Mitt Romney
| Mitt Romney | ||
 | ||
| Candidate for | ||
| President of the United States | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Governor of Massachusetts | ||
| January 2, 2003 – January 4, 2007 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Brigham Young University (1971) | |
| Master's | Harvard Business School (1975) | |
| J.D. | Harvard Law School (1975) | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | March 12, 1947 | |
| Place of birth | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Religion | Mormon | |
| Websites | ||
| Personal website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
Contents |
Biography
Romney was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 12, 1947. His father, George Romney, was the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969 and US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973. He ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1968.[1]
Mitt Romney began his career working for management consulting firm Bain & Company, going on to found investment firm Bain Capital in 1984. In 1999 he served as President of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, overseeing the 2002 Winter Olympics.[2]
Education
- Bachelors degree, Brigham Young University, 1971
- Masters in Business Administration, Harvard Business School, 1975
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1975
Elections
2012
Romney ran for President of the United States in 2012.[3] On August 11, 2012, Romney selected Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate.[4][5]
Barack Obama ran and won re-election on the Democratic ticket. Gary Johnson ran as a Libertarian and Jill Stein ran for the Green Party.[6]
| U.S. President 2012 election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Barack Obama |
50.5% | 60,662,601 | |
| Republican | Mitt Romney | 48.2% | 57,821,399 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | 0.9% | 1,139,562 | |
| Green | Jill Stein | 0.3% | 396,684 | |
| Total Votes | 120,020,246 | |||
| Election Results Via: Google U.S. General Election 2012 | ||||
Other candidates that appeared on the ballot received less than 0.1% of the vote. Those candidates included: Roseanne Barr, Rocky Anderson, Thomas Hoefling, Jerry Litzel, Jeff Boss, Merlin Miller, Randall Terry, Jill Reed, Richard Duncan, Andre Barnett, Chuck Baldwin, Barbara Washer, Tom Stevens, Virgil Goode, Will Christensen, Stewart Alexander, James Harris, Jim Carlson, Sheila Tittle, Peta Lindsay, Gloria La Riva, Jerry White, Dean Morstad, and Jack Fellure.[7]
2008
Romney formally announced his 2008 run for U.S. President on February 13, 2007 at the Henry Ford Museum outside of Detroit, Michigan.[8] Ultimately losing the Republican nomination to John McCain, Romney spent $110 million during his campaign, $45 million of which was his own money.[2]
2002
Romney was elected as Governor of Massachusetts on November 5, 2002.
| Governor/Lt. Governor of Massachusetts, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mitt Romney and Kerry Healey |
49.8% | 1,091,988 | |
| Democratic | Shannon O'Brien and Chris Gabrieli | 45% | 985,981 | |
| Massachusetts Green | Jill Stein and Tony Lorenzen | 3.5% | 76,530 | |
| Libertarian | Carla Howell and Rich Aucoin | 1.1% | 23,044 | |
| Unenrolled | Barbara Johnson and Joe Schebel | 0.7% | 15,335 | |
| Total Votes | 2,192,878 | |||
| Election Results Via: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||||
1994
Romney ran for U.S. Senate in 1994. He was defeated by Edward Kennedy (D).[2]
Campaign donors
Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. The following table offers a breakdown of Mitt Romney's donors each year.[9] Click [show] for more information.
| Mitt Romney's Campaign Contributions | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Governor of Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised | $9,456,557 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | $5,910,550 (Democrat) $290,020 (Libertarian) $162,464 (Green) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Top 5 contributors | Mitt Romney | $6,150,570 | |||||||||||||||||
| Boston Harbor Hotel | $1,005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Senecal | $1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Linda Stone | $1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 others | $1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Individuals | $3,119,116 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions | $5,685 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In-state donations | $8,694,930 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Out-of-state donations | $590,534 | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal
Romney and his wife, Ann, have five sons. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2]
Recent news
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Mitt Romney News Feed
- Jay Leno Takes a Drive With Mitt Romney (Photo) - The Hollywood Reporter - Hollywood Reporter
- Romney building a house in Utah - Washington Post (blog)
- Briefly: Angelina Jolie, Mitt Romney, Harry Reid, David Beckham - Washington Post (blog)
- Mitt Romney reportedly building new Utah home - Washington Post - Washington Post (blog)
- Map tag disses Mitt Romney's ex-campaign HQ in N. End - Boston Herald
- Frank VanderSloot: 'I'm not the only' major Mitt Romney donor audited - Daily Caller
- Holder Asked To Investigate Mitt Romney's 'Leaked' Tax Returns In 2012 - TPM
- Mitt Romney returns to Utah, buys house in Salt Lake City suburb - Oakland Press
- Thies: Is Terry McAuliffe Mitt Romney? - NBC4 Washington (blog)
- Jay Carney: Mitt Romney Began Politicization Of Benghazi Hours After Attacks ... - Huffington Post
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See also
External links
- Official campaign website
- Mitt Romney on Facebook
- Mitt Romney on Twitter
- Mitt Romney on YouTube
- Mitt Romney on Tumblr
- Mitt Romney on Flickr
- Mitt Romney on Google+
- Mitt Romney on Spotify
- PolitiFact - Mitt Romney's file
- Mitt Romney profile on OpenSecrets.org
- Campaign donors: 2004, 2002
References
- ↑ New York Magazine, "George Romney for President, 1968," May 20, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Biography.com, "Mitt Romney," accessed July 27, 2012
- ↑ ABC News, "Mitt Romney Announces Presidential Run," June 2, 2011
- ↑ Boston.com, "Mitt Romney chooses Paul Ryan as running mate," August 11, 2012
- ↑ USA Today, "Romney's VP pick likely to go to safest candidate," July 14, 2012
- ↑ The Cincinnati Herald, "Obama re-elected to historic second term," November 10, 2012
- ↑ Google,"U.S. General Election 2012," retrieved November 8, 2012
- ↑ Boston.com, "Romney formally announces run for president," February 13, 2007
- ↑ Follow the Money.org
