 Congressman Hal Rogers is now Kentucky's longest-serving congressman. On Thursday, Rogers reached 14,852 days in office, surpassing late Congressman Bill Natcher by one day. A celebration was held in the State Capitol Thursday to mark the occasion. You're not perceived as a 40-year veteran. You're not perceived as the chairman of the Appropriations Committee. You're perceived as Hal, our neighbor, somebody we've known, somebody you trust, that you don't call him Mr. Rogers, you don't call him Congressman Rogers, you call him Hal. While 40 years and 21 consecutive terms is an incredible accomplishment in and of itself, you need to look no further than the impact that he has had on the people of his district, the people of Eastern Kentucky over those 40 years to fully appreciate the work that he has done. In my case, 40 years is not enough. I've got more to do and more questions to ask, more promises to keep, more people in need. And obviously, I think you feel the same way. So let's go get him. Rogers was first elected in 1980 and is now in his 21st term in office. And he apparently plans to add to his lead. He's already announced he has plans to run for a 22nd term next year.