LANSING — NBC News reported today that Mike Rogers abandoned Michigan and moved to Florida where he owns a mansion “valued at nearly $1.7 million.” Rogers claimed a “$50,000 homestead exemption” on the Cape Coral mansion in 2022, indicating it’s his primary residence.
Rogers quit Michigan nearly a decade ago, and he only moved back to the state last year ahead of his Senate campaign launch.
Read NBC News’ reporting on Mike Rogers moving back to Michigan after nine years solely to run for Senate:
NBC News: Democrats are trying to turn the GOP’s 2024 Senate contenders into Dr. Oz
- In Michigan, Democrats have pushed an unflattering narrative about former Rep. Mike Rogers, who returned… to run for Senate after relocating to Florida.
- …A recent article from Michigan Advance headlined, “Where is Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood?”— a report that highlighted the home that Mike Rogers and his wife own in Cape Coral, Florida. The home is valued at nearly $1.7 million, and the couple claimed a $50,000 homestead exemption on their last property tax bill, records show.
- “Michigan families won’t be fooled by Rogers after he abandoned them for Florida and walked through the revolving door to enrich himself with cushy corporate gigs,” said Sam Chan, a spokesperson for the Michigan Democratic Party.
See also: Michigan Advance: Where is Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood?
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