Background
Rogers was born on July 8, 1964 in Omaha, Nebraska to Joe Louis Rogers and Lola Marie Rogers.
Rogers was born on July 8, 1964 in Omaha, Nebraska to Joe Louis Rogers and Lola Marie Rogers.
Degree in business, Colorado State University, 1986. Juris Doctor, Arizona State University, 1989.
He later moved with his family to Colorado. He received his bachelor"s degree from Colorado State University and his law degree from Arizona State University College of Law. He then practiced law in Colorado.
In 1996, Rogers ran for Colorado"s First Congressional District as a Republican, gaining 42% of the vote.
In 1998 he became the second black lieutenant governor of Colorado after George L. Brown, who served from 1975 to 1979. Personal and political conflicts with his running mate, Governor Bill Owens, kept him off the reelection ticket in 2002.
Rogers died after being admitted to the hospital due to back pains on October 7, 2013.
Past attorney Lend A Lawyer Program, Colorado. Member Denver Bar Association (board director credit union 1990-1993), Colorado Bar Association, Sam Carey Bar Association.
Married Juanita (Kay). Children: Trent, Jordan, Haley.
