The Honorable Tim Roemer
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From the floor of the U.S. Congress to the
chambers of the 9/11 Commission, Tim Roemer has
dedicated his professional career to
strengthening national security and improving
education in America. As Congressman from
the Third District of Indiana (1991-2003),
Roemer was recognized for his successful
leadership on legislation that helped improve
America’s competitiveness by balancing the
federal budget, reforming elementary and
secondary public education and improving the
affordability of higher education.
After the attacks of September 11th,
Roemer used his position on the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence to support the
work of a Joint Congressional Inquiry into the
nature of the attacks. Roemer also was
the key sponsor of legislation to establish the
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon
the United States, known as “The 9/11
Commission.”
Since leaving Congress in 2003, Roemer
has continued to work on developing ways to
strengthen national security as President of
the Center for National Policy. He
has promoted new ideas on national security
issues on NBC Nightly News, CNN, FOX, NPR and
in the pages of the New York Times, Wall Street
Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, Time
Magazine, U.S. News and World Report and
others. As a Distinguished Scholar at the
Mercatus Center at George Mason University,
Roemer works with Members of Congress and staff
to improve public policy outcomes by teaching
on the legislative branch and policy analysis.
Roemer was well acquainted with Capitol
Hill before he served in Congress, having
worked on the staffs of Representative John
Brademas of Indiana (1978-1979) and Senator
Dennis DeConcini of Arizona (1985-1989). Roemer
currently serves on the board of the Osh Kosh
Truck Corporation, the Adams Memorial
Foundation, and the Meridian International
Center. He previously served on the board of
the Trust for Historic Preservation. He holds a
PhD in American Government from the University
of Notre Dame. Roemer also earned his MA from
Notre Dame and received his B.A. from the
University of California, San Diego.
Tim Roemer married Sally Johnston in 1989
and they have four children: Patrick, Matthew,
Sarah and Grace. They attend St. Thomas a’
Becket Catholic Church and live in Great Falls,
Virginia. Roemer enjoys coaching his
children’s basketball teams, reading history
and biography, playing sports, and collecting
old, used first edition books.
