Jim Rogers (politician)

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Jim Rogers (actually: Jimmie Hugh Rogers, Sr. ) ( March 25, 1935 - November 11, 2014 ) was a multiple candidate for political office. In 2010 he fought for the Democratic Party for a seat in the Oklahoma Senate , but lost to Senator Tom Coburn . He challenged Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election primaries .

Life

Rogers was known to be very protective of his privacy. He rarely spoke to the media and declined to participate in debates. Although he has revealed that his top priorities as a presidential candidate are to stop outsourcing jobs and curb national debt , he has failed to make his overall political positions known.

It is confirmed that he was a lecturer at various colleges, but Rogers has refused to publicly disclose which ones he taught. It was later announced that Rogers has said that he was u. a. Seminole State College, Connors State College and Langston University taught, which they confirmed upon request.

Jim Rogers was born in Atoka County in 1935 . He earned a bachelor's degree from Oklahoma Baptist University and a master's degree from the University of Wyoming . Rogers was once married and divorced. Before the divorce, he and his wife had a son. For much of his life he lived in Midwest City . Rogers was a member of the Southern Baptist Convention . He was ordained and briefed as a pastor in a small church in rural Oklahoma .

Rogers died on November 11, 2014 at the age of 79.

politics

Rogers tried unsuccessfully for the Democratic US Senate nomination in 2002, 2004 and 2008. In 2006 he took part in the election for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma . He did not succeed in becoming lieutenant governor of Oklahoma .

Senate elections 2010

After a brief campaign, Rogers won the 2010 Democratic primary with 65% of the vote.

In the Senate elections, incumbent Senator Tom Coburn was able to maintain his Senate seat with 71% of the vote. 26% of the voters voted for Rogers.

Presidential primaries

Rogers was on the ballot in the 2008 Oklahoma primary , where he received nearly 4,000 votes. This meant fifth place out of seven candidates. In the 2012 primaries , he participated again in Oklahoma and received 15,535 votes (13.8%). The three committed delegates theoretically achieved in this way were not recognized for the Democratic National Convention because they failed to meet the 15% threshold .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Argo, Burnis: Teacher Under Cimarron Spell . In: The Oklahoman . September 6, 1985. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ a b c Bisbee, Julie: Perennial candidate Jim Rogers is Dems' Senate nominee . In: Tulsa World . August 2, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ a b c d e Oklahoma Senate Candidate Jim Rogers Has a Name - but Not Much Else. In: Politics Daily . October 26, 2010, accessed February 15, 2012 .
  4. ↑ a b c d e f 2012 Oklahoma Senate Candidates: Jim Rogers. (No longer available online.) TownHall.com , archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; Retrieved February 15, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / townhall.com
  5. ↑ a b Hales, Donna: US Senate bios. In: Muskogee Phoenix . July 25, 2004, accessed February 16, 2012 .
  6. ↑ a b c JIMMIE HUGH ROGERS, SR. March 25, 1935 - November 11, 2014 . Brownsfuneralserviceatokaok.com. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  7. ^ Bisbee, Julie: Oklahoma elections: Democratic outsider challenges Coburn for Senate . In: The Okalohoman . August 1, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  8. ^ Election Statistics . Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
  9. ^ Presidential Preferential Primary Election . OKLAHOMA STATE ELECTION BOARD. February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on February 8, 2008. Retrieved on February 15, 2012.
  10. ↑ McNutt, Michael: Oklahoman among hopefuls to run against President Obama . In: The Oklahoman . December 7, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  11. ↑ Dinan, Stephen: Obama renomination won't be unanimous . In: The Washington Times . March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.

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personal data
SURNAME Rogers, Jim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rogers, Jimmie; Rogers, Jimmie Hugh senior (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician (Democratic Party)
DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1935
DATE OF DEATH November 11, 2014