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	Roeber, Herman — of Manitowoc County, Wis. Socialist. Candidate for Wisconsin state assembly from Manitowoc County 2nd District, 1902. Burial location unknown.
	Roeber, William — of Manchester, Bennington County, Vt. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

	Roebling, Joseph M. — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936, 1940, 1948, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Roebling, Mary G. — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1956, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.
	Roebling, William R. — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

	Roebuck, Elmo D. — Member of Virgin Islands legislature, 1973-84, 1989-92; president of the Virgin Islands legislature, 1975-80, 1983. Still living as of 1992.
	Roebuck, Louis E. — of Indiana. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Roebuck, P. J. — of Lancaster County, Pa. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state senate 14th District, 1875-78. Burial location unknown.
	Roebuck, S. T. See Sidney Theodore Roebuck
	Roebuck, Sidney Theodore (1901-1982) — also known as S. T. Roebuck — of Newton, Newton County, Miss. Born in Attala County, Miss., 1901. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi state house of representatives; secretary of Mississippi Democratic Party, 1937; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1940. Died from an accidental overdose of Coumadin (Warfarin), 1982 (age about 81 years). Interment at Lakewood Memorial Park, Jackson, Miss.

ROEDE: See also John David Ashcroft

Roedel, Charles K. — of Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924. Burial location unknown.

	Roeder, Frank F. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924. Burial location unknown.
	Roeder, Richard — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 2008. Still living as of 2008.

Roederer, David (born c.1951) — of Johnston, Polk County, Iowa. Born about 1951. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 2004, 2008. Still living as of 2008.

	Roeding, Dick See Richard L. Roeding
	Roeding, Richard L. (b. 1930) — also known as Dick Roeding — of Lakeside Park, Kenton County, Ky. Born November 28, 1930. Republican. Pharmacist; member of Kentucky state senate 24th District, 1991-. Catholic. Member, Lions. Still living as of 2004.

Roeger, Anton, Jr. — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956, 1960 (alternate). Still living as of 1960.

	ROEGNER: See also George Anthony Dondero
	Roegner, John J. — of Passaic County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1921-23. Burial location unknown.

Roeh, Hans — of Round Lake Beach, Lake County, Ill. Village president of Round Lake Beach, Illinois, 1937-39. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Roehl, Carl P. — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 1st District, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Roehler, Waldemar J. — of Illinois. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Roehlk, Henry — of St. Charles, Kane County, Ill. Mayor of St. Charles, Ill., 1925. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

	Roehm, George — of New York. Socialist. Candidate for New York state senate 39th District, 1926. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Roehm, John G. — Socialist. Candidate for New York state senate 39th District, 1922. Burial location unknown.

	Roehr, Edward H. M. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1897. Burial location unknown.
	Roehr, Julius Edward (b. 1860) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 6, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Wisconsin state assembly, 1892; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1896; member of Wisconsin state senate 8th District, 1897-1903. Burial location unknown.

Roehrich, (need first name) — of Union County, N.J. Socialist Labor candidate for New Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1909. Burial location unknown.

Roehrick, John P. — of Iowa. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1986. Still living as of 1986.

	Roehrig, Henry — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Mayor of Wyandotte, Mich.; elected 1900. Burial location unknown.
	Roehrig, Lawrence A. — of Linden, Genesee County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2000, 2004; member, Credentials Committee, 2008. Still living as of 2008.

ROEL: See also Roel Campos

ROELAFSON: See also Isaac R. Srope

ROELIF: See also Henry Roelif Brinkerhoff

ROELOFFS: See also Pieter Van Brugh

Roelofs, George E. — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1899, 1919; Prohibition candidate for Michigan state senate 16th District, 1916; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1916. Burial location unknown.

ROELUF: See also Roeluf Van Houten

	ROEMER: See also David Harrison — Fred Allan Hartley, Jr.
	Roemer, Adeline — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
	Roemer, Buddy See Charles Elson Roemer III
	Roemer, Charles Elson III (b. 1943) — also known as Charles Roemer III; Buddy Roemer — of Bossier City, Bossier Parish, La.; Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., October 4, 1943. Delegate to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1972; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1981-88; defeated (Democratic), 1978; resigned 1988; Governor of Louisiana, 1988-92; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 2008. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 2009.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
	Roemer, Ernest, Jr. — of Millville, Cumberland County, N.J. Republican. Member of New Jersey Republican State Committee, 1976. Still living as of 1976.
	Roemer, Gloria G. — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1990. Female. Still living as of 1990.
	Roemer, Robert L. — of Appleton, Outagamie County, Wis. Mayor of Appleton, Wis., 1950-56. Still living as of 1956.
	Roemer, Ronal J. — of Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
	Roemer, Tim See Timothy John Roemer
	Roemer, Timothy John (b. 1956) — also known as Tim Roemer — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., October 30, 1956. Democrat. Staff, U.S. Rep. John Brademas, 1978-79; staff, U.S. Sen. Dennis DeConcini, 1985-89; U.S. Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1991-2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1996, 2000. Catholic. Still living as of 2009.   Relatives: Son-in-law of John Bennett Johnston, Jr..   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier

	ROEMHILD: See also William Richard Thom
	Roemhild, Joseph, Jr. — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Erie County 7th District, 1916. Burial location unknown.

Roemler, Charles O. — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Roemmele, Herbert — of Maplewood, Essex County, N.J. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1960. Still living as of 1960.

Roemmelt, Michael — of Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for New York state assembly 28th District, 2000. Still living as of 2000.

