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Roemer is the son of Frances "Cookie" Demler Thomas (born 1942) and former Louisiana Governor [[Buddy Roemer]]. He has a sister, Caroline Roemer Shirley,<ref name=hayride/> and a half-brother, Dakota Frost Roemer (born 1980), from his father's second marriage to the former Patti Kaye Crocker. Roemer's paternal grandfather, [[Charles E. Roemer, II]], was a farmer and businessman in Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana and the commissioner of administration for Democratic former Governor [[Edwin Edwards]], later an intraparty rival of Buddy Roemer's. His grandmother, Adeline McDade Roemer (1923-2016) of Bossier Parish, ran unsuccessfully in 1988 for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat, which was had been held by Buddy Roemer for seven years prior to his governorship.  

Roemer is the son of Frances "Cookie" Demler Thomas (born 1942) and former Louisiana Governor [[Buddy Roemer]]. He has a sister, Caroline Roemer Shirley,<ref name=hayride/> and a half-brother, Dakota Frost Roemer (born 1980), from his father's second marriage to the former Patti Kaye Crocker. Roemer's paternal grandfather, [[Charles E. Roemer, II]], was a farmer and businessman in Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana and the commissioner of administration for Democratic former Governor [[Edwin Edwards]], later an intraparty rival of Buddy Roemer's. His grandmother, Adeline McDade Roemer (1923-2016) of Bossier Parish, ran unsuccessfully in 1988 for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat, which was had been held by Buddy Roemer for seven years prior to his governorship.  

   

   

Roemer graduated from Loyola College Prep School in [[Shreveport]] and from [[Harvard University]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]], shortly after his father left the Louisiana governorship in defeat. He is the managing partner of Roemer, Robinson, Melville, and Company, an investment management firm headquartered in Baton Rouge. In 2001, he was named one of the “Top 40 Business Persons (then) under the Age of 40” by the ''Baton Rouge Business Report.''<ref name=roemerbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.bese.louisiana.gov/about-bese/bese's-district-6-representative|title=Chas Roemer|publisher=bese.louisiana.gov|accessdate=October 24, 2013}}</ref>

Roemer graduated from Loyola College Prep School in [[Shreveport]] and from [[Harvard University]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]], shortly after his father left the Louisiana governorship in defeat. He is the managing partner of Roemer, Robinson, Melville, and Company, an investment management firm headquartered in Baton Rouge. In 2001, he was named one of the “Top 40 Business Persons (then) under the Age of 40” by the ''Baton Rouge Business Report.''<ref name=roemerbio>Chas Roemer Bio, Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education accessed October 24, 2013; material no longer available on-line.</ref>

   

   

Roemer and his wife, the former Tena Elizabeth Levatino (born 1972), have two children, a daughter named Adeline for his great-grandmother, and a son.

Roemer and his wife, the former Tena Elizabeth Levatino (born 1972), have two children, a daughter named Adeline for his great-grandmother, and a son.