Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is best known for making a run for the Republican nomination in the 2008 presidential election, losing to John McCain. He made another run for the presidency in 2012, but was defeated by President Barack Obama.
Background
Ethnicity:
His mother was a native of Logan, Utah, and his father was born to American parents in a Mormon colony in Chihuahua, Mexico. Of primarily English descent, he also has Scottish and German ancestry.
Willard Mitt Romney is the youngest child of automobile executive George W. Romney and homemaker Lenore Romney. His parents named him after a family friend, businessman J. Willard Marriott, and his father's cousin, Milton "Mitt" Romney. Romney was referred to as "Billy" until kindergarten, when he indicated a preference for "Mitt"
Education
Romney attended public elementary schools until the seventh grade, when he enrolled as one of only a few Mormon students at Cranbrook School, a traditional private boys' preparatory school. Not particularly athletic, he also did not distinguish himself academically.
At Cranbrook, Romney helped manage the ice hockey team. During his senior year, he joined the cross country running team. During his final year there, he improved academically but fell short of excellence.
In March of his senior year, he began dating Ann Davies, his future wife.
Mitt Romney wanted to pursue a business career, but his father advised him that a law degree would be valuable to his career even if he did not become a lawyer. Living in Belmont, Massachusetts, with Ann and their two children, his social experience differed from most of his classmates'. He was non-ideological and did not involve himself in the political issues of the day. He graduated from law school in 1975, in the top third of that class.
Achievements
Works
book
Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games
No Apology: The Case for American Greatness
Religion
Mitt Romney’s religious life began at birth. His parents were both devout Mormons, his mother was born in Utah and his father in a Mormon colony. The families’ Mormon roots extend even further back, and it had a large effect on Mitt at an early age.
Politics
During his 2012 US presidency campaign, Mitt Romney adhered to the following policies, which now can be considered his political views.
He believes that in order to improve education, all teachers must get evaluated. Those who fail the test must be removed from classrooms. But he also admits that better pay should be issued as well. Concerning federal spending, debt & taxes he mentioned that the US tax system
must be fundamentally redesigned, recognizing its need to be simplified, with tax rates lowered.
He adheres to cutting spending rather than the size of the federal budget.
Foreign Relations
A full review of the US transition in Afghanistan must be conducted, basing the withdrawal of forces on the best recommendations from US military commanders.
Gun Rights
Romney supports the second amendment and promises to protect and defend the right of every law-abiding American to keep and use firearms. He will also focus on enforcing current laws rather than implementing new laws limiting guns and distinguishing between law-abiding gun owners and criminals who use guns.
Romney believes Obamacare must be replaced with market-based reforms. He wants to expand the tax deduction to include those who buy their own health insurance, empowering individuals to purchase their own insurance in order to make healthcare more like a market than a government program.
Connections
He married Ann Davies in 1969, with whom he has had five children. By 2013 he has had 22 grandchildren.
Mitt Romney received honorary doctorates In business from the University of Utah in 1999, in law from Bentley College in 2002, in public administration from Suffolk University Law School in 2004, in public service from Hillsdale College in 2007, and in humanities from Liberty University in 2012.
Mitt Romney received honorary doctorates In business from the University of Utah in 1999, in law from Bentley College in 2002, in public administration from Suffolk University Law School in 2004, in public service from Hillsdale College in 2007, and in humanities from Liberty University in 2012.
Award of the magazine "People",
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People magazine included Romney in its 50 Most Beautiful People list for 2002.
People magazine included Romney in its 50 Most Beautiful People list for 2002.
Truce Ideal Award,
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A foundation that promotes the Olympic truce, gave him its inaugural Truce Ideal Award.
A foundation that promotes the Olympic truce, gave him its inaugural Truce Ideal Award.
Distinguished Alumni Award ,
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The Cranbrook School gave him their Distinguished Alumni Award in 2005.
The Cranbrook School gave him their Distinguished Alumni Award in 2005.
Medal ,
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In 2008, he shared with his wife Ann, the Canterbury Medal from The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, for "refusing to compromise their principles and faith" during the presidential campaign.
In 2008, he shared with his wife Ann, the Canterbury Medal from The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, for "refusing to compromise their principles and faith" during the presidential campaign.
Award of the magazine "Time",
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In 2012, Time included Romney in their list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
In 2012, Time included Romney in their list of the 100 most influential people in the world.