Buddy Roemer is running for president of the United States in 2012. A former Democrat, who turned Republican in 1991, he is hoping to become the next leader of the free world. Roemer's platform highlights many of the issues that have been dominating the news the past few weeks; campaign finance, corporate greed, and job creation. A vocal advocate for getting special interest groups out of political campaigns, Roemer is only accepting donations of 100 dollars or less, from individuals, to fund his campaign. While he is a second-tier candidate at this point, he challenges other candidates to acknowledge flaws in our electoral system that most have benefited from and hence chosen to ignore. PLATFORM
- Bring back US manufacturing jobs
- Revise tax code to make it harder for companies to send jobs overseas
- No campaign donations from special interest groups and PAC's
- Deregulate small businesses so they can grow
- Energy independence
- Reduce federal spending by 1% of GDP for 5 years
- Immigration reform that seals the borders but allows legal immigration
- Strengthen national defense
- Repeal Obamacare and come up with another plan
- Does not personally support gay marriage but believes states should be able to make their own decisions
- Believes tight limits on abortion are unconstitutionally restrictive
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
- US House of Representatives (Democrat-Louisiana) 1981 - 1988
- Sided with Reagan on many of his policies
- Governor of Louisiana (Democrat til '91 then Republican) 1988 - 1992
- Toughened campaign finance laws
- Increased teacher pay
- Addressed environmental deficiencies
- Brought riverboat gambling to LA
- Founded 2 banks
- Chairman of The Sterling Group (1992 - 1997)
- Specialized in international trade of plastic raw materials between US and Mexico
- Current President and CEO of Business First Bank
Buddy Roemer on the Issues
Buddy Roemer for President
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