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'''Charles Elson Roemer, III''', known as '''Buddy Roemer''' (October 4, 1943 – May 17, 2021),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox8live.com/2021/05/17/former-la-governor-buddy-roemer-dies/|title=Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer dies|publisher=Fox 8|accessdate=May 17, 2021}}</ref> was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned [[Reform Party]] who served a single term from 1988 to 1992 as governor of the U.S. state of [[Louisiana]]. Prior to his governorship, Roemer was from 1981 to 1988 a Democratic member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Louisiana's Fourth Congressional District, a seat now held by the Republican [[Mike Johnson|James Michael "Mike" Johnson]] of Benton in Bossier Parish.
'''Charles Elson Roemer, III''', known as '''Buddy Roemer''' (October 4, 1943 – May 17, 2021),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox8live.com/2021/05/17/former-la-governor-buddy-roemer-dies/|title=Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer dies|publisher=Fox 8|accessdate=May 17, 2021}}</ref> was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned [[Reform Party]]-returned Republican who served a single term from 1988 to 1992 as governor of the U.S. state of [[Louisiana]]. Prior to his governorship, Roemer was from 1981 to 1988 a Democratic member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Louisiana's Fourth Congressional District, a seat now held by the Republican [[Mike Johnson|James Michael "Mike" Johnson]] of Benton in Bossier Parish.
Roemer is the son of the late [[Charles E. Roemer, II]], an agri-businessman prominent in Democratic politics, and the former Adeline McDade. Reared in Bossier Parish, he graduated from Bossier High School in [[Bossier City]] and [[Harvard University]] in [[Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]].
Roemer is the son of the late [[Charles E. Roemer, II]], an agri-businessman prominent in Democratic politics, and the former Adeline McDade. Reared in Bossier Parish, he graduated from Bossier High School in [[Bossier City]] and [[Harvard University]] in [[Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]].