Steve Rogers (Texas)

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Steve Rogers

Republican Party

Texas 268th District Court

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor

R. O'Neil Williams

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

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Steve Rogers (Republican Party) is a judge of the Texas 268th District Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Rogers (Republican Party) ran for election for the Place 4 judge of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Tonya Rolland McLaughlin defeated incumbent Charles Spain in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tonya Rolland McLaughlin (R)	53.4	1,188,161
		Charles Spain (D)	46.6	1,035,330

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,223,491
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Charles Spain defeated Derek Obialo in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles Spain	55.1	110,469
		Derek Obialo	44.9	90,153

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 200,622
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Tonya Rolland McLaughlin defeated Steve Rogers in the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tonya Rolland McLaughlin	51.9	149,814
		Steve Rogers	48.1	138,819

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 288,633
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rogers in this election.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Texas 268th District Court

Steve Rogers defeated incumbent R. O'Neil Williams in the general election for Texas 268th District Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Rogers (R)	50.2	121,755
		R. O'Neil Williams (D)	49.8	120,706

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 242,461
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 268th District Court

Incumbent R. O'Neil Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 268th District Court on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		R. O'Neil Williams	100.0	31,045

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,045
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 268th District Court

Steve Rogers advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 268th District Court on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Rogers	100.0	33,083

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,083
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Fort Bend County Attorney

Bridgette Smith-Lawson defeated Steve Rogers in the general election for Fort Bend County Attorney on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bridgette Smith-Lawson (D)	52.6	177,836
		Steve Rogers (R)	47.4	160,110

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 337,946
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Attorney

Bridgette Smith-Lawson defeated Sonia Rash in the Democratic primary runoff for Fort Bend County Attorney on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bridgette Smith-Lawson	64.8	25,253
		Sonia Rash	35.2	13,689

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,942
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Attorney

Bridgette Smith-Lawson and Sonia Rash advanced to a runoff. They defeated David Hunter in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Attorney on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bridgette Smith-Lawson	45.2	26,075
✔		Sonia Rash	37.8	21,786
	Submit photo	David Hunter	17.1	9,843

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,704
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Fort Bend County Attorney

Steve Rogers advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Attorney on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Rogers	100.0	46,416

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,416
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Steve Rogers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Steve Rogers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Steve Rogers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. 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.

Rogers is the only candidate qualified for the position of county attorney. Twenty-five year professional manager with MBA from top west coast school, licensed Attorney for sixteen years with fifteen years directly relevant experience in real estate, contracts, insurance, and advising executive management on reducing risk and costs.

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?

• Experienced
• Ethical
• Honest

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Putting families first in every relevant decision. Making sure those most vulnerable are protected and cared for while being a good steward of the county's assets.

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Campaign finance summary

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Steve Rogers campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4	Lost primary	$36,593	$33,782
Grand total			$36,593	$33,782
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

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