Mike Rogers: 204,070 votes; 56.4%

(Three minor parties received 3.2% of the vote.)

Total votes: 361,810.

2006 Cycle
$5735 for “fundraising expenses” (7/21/06)

2004 Cycle
$7254 for a “MIKE R Fund golf outing (8/10/04) and $2194 for “fundraising expenses” (7/17/03)

2002 Cycle
$1944 for “reimbursement for golf event” (8/13/02)

East Lansing, MI –Two new TV spots feature Mike Rogers extolling the virtues of “harnessing the wind,” as well as the sun and biomass to reduce dependence on foreign oil. In one ad, Rogers lists wind, solar energy, American oil, alternative fuel and energy-efficient cars as ways to create jobs and make America energy-independent. In another, he mentions nuclear power, wind, solar energy and biomass with no reference to domestic oil.

Rogers’ Democratic challenger Bob Alexander (in a view supported by Friday’s endorsement of Alexander by The Lansing State Journal) points out that Rogers has voted consistently and recently against tax incentives for alternative energy, and in support of the domestic oil industry:

*Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008)

*Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008)

*Voted NO on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007)

*Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007)

*Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006)

*Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refineries. (Jun 2006)

*Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005)

*Voted YES on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)

*Voted YES on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)

*Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)

*Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)

*Rated 17% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence. (Dec 2006)

Alexander also states that Rogers’ much-touted “Energy Independence Act” (H.R. 6161) is inconsistent with his media ads, since it focuses almost entirely on domestic oil and nuclear energy and contains little attention to or funding for renewable energy sources.

Alexander has consistently spoken in favor of developing alternative and clean renewable energy sources to make the U.S. energy independent, to create jobs, and to protect the environment. According to Alexander, Republicans such as Rogers are now “jumping on the bandwagon” of supporting alternative energy sources because voters support the idea. Based on Rogers’ record of voting against renewable energy, against environmental issues, and in favor of the domestic oil industry, coupled with the contents of his own energy bill, it is difficult to believe that he has genuinely changed his positions or that he will aggressively pursue the development of renewables if he is re-elected.

Rogers hasn’t done job; vote Alexander
A Lansing State Journal editorial

See list of other endorsements below.

challengers in emerging races, all of whom were nominated by you. These candidates have worked hard and made their races competitive, often without much support from traditional Democratic institutions. I’d like to give their GOTV operations a big boost, but to do that we’re going to need your help. Our goal is to raise $50,000 so that we can contribute $5,000 to each of these 10 candidates.

Please note that donations will have maximum impact for the Alexander campaign if they are made directly instead of through the Progressive Patriots fund. The Alexander campaign receives 100% of your direct donation, versus 10% of a contribution made to the Progressive Patriots Fund.

East Lansing, MI - Clean Water Action has endorsed 8^th District Democratic Congressional nominee Bob Alexander. CWA is a 36-year old grassroots organization with 1.2 million members, which works “to protect America’s waters, build healthy communities and make democracy work for all of us.”

Alexander supports passage of The Clean Water Restoration Act. “For more than four decades I have been active in reversing the pollution we have created and allowed, especially in our surface water and ground water.” He has also stated that he will co-sponsor funding increases for the federal Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs, and “urge implementation of new, inexpensive techniques that are being used in other parts of the world with severe water shortages to better use of available water.”

One of Alexander’s top environmental priorities as a candidate is to maximize national efforts to conserve water needed for drinking and growing crops for food. He states, “our state and national laws must be modernized to ensure that water is used for the public good, and that ownership of a plot of land does not give its owner the right to drill and distribute water to make a profit.” He further notes that since “many parts of the nation will endure increasing shortages of water to drink, and for agriculture” he “supported the Great Lakes Compact…to preserve the quantity and quality of our fresh water.”

Alexander belongs to The Michigan Environmental Council, The national and Mid-Michigan Sierra Clubs, Clean Water Action, Michigan Conservation, The Land Conservancy, Urban Options, The Ecology Center of Ann Arbor and The Ann Arbor Recycling Center.