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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney Mitt Romney
(Republican
Party) is a
member of the
U.S. Senate
from Utah. He
assumed office
on January 3,
2019. His U.S. Senate Utah
current term Tenure
ends on January 2019 - Present
3, 2025. Term ends
2025
Romney ran for
Years in position
election to the 0
U.S. Senate to Prior offices
represent Utah. Governor of Massachusetts
He won in the
Republican Party
general election
Compensation
on November 6,
Base salary $174,000
2018.
Elections and appointments
Romney was the Last elected November 6, 2018
2012 Education
Republican Bachelor's Brigham Young
nominee for University, 1971
President of the Graduate Harvard Business
United States. School, 1975
He was Law Harvard Law
defeated by School, 1975
Barack Obama Personal
in the 2012 Religion The Church of
Jesus Christ of
presidential
Latter-day Saints
election.
(Mormon)
Romney served
Contact
as governor of
Campaign Facebook
Massachusetts
Personal Twitter
from 2003 to
2007.
He is the second person to serve as a governor and
United States Senator for different states.[1]

Romney's father, George, served as Governor of

Michigan and a member of Richard Nixon's
presidential cabinet. Before running for elected office,
Romney founded investment firm Bain Capital. He
was also President of the Salt Lake Organizing
Committee from 1999-2002.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Education
Bachelor of Arts, Brigham Young University, 1971
MBA, Harvard Business School, 1975
J.D., Harvard Law School, 1975

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Issues

Government shutdown
See also: United States budget debate, 2013

On September 27, 2013, Romney spoke out against

Republicans’ strategy in Congress to defund
Obamacare, saying that it is not “effective.”[5]

“We’re more effective tactically not to use a shutdown

of some kind to pursue the … anti-Obamacare
objective,” Romney said. “I don’t think that will be as
effective.”[5]

Endorsements
See also: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District
elections, 2014

Romney endorsed Mike Simpson (R-ID) in a

fundraising email on November 18, 2013. In the
message he said, “Congressman Mike Simpson is a
proven conservative and ‘Idaho tough. But some
groups from outside Idaho have decided to attack
Mike and distort his conservative record. He needs
our help to fight back and set the record straight.”[6][7]

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate
2019-2020
At the beginning of the 116th Congress, Romney was
assigned to the following committees:[Source]

Committee on Foreign Relations Members

Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Members
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Members
Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Members

Elections

2018
See also: United States Senate election in
Utah, 2018

General election
Mitt Romney (R) defeated Jenny Wilson (D), Timothy
Noel "Tim" Aalders (Constitution Party), Craig
Bowden (L), and Reed McCandless (Independent
American Party) in the general election for U.S.
Senate Utah on November 6, 2018.

General election for U.S. Senate Utah

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Candidate % Votes

Mitt Romney (R) 62.6 665,215

Jenny Wilson
30.9 328,541
(D)
Timothy Noel
"Tim" Aalders
2.7 28,774
(Constitution
Party)
Craig Bowden
2.6 27,607
(L)
Reed
McCandless
1.2 12,708
(Independent
American Party)
There were no incumbents Total votes: 1,062,897
in this race. The results
have been certified. Source

Democratic primary election

The Utah Democratic Party held a nominating
convention on April 28, 2018. Jenny Wilson, a Salt
Lake County councilwoman, was selected via
convention with 81 percent of the vote.[8]

Republican primary election

Mitt Romney defeated Mike Kennedy in the
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah on June 26,
2018.

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Utah

Candidate % Votes

Mitt Romney (R) 71.3 240,021

Mike Kennedy
28.7 96,771
(R)

There were no incumbents Total votes: 336,792

in this race. The results
have been certified.

Endorsements
Federal officials
President Donald Trump (R)[9]
Sen. Jeff Flake (R)[10]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R)[11]
Sen. John McCain (R)[12]
Rep. Paul Ryan (R)[13]

State officials
Former Gov. Jeb Bush[14]
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R)[15]

Campaign finance
The table below details the campaign finance reports
by Kennedy and Romney as of April 1, 2018.[16]

Cash
Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** on
hand

Mitt Republican
$5,552,040 $5,294,219 $257,822
Romney Party

Mike Republican
$752,499 $752,499 $0
Kennedy Party

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018.

