson (R)	62.8	237,503
		Vanessa Enoch (D)	37.2	140,625

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 378,128
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 8

Vanessa Enoch defeated Nathaniel Hawkins and David Gelb in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 8 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vanessa Enoch	72.0	15,650
		Nathaniel Hawkins	17.0	3,689
		David Gelb	11.1	2,407

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,746
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 8

Incumbent Warren Davidson defeated Kay Rogers in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 8 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Warren Davidson	80.0	59,712
		Kay Rogers	20.0	14,933

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,645
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Kay Rogers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rogers' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Kay Rogers was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her family lived in Deer Park where she attended St.

Saviour Catholic school. In 1973 her family moved to West Chester where she attended Lakota and graduated in the top 10 in her class. She received a scholarship to Xavier university and graduated with a BSBA in accounting and graduated with honors. Deeply committed to her community and realizing there was a lack of Christian based exercise and sports programs, she became a founding member of the Lakota family YMCA and served as president during its initial start in a rented warehouse through the completion of the initial Yankee Road facility. Kay has six children (one with a disability) and was involved in her children's school time volunteering for class and school activities. In 1994 Kay was elected your Butler County auditor and consecutively elected to 3 additional terms. She was a rising star in the republican party and a threat because she was too female. and too outspoken against the establishment of male dominated politics. Kay got into politics for all the right reasons, to help people and improve her community. In 2011 Kay found herself a convicted felon as a result of lies, deceit and mischaracterization. Being backed into a corner, scared to death and without the financial resources to fight, she made the hardest decision of her life. A decision to not fight harder.

Today, Kay is announcing her run for the 8th District in Ohio to Fight for you!

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Strong National security and Border Security
• Balance our budget and not increase our national debt, in fact reducing our debt each budget cycle.
• There is a two-tier justice system in our country. As a nation it is not working for those who can't afford to pay for representation.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Our National Debt and government spending.

Tax reform.
National security and border security.
Immigration.

Judicial reform in our nation's courts.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Mary C Law the former Butler County Treasurer and Pat Williams the former Fiscal Officer of West Chester Township. They both had class and a little sass. They were both honest and hard working in both their political and personnel lives. I have gone to both for advice in both politics and life. Pat will be 101 yrs. old in January, she has seen a lot of change in her life.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty, sincerity and hard work on behalf of the people one is elected to represent.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I listen to people and observe what is going on around me. I do not have a small circle of family and friends I associate with. It is diverse which keeps me grounded and helps me see things for what they are not what we fantasize them to be. I am a problem solver. I have the mind to analyze the situation, ask the tough questions and come up with solutions to the challenges that are ahead, with success.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like to leave a legacy of balancing the budget of our nation without increasing taxes or our debt. Infact, I want to make sure we get on track to pay the debt down every year. I want us to again be the leader of the free world and be respected for our diplomacy and military strength. Lastly, we need the naturalization process of people becoming citizens to be a shorter residency requirement. We cannot allow people in this country who do not follow the process of naturalization.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

President John F Kennedy was shot and killed I was 5yrs old at the time.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

A summer job in a concession stand at a local swim club.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Three Felonies a Day by Harvey Silverglate. The average professional in this country wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes home, eats dinner, and then goes to sleep, unaware that he or she has likely committed several federal crimes that day. Why? The answer lies in the very nature of modern federal criminal laws, which have exploded in number but also become impossibly broad and vague. In Three Felonies a Day, Harvey A. Silverglate reveals how federal criminal laws have become dangerously disconnected from the English common law tradition and how prosecutors can pin arguable federal crimes on any one of us, for even the most seemingly innocuous behavior. The volume of federal crimes in recent decades has increased well beyond the statute books and into the morass of the Code of Federal Regulations, handing federal prosecutors an additional trove of vague and exceedingly complex and technical prohibitions to stick on their hapless targets. The dangers spelled out in Three Felonies a Day do not apply solely to “white collar criminals,” state and local politicians, and professionals. No social class or profession is safe from this troubling form of social control by the executive branch, and nothing less than the integrity of our constitutional democracy hangs in the balance. Every Citizen should read this book!

