▁Le asing , ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁remain ▁until ▁his ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁Kansas ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Rog ers ' ▁first ▁elected ▁office ▁was ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁W ich ita ▁School ▁Board , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Kansas ▁Senate ' s ▁tradition ally ▁Republican ▁ 2 5 th ▁district , ▁replacing ▁out going ▁Senator ▁Michael ▁O ' D onn ell , ▁who ▁vac ated ▁the ▁seat ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁Sed g wick ▁County ▁Commission er . ▁In ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁Senator , ▁Rog ers ▁worked ▁to ▁" reverse ▁the ▁Brown back - Col yer ▁tax ▁experiment ▁and ▁invest ▁more ▁in ▁our ▁schools ." ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Laura ▁Kelly ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁selected ▁Rog ers ▁as ▁her ▁running ▁mate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Kansas ▁g ubern atorial ▁election . ▁On ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Kelly ▁and ▁Rog ers ▁defeated ▁the ▁Republican ▁ticket ▁of ▁K ris ▁Kob ach ▁and ▁W ink ▁Hart man ▁and ▁independent ▁ticket ▁of ▁Greg ▁Or man ▁and ▁John ▁D oll . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : K ansas ▁Democr ats ▁Category : K ansas ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : L