Roy Rudolf Romer was born on October 31,1928 and is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Colorado from 1987 to 1999, and subsequently as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2000 to 2006.
14 Facts About Roy Romer
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Roy Romer grew up in the southeastern Colorado town of Holly.
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Roy Romer received a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from Colorado State University in 1950, where he served for one year as President of the Associated Students of Colorado State University.
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Roy Romer later received a law degree from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1952.
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Roy Romer studied ethics for one year at Yale Divinity School, and was a legal officer in the US Air Force.
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Roy Romer's son Paul Romer is a Nobel Prize winning economist, and another son Chris Romer was elected to a Colorado State Senate seat from Denver in November 2006.
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Roy Romer was active in the management of his family's agricultural operations throughout Colorado.
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Roy Romer served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1958 to 1962 and in the Colorado Senate from 1962 to 1966.
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In 1966, Roy Romer unsuccessfully challenged Republican US Senator Gordon Allott.
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Roy Romer was Colorado State Treasurer from 1977 to 1987, and a member of the governor's cabinet.
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Roy Romer was first elected as governor in 1986, and re-elected in 1990 and 1994; he was the second Colorado governor to serve three terms.
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Roy Romer served as national vice chair of the Democratic Leadership Council, and was a national co-chairman of the Clinton-Gore '96 campaign.
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In January 1997, Roy Romer was elected to serve as general chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
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From 1992 to 1993, Roy Romer served as chair of the National Governors Association.