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Hester Prynne of the Scarlett Letter. I have been wearing a Scarlett Letter since March of 2008. Not because of infidelities but because of our Department of Justice and their using the system to go after people politically. We here in America like to say we are a nation of second chances, yet I experienced such hatred, verbal abuse and various comments and or actions. I have held my head high and those that knew me welcomed me and gave me a second chance. They know me as a direct and honest person. I am here today running for Congress to make sure this does not happen to others by the Department of Justice fabricating information and getting people to say things that are not true in order for them to get off and the DOJ get a bigger trophy to place on their mantle.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

My Wish for You by Rascal Flatts Having 6 children that I have raised on my own, they might be grown but you are always their parent and concerned for their future. My youngest daughter is Autistic. She works and has flourished with the programs that Butler County offers people with development disabilities. We as a country are at a critical crossroad. We are concerned about our children's and grandchildren's future. Mounting debt, out of control border crossings, national security and a justice system that is used as a political weapon. We want our children and grandchildren to have the freedom. opportunities and security that most of us have had through our lives.
We need to change Washington's direction and that change begins with electing others into office that will listen and understand their constituents.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Raising 6 children has been a rewarding struggle. I understand the struggles so many women in this country face as a single parent. Juggling a career, children's activities and keeping up with all the other things life throws at us. We need to continue to work on ways to better blend family and career.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Some of the qualities of the US House of Representatives possess are to pass legislation, override the veto, initiate amendments, declare war and raise money to meet the public's needs. constituency service by listening to their concerns and needs and contacting different areas of government on behalf of their constituents and oversight and investigation power which is being used more and more.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

A career in Government or Politics, I do not believe that is beneficial. A period of their life where they have worked in government does not offset the same time someone has worked a job. Having been in a political office (not a career will help one have an understanding of the process, but it is not necessary that they have more than 4 years to get an understanding how it works.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Border and National Security, Our National Debt needs to be reduced as well as curbing China's influence worldwide.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes, two years is the right length, but I believe that there should be term limits in Congress of 6 years total.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I am in strongly favor of term limits. My Primary Opponent tried to pass legislation in 2017 to only allow 6 yrs. of service in Congress, H.J. Res. 6 and H.J. Res. 50) to the U.S. Constitution imposing term limits on members of Congress.

Tell us your favorite joke.

I am not someone who tells jokes. I am more of a one-line funny person.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Yes, absolutely.

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

Having small business experience and tax experience at both a federal and state level, I will work to not raise the current tax rates and or fees and bring our nations spending levels under control. If we grow our economy at home and train our citizens who need help to return to work in job opportunities that are being opened up by growing our economy at home, we should be able to increase tax revenues being collected not tax rates and reduce government assistance these people might be receiving. We need to balance our Nation's budget, not raise taxes and not increase our nation's debt. We need to work to pay off our debt and prioritize the needs of our Country.

How should the U.S. House use its investigative powers?

They should you their investigation powers to preform oversite in order to inform the public of their findings and use this to write good legislation from an informed basis.

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Campaign website

Rogers’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Kay’s concerns for our country: The Border – We have the laws already in place for a path to citizenship, they need to be enforced and the judicial process has to be expedited. The government should be required to balance the federal budget just as every tax paying American is required to do once a year. Term Limits – your current congressman, Warren Davidson, put forth a bill in 2017 limiting elected congressmen or women to a 6 years total. He will be in his 8th year in June of 2024. The criminal justice system is being weaponized and turning investigation into tools to destroy political opponents. Kay knows this first hand, it’s what happened to her. To help re-establish America as the leader of the free world is important to our national security and our fiscal health as a nation. America as a leader is better for the world, not just us here at home.	”
—Kay Rogers’s campaign website (2024)

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Kay Rogers campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Ohio District 8	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
2024*	U.S. House Ohio District 8	Lost primary	$7,953	$6,391
Grand total			$7,953	$6,391
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Husted (R)

Bernie Moreno (R)

Representatives

District 1

Greg Landsman (D)

District 2

David Taylor (R)

District 3

Joyce Beatty (D)

District 4

Jim Jordan (R)

District 5

Bob Latta (R)

District 6

Michael Rulli (R)

District 7

Max Miller (R)

District 8

Warren Davidson (R)

District 9

Marcy Kaptur (D)

District 10

Michael Turner (R)

District 11

Shontel Brown (D)

District 12

Troy Balderson (R)

District 13

Emilia Sykes (D)

District 14

David Joyce (R)

District 15

Mike Carey (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (5)