Bill Roemer
William Roemer (born August 21, 1956) is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 38th district since 2019. A Republican, Roemer's district includes the western suburbs of Akron and Canton. He is serving his second term in the House of Representatives. In 2010, Roemer ran for Summit County Council at large and was successful. He served 4 years and then, in 2015 ran for the Summit Educational Services Center Board of Governors winning the election. In 2016, Roemer ran for Summit County Executive, but lost. Two years later when state Representative Marilyn Slaby announced  that she would not seek reelection, Roemer announced his candidacy for her state House seat. He would easily win the seat against Democrat Elliott Kolkovich with 58% of the vote. In 2020, he handily defeated fellow Richfield resident Democrat Joe Campbell 61% to 39%. He serves on the Finance, Commerce and Labor, Financial Institutions and Ways and Means committees. Additionally, Roemer is the chairman of the Ohio House Health and Human Services sub-committee. During his time in the House, Roemer has had several bills passed into law primarily dealing with taxation and regulatory reform. A longtime community leader in  Summit County, Roemer served as a member of Summit County Council and as Vice President of the Summit ESC Board of Governors, which helps provide important educational services to children throughout the community. For 16 years, Roemer has worked as a substitute teacher in the Revere School District, teaching students in upper level math and tutoring children as well. Active in the local community, Roemer volunteered as president, treasurer and commissioner of Revere Baseball over the last 27 years. As manager of the high school travel program, his teams have four championships in the last ten years. Additionally, Roemer served  on the executive committee of the Cuyahoga Valley Regional Council of Governments and the Akron General Hospital Member Advisory Committee. Roemer has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Case Western Reserve University, where he graduated summa cum laude. He also earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Weatherhead School of Management of Case Western Reserve University. He is a former instructor of finance at Myers University. Roemer is a retired AT&T sales director and a Certified Public Accountant, who previously worked in regulatory accounting. Rep. Roemer resides in Richfield with his family.