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or
property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan,
advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus
other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

Polls
United States Senate election in Utah, Republican primary [hide]
Margin
Mitt Mike Other Sample
Poll Undecided of
Romney Kennedy candidate Size
Error

Salt
Lake
Tribune-
Hinckley
Institute
65% 23% 4% 8% +/-5.2 356
of
Politics
June
11-18,
2018
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls
above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those
displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to
nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to
editor@ballotpedia.org

United States Senate election in Utah, [hide]

Republican primary
Margin
Mitt Mike Don't Sample
Poll of
Romney Kennedy know Size
Error

Dan Jones
&
Associates 67% 24% 9% +/-5.7 295
May 15-25,
2018
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the
poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been
conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling
chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another
poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to
editor@ballotpedia.org

United States Senate election in Utah, Republican primary [hide]

Mitt Jenny Craig Dan Mitchell Larry Alicia Margin
Don't Jay Hyatt, Sample
Poll Romney, Wilson, Bowden, McCay, Other Vice, Meyers, Colvin, of
know Republican Size
Republican Democrat Libertarian Republican Democrat Republican Republican Error

Dan Jones
&
Associates 60% 14% 14% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% +/-4.0 609
February 9-
16, 2018
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are
a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

2016 Presidency
See also: Mitt Romney possible presidential
campaign, 2016

Declined to run
Romney declined to run for president in 2016. During
a conference call with donors and journalists on
January 30, 2015, Romney explained, "After putting
considerable thought into making another run for
president, I’ve decided it is best to give other leaders
in the Party the opportunity to become our next
nominee."[17]

Prior to his final decision, Romney stated on

September 8, 2014, "Let me tell you, it was a great
experience running for president. I loved that. But my
time has come and gone. I had that opportunity. I ran,
I didn't win."[18] Romney's name garnered attention
with regard to the race after his name was placed on
a straw poll in Iowa on September 1, 2014.[19] A
September 22, 2014, opinion piece in The Hill called
the potential duo of Romney and Nevada Governor
Brian Sandoval a "perfect Republican dream
team."[20]

Involvement in Republican primary

process
According to Jonathan Easley of The Hill, Mitt
Romney has become involved in the Republican
primary process. On June 25, 2015, Easley wrote,
"Romney is working to connect select candidates with
his vast political network, urging the party to learn
from his past mistakes, attacking Democratic front-
runner Hillary Clinton and taking forceful stances on
controversial issues."[21] Romney planned private
meetings with Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and Marco
Rubio in July 2015.[22]

2012 Presidency
See also: Endorsements by state officials of
presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Romney ran for President of the United States in

2012.[23] On August 11, 2012, Romney selected
Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his vice
presidential running mate.[24][25]

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.[26]

U.S. presidential election, 2012 [hide]

Electoral
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
votes
Barack
Obama/Joe
Democratic 51.3% 65,899,660 332
Biden
Incumbent

Mitt
Republican Romney/Paul 47.4% 60,932,152 206
Ryan
Gary
Libertarian Johnson/Jim 1% 1,275,804 0
Gray
Jill
Green Stein/Cheri 0.4% 469,501 0
Honkala
Total Votes 128,577,117 538
Election results via: FEC official election results
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.[27]

2008 Presidency
Romney formally announced his 2008 run for U.S.
President on February 13, 2007 at the Henry Ford
Museum outside of Detroit, Michigan.[28] Ultimately
losing the Republican nomination to John McCain,
Romney spent $110 million during his campaign, $45
million of which was his own money.[4]

2002
Romney was elected as Governor of Massachusetts
on November 5, 2002.

Governor/Lt. Governor of [hide]

Massachusetts, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Mitt
Romney
Republican and 49.8% 1,091,988
Kerry
Healey
Shannon
O'Brien
Democratic 45% 985,981
and Chris
Gabrieli
Jill Stein
Massachusetts
and Tony 3.5% 76,530
Green
Lorenzen
Carla
Howell
Libertarian 1.1% 23,044
and Rich
Aucoin
Barbara
Johnson
Unenrolled 0.7% 15,335
and Joe
Schebel
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).[4]

Campaign themes

2018
Campaign website
Romney’s campaign website stated the following:

The Constitution
“ I believe in the wisdom and intent of
the United States Constitution.
Among constitutional principles
which must be reestablished are
these:

Powers not reserved to the

federal government must be
returned to the states. States
should guide their own policies
regarding such matters as
education, transportation,
healthcare, care for the poor,
and school safety.
Laws should originate with the
Legislative branch not the
Judicial branch or unelected

Campaign donors
Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors
for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is
running for election. See the table below for more
information about the campaign donors who
supported Mitt Romney.[31] Click [show] for more
information.

Mitt Romney Campaign Contributions [show]

Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information
below requires an update.
Romney and his wife, Ann, have five sons. He is a
member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints.[4]

Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the
term Mitt + