Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney | |
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| United States Senator from Utah | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Orrin Hatch |
| Succeeded by | John Curtis |
| 70th Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office January 2, 2003 – January 4, 2007 | |
| Lieutenant | Kerry Healey |
| Preceded by | Paul Cellucci Jane Swift (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Deval Patrick |
| Republican Nominee | |
| In office July 14, 2012 – June 7, 2016 | |
| Vice Presidential nominee | Paul Ryan |
| Preceded by | Jonathan McCain |
| Succeeded by | Donald Trump |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willard Mitt Romney March 12, 1947 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Romney (1969–present) |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Holladay, Utah, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University (BA) Harvard University (MBA, JD) |
| Profession | Management consultant, Venture capitalist, Private equity |
| Net worth | US $190–250 million (2012) |
| Positions | Cofounder and CEO, Bain Capital (1984–2002) CEO, Bain & Company (1991–92) CEO, 2002 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee (1999–2002) |
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| Website | MittRomney.com |
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947), usually called Mitt Romney, is an American politician and businessman. Romney was the United States senator from Utah from January 3, 2019 to January 3, 2025. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts serving from 2003 to 2007. He ran for the Republican Party nomination in the 2008 election, but lost the nomination to United States senator John McCain of Arizona.
Romney would run again for the nomination in the 2012 election, only this time winning the nomination beating former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and former Speaker Newt Gingrich. His running mate was U.S. Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. He ran against the incumbent President Barack Obama. He lost the election winning 206 of the electoral college to Obama's 332.
In the aftermath of the election, Romney remained low in politics and in the 2016 presidential election, Romney was a critic of Donald Trump and would endorse former Governor Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party. After the election of Trump, it was thought that Trump would pick Romney as Secretary of State, but the position went to businessman Rex Tillerson.[1][2]
After Utah Senator Orrin Hatch retired on February 16, 2018, Romney became a candidate for the United States senate in the 2018 election.[3] In June 2018, Romney won the Republican nomination for the Senate seat.[4] He won the general election in a landslide victory replacing retiring Senator Orrin Hatch.
Early life
[change | change source]Romney was born in Detroit. His father, George Romney, was an auto executive and Governor of Michigan and his mother Lenore Romney, was an actress and politician. When Mitt was young, he served a Mormon mission in France. Romney graduated from Brigham Young University, in 1971, and later went to Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School. In the 1980s, Romney was one of the leaders of Bain Capital, a company that bought other companies and tried to make them more profitable. In 1994, Romney ran for the United States Senate against Ted Kennedy, but lost. Romney was in charge of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, which helped run the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.[5] Romney took over the committee after a scandal where some people were being bribed.
Career
[change | change source]After success with the Olympics, Romney became Governor of Massachusetts. While Governor, he was one of the supporters of Massachusetts' health care plan though he now opposes Barack Obama's health care plan. Both plans are very similar.[6][7]
He ran for president in 2008, but the Republican Party nominated John McCain instead.[8] He ran again in 2012 and was nominated to be the main Republican candidate against President Barack Obama, but lost the election.[9]
Political life
[change | change source]2012 presidential campaign
[change | change source]Beginning of the campaign
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After winning the Republican Party presidential primaries in 2012, Mitt Romney took part of the United States presidential election. He won the primaries against its major rivals Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich. Right after his winning in the republican primaries and access to the 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney has been critiqued by the Democratic Party (United States) for being part in the board of directors for the company Bain Capital Inc. from 1999 to 2002. During these three years, purchases of different companies by Bain Capital led to relocation of high-tech jobs in the United States to Mexico and China.[10] In these uncertain economic times, this charge was unpopular with the average American. The Democratic Party (United States) also revealed with the help of the American Broadcasting Company that Mitt Romney has bank accounts in the Cayman Islands which would allow him to stare money over U.S. tax laws . About this guilt, Mitt Romney said during his campaign in New Hampshire :"{…} if there's an opportunity to save taxes, we like anybody else in this country will follow that opportunity.”.[11]
The first presidential TV debate
[change | change source]During the first televised debate of the presidential campaign, Mitt Romney accused President Obama of having plunged America into the deepest economic crisis since the 1930s. He also suggests that President Barack Obama had not met its promises during his presidential previous mandate like increase the real income of the average American family.[12] Mitt Romney made a provision to which pleased many American citizens during the debate that allowed him to gain some points to national survey and even surpass Barack Obama in the voting intentions of Americans.[13]
The 47% story
[change | change source]After the first debate, an internet site named www.motherjones.com revealed on Monday September. 17, 2012 a YouTube video of Mitt Romney talking about some people of the United States who live at the expense of the state.
In this video he said: "There