Chip Rogers

Chip Rogers
Member of the Georgia Senate
In office
2003–2012
Preceded byRobert Lamutt
Succeeded byBrandon Beach[1]
Personal details
Born (1968-05-03) May 3, 1968 (age 56)
Political partyRepublican
Alma materGeorgia Institute of Technology
J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University

William "Chip" Rogers (born May 3, 1968) is the former President and CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association and past President and CEO of Asian American Hotel Owners Association, the largest hotel owners association in the United States.[2][3][4] Rogers is a former American politician from the state of Georgia. He is a Republican and was first elected in 2002 to the Georgia House of Representatives,[5] in 2004 he was elected to the Georgia State Senate.[6] Rogers was elected Senate Majority Leader in 2008 and again in 2010.[7] In November 2012 Rogers resigned his position as Senate Majority Leader, and in December, he resigned his position in the state Senate.[8] He took up the position of host and Executive Producer of the statewide Georgia Public Broadcasting radio program Georgia Works. After being fired from that position, he became the President of AAHOA.

  1. ^ Torres, Kristina (9 January 2013). "Voters replace Chip Rogers, but two races headed to Feb. 5 runoff". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Hospitality Net - Chip Rogers has been named President at Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) in Atlanta - GA, USA".
  3. ^ "Board of Directors".
  4. ^ "Chip Rogers Named Interim President of AAHOA- HotelBusiness.com". Archived from the original on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  5. ^ Georgia Election Results. Official Results of the August 20, 2002 Primary Election – Senate. Sos.georgia.gov. Retrieved on 2012-05-27.
  6. ^ Georgia Election Results. Official Results of the July 20, 2004 Primary Election. Sos.georgia.gov. Retrieved on 2012-05-27.
  7. ^ "Chance takes over majority leader in Senate, Rogers out". Cherokee Ledger-News. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference AJC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).