Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
SOUTH BEND - U.S. Rep. Tim Roemer announced plans to retire today, although he will remain active in his final 24 months of office.
The congressman, 44, said he will remain an active legislator while finishing his sixth term.
U.S. representatives serve two-year terms and Roemer's ends January 2003.
"It has been a great honor and privilege to represent Indiana's Third District in Congress," he said. "With four young children at home (under the age of 7), however, it is time to put my family first and step back from public life.
"I can't begin to express how grateful I am to the residents of this district for giving me the honor of serving in Congress."
Roemer and his wife, Sally, maintain homes in the South Bend area and in Washington, D.C.
