|Democrat<ref>Later he switched parties and in 2012 left the Republican Party too.</ref>
|Louisiana Governor
|Louisiana Governor
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|"we've had a betrayal by a governor who has been on the record as pro-life" <ref>Quoting Burke Balch, a state legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee. [http://articles.latimes.com/1990-07-28/news/mn-559_1_u-s-abortion-bill] </ref>
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|"We've had a betrayal by a governor who has been on the record as pro-life" <ref>Quoting Burke Balch, a state legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee. [http://articles.latimes.com/1990-07-28/news/mn-559_1_u-s-abortion-bill] </ref>
|vetoed a pro-life bill passed by overwhelming majorities in the legislature
|vetoed a pro-life bill passed by overwhelming majorities in the legislature
|the legislature overrode his veto; Roemer was defeated for reelection and could never win an election again
|the legislature overrode his veto; Roemer was defeated for reelection and could never win an election again