Roepke, William L. — of Rice County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state senate 18th District, 1927-28; defeated, 1942. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Roer, William — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Candidate in primary for mayor of Phoenix, Ariz., 1930. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Roerick, Ray — of Broadus, Powder River County, Mont. Republican. Candidate in primary for Montana state senate 20th District, 2010. Still living as of 2010.

	ROESCH: See also Deane Roesch Hinton — Frederick Steiwer
	Roesch, Anna M. — of Easton, Northampton County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Roesch, Charles E. — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Republican. Mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1930-33. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Roesch, George F. — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1883, 1885, 1888-89; member of New York state senate 7th District, 1890-93. Burial location unknown.
	Roesch, Joseph L. — of New York. Democrat. Candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1947. Still living as of 1947.

Roese, William — of Bay County, Mich. Socialist. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Roeser, Bill — of Southfield Township, Oakland County, Mich. Supervisor of Southfield Township, Michigan; elected 1947. Still living as of 1947.

	Roesler, Alfred D. — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak.; Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 52nd District, 1939-40; member of South Dakota state senate 33rd District, 1941-60. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Roesler, Andrew — of Kansas. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas 7th District, 1903. Burial location unknown.

Roess, Sherry — of St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.

ROESSEL: See also Reuben C. Ullrich

Roesser, Jean W. — of Potomac, Montgomery County, Md. Republican. Member of Maryland state senate 15th District; elected 1998. Still living as of 1998.

Roessler, Samuel — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Roessner, Gilbert G. — of Summit, Union County, N.J. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1972. Still living as of 1972.

	Roethe, A. G. — of Highland, Iowa County, Wis. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912. Burial location unknown.
	Roethe, Leo — of Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wis. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1960. Still living as of 1960.

Roethel, Romaine — of Novi, Oakland County, Mich. Mayor of Novi, Mich., 1977-81. Still living as of 1981.

	Roethlisberger, Fred A. — of Allen, Hillsdale County, Mich.; Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900 (alternate), 1904. Burial location unknown.
	Roethlisberger, Rudy — of Dane County, Wis. Republican. Candidate for Wisconsin state assembly from Dane County 3rd District, 1948. Still living as of 1948.

Roetman, John J. — of Meridian Township, Ingham County, Mich. Republican. Supervisor of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1969-73; appointed 1969. Still living as of 1973.

Roetschke, Fred — of Vernon, Wilbarger County, Tex. Mayor of Vernon, Tex., 1953-55. Still living as of 1955.

	ROETTGER: See also Sally Roettger-Harrell
	Roettger, Lloyd — Republican. Candidate for Oklahoma superintendent of public instruction, 2002. Still living as of 2002.

Roettger-Harrell, Sally — of DeKalb County, Ga. Democrat. Social worker; member of Georgia state house of representatives 62nd District, 2001. Female. Still living as of 2001.

	ROETZEL: See also William Dennis Jochems
	Roetzel, H. J. — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1908, 1912 (alternate). Burial location unknown.

Roetzer, George C., Jr. — of Erie County, N.Y. Liberal. Candidate for New York state assembly 140th District, 1966. Still living as of 1966.

Roewer, George R. — of Massachusetts. Socialist. Lawyer; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920. Burial location unknown.

Roffey, Diana Joan — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.

Roffignac, Joseph (1766-1846) — also known as Louis Philippe Joseph de Rouffignac — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Angoulême, France, 1766. Mayor of New Orleans, La., 1820-28. French ancestry. Fled France in 1789 to escape the guillotine, presumably over disloyalty to the revolutionary regime. Suffered a stroke, and dropped the gun he was holding, which accidentally discharged, shooting him in the head and killing him, in Périgueux, France, 1846 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.

Rog, Jennifer — Libertarian. Candidate for New York state senate 42nd District, 2002. Female. Still living as of 2002.

Rogalin, Wilma C. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Republican. Vice-chair of New York Republican Party, 1963; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.

	Rogan, Bob — of Washington, D.C. Democrat. Member, Credentials Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
	Rogan, James E. (b. 1957) — of Glendale, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., August 21, 1957. Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in California, 1990-94; member of California state assembly, 1994-96; U.S. Representative from California 27th District, 1997-2001; defeated, 2000. Undersecretary of Commerce and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2001. Still living as of 2009.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier   Books by James E. Rogan: Rough Edges : My Unlikely Road from Welfare to Washington (2004)
	Rogan, John — of New York. American Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1942. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Rogan, Joseph F. — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916, 1928. Burial location unknown.
	Rogan, Nat — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 6th California District, 1941. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Rogan, Paul J. (b. 1918) — of Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.; Brookfield, Waukesha County, Wis. Born in Eagle, Walworth County, Wis., August 21, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Rusk and Sawyer counties; elected 1948, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952 (alternate), 1960 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); member of Wisconsin state senate; elected 1952, 1954. Member, Jaycees. Still living as of 1960.
	Rogan, Richard — of Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1952. Still living as of 1952.

Rogaski, Alex — of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948. Still living as of 1948.

Rogde, Peter J. (b. 1864) — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Lee County, Ill., February 4, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; Minnehaha County State's Attorney, 1895-96; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903

ROGELIO: See also Rogelio Dominguez

	Rogells, F. Onell — of Florida. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Florida 7th District, 1962. Still living as of 1962.
	Rogells, Onell See F. Onell Rogells

Rogeness, Mary S. — of Longmeadow, Hampden County, Mass. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Second Hampden District; elected 2002. Female. Still living as of 2002.

Roger, Eleanor J. — of Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.

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