U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and representative for Alabama’s 3rd district since 2003, has expressed support for President Trump’s decision to move the Space Command headquarters to Huntsville, Alabama.
“Space Command is finally coming home to Alabama. This announcement by President Trump is yet another in a long line of strong decisions that benefit America’s national security.
“Alabama was chosen in 2021 because it was the absolute best location for the Space Command headquarters. Today, in 2025, it remains the best location for our national security and for the taxpayer. This basing decision has been affirmed and reaffirmed by multiple agencies and multiple officials throughout both the Trump and Biden administrations. Biden was content to have Space Command located in the fourth best location because it served him politically. The differences between him and President Trump has never been clearer.
“On this historic day, I am extremely proud to be an American, proud to be an Alabamian, and proud to support the Administration who made this possible.”
Rogers has represented Alabama’s 3rd District since replacing Bob Riley in Congress in 2003. Before his tenure in Congress, he served on the Calhoun County Commission from 1987 to 1990 and later as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1994 until his election to Congress in 2002.
Born in Hammond, Indiana in 1958, Rogers now lives in Weaver. He graduated from Jacksonville State University with a BA in 1981 and earned his JD from Birmingham School of Law ten years later.
