Mitt Romney
“I’m happy to learn that after I speak you’re going to hear from Ann Coulter. That’s a good thing. I think it’s important to get the views of moderates.”
Quick Facts
| Born: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Residence: | Belmont, Massachusetts |
| Religion: | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
| Age: | 64 |
| Profession: | Businessman, Politician |
| Education: | Stanford University (Dropped out) Brigham Young University (BA) Harvard University (MBA, JD) |
| Experience: | Governor of Massachusetts 2008 U.S. Presidential Candidate CEO Bain & Co. U.S. Senator (MA) CEO 2002 Olympic Committee |
| Fun Facts: | Real name is Willard, but chose to be called Mitt Has half-brother named Glove Tithes only 9.5% of income but tells elders he tithes 10% Pioneered breathable Gore-Tex Mormon undergarments Hairdo has “stealthy” properties |
| Favorite TV Show: | Big Love (HBO) |
| Big Question: | Who cleans the blue diapers in the White House? |
Biography
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.
Romney is the son of George W. Romney (the former Governor of Michigan) and Lenore Romney. He was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and then served as a Mormon missionary in France. He received his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University, and thereafter earned Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration joint degrees from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. Romney entered the management consulting business which led to a position at Bain & Company, eventually serving as its CEO to lead it out of crisis. He was also co-founder and head of the spin-off company Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm which became highly profitable and one of the largest such firms in the nation, and the wealth Romney accumulated there would help fund all of his future political campaigns. He ran as the Republican candidate in the 1994 U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts but lost to incumbent Ted Kennedy. Romney organized and steered the 2002 Winter Olympics as President and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, and helped turn the troubled Games into a financial success.
Romney won the election for Governor of Massachusetts in 2002, but did not seek reelection in 2006. During his term, he presided over a series of spending cuts and increases in fees that eliminated a projected $3 billion deficit. He also signed into law the Massachusetts health care reform legislation, which provided near-universal health insurance access via subsidies and state-level mandates and was the first of its kind in the nation. During the course of his political career, his positions or rhetorical emphasis have shifted more towards American conservatism in several areas.
Romney ran for the Republican nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, winning several caucus and primary contests, though he ultimately lost the nomination to John McCain. In the following years he published No Apology: The Case for American Greatness and gave speeches and raised campaign funds on behalf of fellow Republicans. On June 2, 2011, Romney announced that he would seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Political observers and public opinion polls place him as a front-runner in the race.
Key Policy Positions:
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Poor People Suck: | |
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Videos
On Abortion
