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May 24, 2021 · Roemer is being remembered for successes in the business world, for successes during his time as governor that were often overshadowed by his troubles and for his devotion to reform.
Roemer was wounded by his mistakes as governor, while Edwards and Duke each had a passionate core group of supporters. Roemer placed third in the primary. One of the contributing factors to Roemer's defeat in the 1991 primary was a last-minute advertising barrage by Marine Shale owner Jack Kent.
May 17, 2021 · NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Buddy Roemer, a Harvard-educated reform-minded politician whose one tumultuous term as Louisiana’s governor was marked by bruising political battles over taxes, budgets and abortion, died Monday at age 77.
May 17, 2021 · Roemer was elected governor as a Democrat but switched to Republican while in the Governor's Mansion. He unseated former scandal-ridden Democratic Gov. Edwards Edwards with the campaign slogan ...
May 17, 2021 · His honesty and ambitious reforms challenged Louisiana to aim higher. Buddy’s time as congressman and governor helped shift Louisiana’s reputation away from ‘good old boy politics.’
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May 17, 2021 · Buddy Roemer, who rode a message of reform in the 1987 governor’s race to vault over three challengers and “slay the dragon” — scandal-torn three-time Gov. Edwin Edwards — but who lost ...
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May 27, 2021 · Roemer, a fierce reformer whose innovative vision was ultimately too much for voters to digest in a single term when painful budget cuts were also required, served as governor from 1988-1992....
