ROGAN LEAVING PATENT OFFICE.Byline: Lisa Friedman Washington Bureau James E. Rogan, who represented parts of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. in Congress before losing in one of the most expensive House races in history, announced Tuesday he will leave his Commerce Department post and return to Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Rogan has served as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office undersecretary since 2001. He intends to leave Jan. 9, but said he does not know where in Southern California he will live. In a telephone interview Tuesday, Rogan - who represented a Burbank- Pasadena district for two terms - said he plans to complete his autobiography, ``Rough Edges,'' about ``what it was like to go from being the illegitimate ILLEGITIMATE. That which is contrary to law; it is usually applied to children born out of lawful wedlock. A bastard is sometimes called an illegitimate child. son of a convicted felon An individual who commits a crime of a serious nature, such as Burglary or murder. A person who commits a felony. felon n. a person who has been convicted of a felony, which is a crime punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison. ... and end up in politics as a Republican.'' The book, published by HarperCollins, is due out next summer. Rogan says his book includes only a passing mention of his role as one of the 13 House managers to prosecute the impeachment impeachment, formal accusation issued by a legislature against a public official charged with crime or other serious misconduct. In a looser sense the term is sometimes applied also to the trial by the legislature that may follow. trial of President Clinton - a performance that led to the congressman's being targeted for defeat in 2000. ``When people heard I was writing a book, that's what they thought it was about, and it isn't,'' he said. But Rogan's book does relate the story of being urged into politics by a young Bill Clinton, then the attorney general of Arkansas. ``I just throw that in the beginning of the book for irony, but it's not an impeachment book. In fact, the book ends when I first get elected to Congress,'' Rogan said. Rep. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. , D-Pasadena, defeated Rogan in an election that set a new record for congressional campaign spending. The opponents raised more than $10 million, and Rogan alone spent $6.8 million. As USPTO USPTO abbr. United States Patent and Trademark Office undersecretary, Rogan spearheaded a legislative initiative aimed at bolstering the quality of the patent-review process by improving the agency's operations and by using higher application fees to increase the number of examiners. As for plans to run for office in the future, Rogan said, ``It's possible. It's always possible.'' Lisa Friedman, (202) 662-8731 lisa.friedman(at)langnews.com |
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