[50][137] Although no longer in a local leadership position in his church, he still taught Sunday School. Circuit the previous year. [294][296][298] As many potential Republican candidates with star power and fundraising ability decided not to run (including Mike Pence, John Thune, Haley Barbour, Mike Huckabee, and Mitch Daniels), Republican party figures searched for plausible alternatives to Romney. [308][312][313] After the charges of flip-flopping that marked his 2008 campaign began to accumulate again, Romney said in November 2011: "I've been as consistent as human beings can be. [59][77][84], Romney soon switched Bain Capital's focus from startups to the relatively new business of leveraged buyouts: buying existing companies with money mostly borrowed from banking institutions using the newly bought companies' assets as collateral, taking steps to improve the companies' value, and then selling those companies when their value peaked, usually within a few years. On 3 January 2019, he took office. Elected governor of Massachusetts in 2002, Romney helped develop and later signed a health care reform law (commonly called "Romneycare") that provided near-universal health insurance access through state-level subsidies and individual mandates to purchase insurance. [26] He registered as an Independent[50] and voted in the 1992 presidential primaries for the Democratic former senator from Massachusetts, Paul Tsongas. [223][243], During all his political campaigns, Romney has avoided speaking publicly about Mormon doctrines, referring to the U.S. Constitution's prohibition of religious tests for public office. Official state figures for fiscal year 2005 (July 1, 2004 June 30, 2005) declared a $594.4million surplus. In addition to calling for cuts in federal government spending to help reduce the national debt, Romney proposed measures intended to limit the growth of entitlement programs, such as introducing means testing and gradually raising the eligibility ages for receipt of Social Security and Medicare. "[465], Romney did not endorse Trump's 2020 reelection campaign and told reporters that he did not vote for him. Mitt Romneys speech in Texas on Thursday was supposed to be an attempt to fend off religious bigotry. [36][49] He became president of the Cougar Club booster organization and showed a newfound discipline in his studies. [9][10] Of primarily English descent, he also has Scottish and German ancestry. House Overrides Gov. He later sought and received two additional student deferments. [508] He described same-sex marriage as a "state issue" while running for Senate in 1994 and opposed a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in 2002. Both had very successful careers in business and became known for turning around failing companies or organizations. 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Return to Search Licensees page Romney later confirmed that the account belongs to him. [nb 8], Romney discovered few investment opportunities himself (and those that he did often failed to make money for the firm). [41][nb 5] He initially became demoralized and later recalled it as the only time when "most of what I was trying to do was rejected. [147][150] He proposed to reorganize the state government while eliminating waste, fraud, and mismanagement. [244] But persistent questions about the role of religion in his life, as well as Southern Baptist minister and former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee's rise in the polls based on an explicitly Christian-themed campaign, led to Romney's December 6, 2007, "Faith in America" speech. He was, however, ONE of the early OUTSIDE investors after the initial 12M Romney got from within Bain. Romney's cited exceptions regarding abortion are in line with those of the LDS Church. [60] Living in a Belmont, Massachusetts, house with Ann and their two children, his social experience differed from that of most of his classmates. It was overwhelmingly distressing and emotional." Raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, by George and Lenore Romney, he spent over two years in France as a Mormon missionary. "[15] He added that he should be neither elected nor rejected because of his religion,[246] and echoed Senator John F. Kennedy's famous speech during his 1960 presidential campaign in saying, "I will put no doctrine of any church above the plain duties of the office and the sovereign authority of the law. It's no fun. Who Is Mitt Romney? Senator for Utah. [249] But he took second place in both, losing Iowa to Huckabee, who received more than twice the evangelical Christian votes,[250][251] and New Hampshire to the resurgent McCain. ", "Romney urges states to divest from Iran despite links to business interests there", "Romney meets with strikers Ind. [59][84][92] Dade Behring was another case where Bain Capital received an eightfold return on its investment but the company itself was saddled with debt and laid off over a thousand employees before Bain Capital exited (the company subsequently went into bankruptcy, with more layoffs, before recovering and prospering). 