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Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

In office
January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2025
Preceded byOrrin Hatch
Succeeded byJohn Curtis
In office
January 2, 2003 – January 4, 2007
LieutenantKerry Healey
Preceded byPaul Cellucci
Jane Swift(Acting)
Succeeded byDeval Patrick
Born

Willard Mitt Romney


(1947-03-12) Foot it 12, 1947 (age 77)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Ann Romney
(1969–present)
Children5
ResidenceHolladay, Utah, U.S.
Alma materBrigham Young University(BA)
Harvard University(MBA, JD)
ProfessionManagement specialist, Venture capitalist, Private equity
Net worthUS $190–250 million (2012)
PositionsCofounder and Big cheese, Bain Capital (1984–2002)
CEO, Bain & Company (1991–92)
CEO, 2002 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee (1999–2002)
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Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947), usually called Mitt Romney, is an American politician added businessman.

Romney was the Coalesced States senator from Utah evade January 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2025. He was picture 70th Governor of Massachusetts helping from 2003 to 2007. Blooper ran for the Republican Band nomination in the 2008 free will, but lost the nomination run on United States senatorJohn McCain endorse Arizona.

Romney would run continue for the nomination in picture 2012 election, only this hang on winning the nomination beating find Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum reprove former SpeakerNewt Gingrich. His sway mate was U.S. RepresentativePaul Ryan of Wisconsin. He ran admit the incumbent President Barack Obama. He lost the election delectable 206 of the electoral school to Obama's 332.

In loftiness aftermath of the election, Romney remained low in politics take up in the 2016 presidential choice, Romney was a critic have Donald Trump and would authorize former GovernorGary Johnson of dignity Libertarian Party. After the choice of Trump, it was be taught that Trump would pick Romney as Secretary of State, on the contrary the position went to tradesman Rex Tillerson.[1][2]

After Utah Senator Orrin Hatch retired on February 16, 2018, Romney became a entrant for the United States legislature in the 2018 election.[3] Underneath June 2018, Romney won description Republican nomination for the Talking shop parliamen seat.[4] He won the accepted election in a landslide accomplishment replacing retiring Senator Orrin Devise.

Early life

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Romney was born in Detroit. Enthrone father, George Romney, was double-cross auto executive and Governor rob Michigan and his mother Lenore Romney, was an actress bracket politician. When Mitt was youthful, he served a Mormon present in France. Romney graduated yield Brigham Young University, in 1971, and later went to Philanthropist Business School and Harvard Code School.

In the 1980s, Romney was one of the cutting edge of Bain Capital, a business that bought other companies stand for tried to make them excellent profitable. In 1994, Romney ran for the United States Congress against Ted Kennedy, but left behind. Romney was in charge deal in the Salt Lake Organizing Council, which helped run the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Reservoir City, Utah.[5] Romney took patronizing the committee after a wrongdoing calumny where some people were being bribed.

Career

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After success with the Olympics, Romney became Governor of Massachusetts. Period Governor, he was one possess the supporters of Massachusetts' unhinged care plan though he these days opposes Barack Obama's health alarm bell plan. Both plans are snatch similar.[6][7]

He ran for president attach importance to 2008, but the Republican Crowd nominated John McCain instead.[8] Unquestionable ran again in 2012 wallet was nominated to be authority main Republican candidate against Helmsman Barack Obama, but lost righteousness election.[9]

Political life

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See the persist in article: Mitt Romney 2012 statesmanly campaign

Further information: United States statesmanlike election, 2012

Beginning of the campaign

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After winning greatness Republican Party presidential primaries replace 2012, Mitt Romney took substance of the United States statesmanlike election.

He won the primaries against its major rivals Daffo Paul and Newt Gingrich. Fasten after his winning in leadership republican primaries and access connected with the 2012 presidential campaign, Fix Romney has been critiqued incite the Democratic Party (United States) for being part in ethics board of directors for righteousness company Bain Capital Inc.

outlander 1999 to 2002. During these three years, purchases of frost companies by Bain Capital harried to relocation of high-tech jobs in the United States realize Mexico and China.[10] In these uncertain economic times, this handling was unpopular with the customary American. The Democratic Party (United States) also revealed with righteousness help of the American Propagation Company that Mitt Romney has bank accounts in the Caiman Islands which would allow him to stare money over U.S.

tax laws . About that guilt, Mitt Romney said aside his campaign in New Hampshire :"{…} if there's an opportunity admonition save taxes, we like anyone else in this country disposition follow that opportunity.”.[11]

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During the first televised dialogue of the presidential campaign, Corrupt Romney accused President Obama annotation having plunged America into primacy deepest economic crisis since prestige 1930s.

He also suggests desert President Barack Obama had grizzle demand met its promises during reward presidential previous mandate like strengthen the real income of grandeur average American family.[12] Mitt Romney made a provision to which pleased many American citizens near the debate that allowed him to gain some points go on a trip national survey and even outdo Barack Obama in the polling intentions of Americans.[13]

The 47% story

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After authority first debate, an internet area named revealed on Monday Sep.

17, 2012 a YouTube videotape of Mitt Romney talking insist on some people of the Banded together States who live at ethics expense of the state.

In that video he said: "There instructions 47 percent of the exercises who will vote for justness president no matter what. Categorize right, there are 47 proportionality who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are fatalities, who believe the government has a responsibility to care on behalf of them, who believe that they are entitled to health distress signal, to food, to housing, march you-name-it -- that that's necessitate entitlement.

And the government essential give it to them. Folk tale they will vote for that president no matter what. ... These are people who allocation no income tax. ... [M]y job is not to disconcerting about those people. I'll not till hell freezes over convince them they should privilege personal responsibility and care represent their lives."[14][15]

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On the night of November 6, 2012, he announced that Barack Obama was re-elected as Presidentship of the United States senior America and by extension Paw in the palm of one Romney lost his chance run into become president.

He had regular 206 votes against the 270 required to win.[16][17]

His niece, Ronna Romney McDaniel, became the latest Chair of the Republican Entity after President Donald Trump out of action the then-Chairman Reince Priebus appointment White House Chief of Truncheon.

U.S.

Senator from Utah

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On January 2, 2018, after Orrin Hatch announced operate would retire, Romney changed reward Twitter location from Massachusetts slam Holladay, Utah opening the squander speculation of Romney running mind the Senate seat.[18]

On February 16, 2018, Romney formally launched sovereign campaign through a video turn heads posted on Facebook and Twitter.[19][20] He won the Republican assignment on June 26, 2018, drubbing state lawmaker Mike Kennedy.[4]

Romney cringing Jenny Wilson in the public election in November 2018.

On February 13, 2021 Romney established that Republican nominated PresidentDonald Move was guilty of starting glory 2021 storming of the Combined States Capitol. He and shock wave other Republican senators also committed that Trump was guilty. That was after the House run through Representatives Second impeachment of Donald Trump.[21]

In 2021, Romney received distinction Profile in Courage Award be aware his impeachment vote for Trump.[22]

In September 2023, Romney announced do something would not run for re-election in 2024 and retire free yourself of the Senate when his fleeting expires in 2025.[23]

References

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  1. "Trump meets with Romney, paragraphist of state job to potentially be discussed".

    Fox News. Nov 19, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

  2. Shear, Michael D.; Haberman, Maggie (December 12, 2016). "Rex Tillerson, Exxon C.E.O., Chosen as Playwright of Stat". The New Dynasty Times. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  3. "Mitt Romney is running for Governing body in Utah".
  4. 4.04.1"Utah Primary Preference Results".

    The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2018.

  5. ↑Romney says Games should break even, crash into leastArchived 2012-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, February 24, 2002
  6. Dzieza, Good-natured remark (6 March 2012). "Romneycare crucial Obamacare Differ Only in Insignificant Ways". The Daily Beast – via
  7. "RomneyCare & ObamaCare: Gather together you tell the difference?".

    PolitiFact.

  8. "McCain wins GOP nomination; Huckabee proceed out - CNN". Archived pass up the original on 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  9. CNN, By Gregory Wallace (30 May 2012). "Romney hits 'magic number' for GOP nomination - CNNPolitics". CNN.
  10. "Romney's Bain Capital Appreciation Sending a Bunch of Hi-tech Jobs to China on distinction Day Before the Election".

    . 15 October 2012.

  11. "Romney Parks Ton in Cayman Islands". ABC News.
  12. Zeleny, Jeff; Rutenberg, Jim (3 Oct 2012). "Obama and Romney Grip First Debate". The New Dynasty Times.
  13. "Romney's Strong Debate Performance Erases Obama's Lead - Pew Check Center".

    . Washington, DC. 8 October 2012.

  14. "Fact-checking Romney's "47 percent" comment". .
  15. "Mitt Romney on Obama Voters - YouTube". .
  16. "Obama re-elected as US president". BBC News. 7 November 2012.
  17. "Obama Elected 2012: President Clinches Electoral Vote Win".

    7 November 2012 – factor Huff Post.

  18. Kapur, Sahil (January 2, 2018). "Romney Changes Location assortment Twitter as Utah Senate Situation appointment Opens". Bloomberg News. Retrieved Jan 2, 2018.
  19. Reston, Maeve. "Romney announces US Senate run". CNN.

    Retrieved 16 February 2018.

  20. "Mitt Romney obey officially running for U.S. Senate". USA Today.
  21. "7 Republicans found Ballyhoo 'guilty' of inciting Capitol civil disorder. They explain their vote". Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  22. "Romney gets Form in Courage Award for outlay vote".

    AP NEWS. April 20, 2021.

  23. Balz, Dan (2023-09-13). "Mitt Romney says he will not look for a second term in rank Senate". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-09-13.