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Both presided over a stake in the LDS Church. Mitt Romney. [250] Huckabee and McCain criticized Romney's image as a flip-flopper[250] and this label stuck to Romney through the campaign[223] (one that Romney rejected as unfair and inaccurate, except for his acknowledged change of mind on abortion). Each and every one of these conclusions compels me to support conviction"[485], On May 27, 2021, along with five other Republicans and all present Democrats, Romney voted to establish a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol. [63] Within a few years, the firm considered him one of its best consultants. [21][26], Romney attended Stanford University during the 196566 academic year. [141] Officials had made plans to scale back the Games to compensate for the fiscal crisis, and there were fears it might be moved away entirely. [399] A July 2014 CNN poll showed Romney with a 53% to 44% lead over Obama in a hypothetical election "redo". [547] The Cranbrook School gave him its Distinguished Alumni Award in 2005. This came after Staples founder Tom Stemberg told him at the start of his term that doing so would be the best way he could help people. He did not seek reelection in 2006, focusing instead on his campaign for the Republican nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Senator from Texas. [319] Sixteen days later, however, they certified Santorum as the winner by 34 votes. [65][76][77] Exactly how many jobs Bain Capital added compared to those lost because of these investments and buyouts is unknown, owing to a lack of records and Bain Capital's penchant for privacy for itself and its investors. [231][252] Romney seemed to approach the campaign as a management consulting exercise, and showed a lack of personal warmth and political feel; journalist Evan Thomas wrote that Romney "came off as a phony, even when he was perfectly sincere. [58] He also became vice-chair of the board of the Points of Light Foundation,[105] which had embraced his father's National Volunteer Center. [59][84] He wanted to drop a Bain Capital hedge fund that initially lost money, but other partners disagreed with him and it eventually made billions. Mitt Romney front-runner. "[288] While acknowledging that his plan was an imperfect work in progress, Romney did not back away from it. [458][459][460] Romney was praised by many for voting not by his party allegiances, but by his belief about whether Trump abused his power. By 1971, he had participated in the political campaigns of both his parents. [269] He continued to give speeches and raise funds for Republicans,[270] but fearing overexposure, turned down many potential media appearances. Sponsored legislation by Mitt Romney, the Senator from Utah - in Congress from 2023 through Present [212][223][230] Late during his term as governor, he had shifted positions and emphases to better align with traditional conservatives on social issues. Romney is the first senator to vote to remove a president of his own party from office. [117][132] The latter was effective in blunting Romney's momentum. Kennedy spent $10.5million overall, including a $1.5million loan to himself. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States in the 2012 election, losing to Barack Obama. On June 16, 1968, Romney and five fellow Mormons were traveling on dangerous roads in southern France. 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OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma Gov. In the early 1970s, he served in a ward bishopric. "[515][nb 9][nb 13] During his 1994 Senate campaign, Romney had said, "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country", a stance he reiterated during his 2002 campaign for governor. [142] In addition, the Games' image had been damaged by allegations of bribery against top officials including prior committee president and CEO Frank Joklik. In 1971 Romney graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Brigham Young University (BYU) and in 1975 he received a JDMBA degree from Harvard. [213] As chair of the Republican Governors Association, Romney traveled around the country, meeting prominent Republicans and building a national political network;[212] he spent more than 200 days out of state in 2006, preparing for his run. Today we feature Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah who also has earned our enmity, as well as the disdain of the people of his fine state. "[421] In September, he called for Johnson to be included in the presidential debates[422] and in October it emerged that Independent candidate Evan McMullin was using an email list of 2.5 million Romney supporters to raise money. He again expressed regret at the "47 percent" remark, saying "There's no question that hurt and did real damage to my campaign. [167] Unexpected revenue of $1.01.3 billion from a previously enacted capital gains tax increase and $500 million in new federal grants decreased the deficit to $1.21.5 billion. My faith is the faith of my fathers. [65][254] His staff concluded that competing as a candidate of social conservatism and ideological purity rather than of pragmatic competence had been a mistake. [191], The cuts in state spending put added pressure on localities to reduce services or raise property taxes, and the share of town and city revenues coming from property taxes rose from 49% to 53%. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States in the 2012 election, losing to Barack Obama. In 1984, he co-founded and led the spin-off company Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm that became one of the largest of its kind in the nation. "Mitt Romney was 'severely conservative', he tells CPAC". The Washington Post. ^ Phillips, Frank (December 22, 2005). "Romney says media distort his views: insists positions moderate in US, except in Mass". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on June 27, 2006. ^ Cohen, Tom (February 28, 2012). "Romney wins Michigan and Arizona". [201][204] In June 2005, Romney abandoned his support for the compromise amendment, stating that it confused voters who opposed both same-sex marriage and civil unions. Mitt was the youngest by nearly six years. "[383][384] (He echoed both those sentiments a year later. 127 years later, our state is as beautiful as 127 years later, our state is as beautiful as ever. [190] The cuts also included a $140 million reduction in state funding for higher education, which led state-run colleges and universities to increase fees by 63% over four years. Romney is the Utah Republican Senator and the 2012 Republican Party presidential nominee. [109][110][111] Others, rankled by his leadership style, desired a more consensus-based approach. "[423] A spokeswoman for Romney said that the list had been "rented by several political candidates in the presidential primary, and by countless other political and commercial users in the time since the 2012 campaign"[423] and Romney made no public comment on McMullin's candidacy. [50] He decided to challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. "[50][137], When his father died in 1995, Mitt donated his inheritance to BYU's George W. Romney Institute of Public Management. Senator Ted Kennedy, who was seeking reelection to a sixth term. [448], Romney condemned the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings, saying: "As we celebrate the miracle of Easter, we hold in our hearts the victims of the senseless violence in Sri Lanka and their loved ones."[449]. [43], When the French expressed opposition to the U.S. role in the Vietnam War, Romney debated them. [162] On March 19, 2002, Swift announced she would not seek her party's nomination, and hours later Romney declared his candidacy,[162] for which he would face no opposition in the primary. [390] With the new acquisitions the couple briefly had five homes, near each of their five sons and their families, and the couple continued to spend considerable time with their grandchildren, who by 2013 numbered 22. The family has deep ties to politics, The Detroit Free Press reported. 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[472][473][474] Trump said, "We will never give up, we will never concede. "[505] Romney stated his strong support for Israel. [59] The firm invested in or acquired Accuride Corporation, Brookstone, Domino's Pizza, Sealy Corporation, Sports Authority, and Artisan Entertainment, as well as some lesser-known companies in the industrial and medical sectors. [212] He proved the most effective fundraiser of any of the Republican candidates and also partly financed his campaign with his own personal fortune. [63][77] Romney held the titles of president[78] and managing general partner. [59][70], Two family incidents during this time later surfaced during Romney's political campaigns. Its not a benefit he expected, or even asked for. [386][389] They then sold the condominium in Belmont and decided to make their main residence in Utah,[385] switching their voter registration. [366], The first of three 2012 presidential election debates took place on October 3, in Denver. [310][311], Romney continued to seek support from a wary Republican electorate; at this point in the race, his poll numbers were relatively flat and at a historically low level for a Republican front-runner. There he won primaries or caucuses in several states, but McCain won in more and in larger-population ones. [59] The firm's first significant success was a 1986 investment to help start Staples Inc., after founder Thomas G. Stemberg convinced Romney of the market size for office supplies and Romney convinced others; Bain Capital eventually reaped a nearly sevenfold return on its investment, and Romney sat on Staples's board of directors for over a decade. [109][111], From 1986 to 1994, Romney was president of the Boston Stake, which included more than a dozen wards in eastern Massachusetts and almost 4,000 church members. On February 5, 2020, after Romney read a prepared text on the Senate floor decrying "corrupting an election to keep oneself in office" as "perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one's oath of office that I can imagine,"[450][451] he broke ranks with the Republican majority as the sole Republican senator to vote to convict Trump in his first impeachment trial,[452] thereby becoming, according to press reports, the first U.S. senator in United States history to vote to convict a president of the same political party. [324][325] Romney's double-digit lead in state polls evaporated; he lost the January 21 primary to Gingrich by 13 points. "[231][253] The fervor with which Romney adopted his new stances and attitudes contributed to the perception of inauthenticity that hampered the campaign. He did this despite the obvious and well known threats of violence that day. 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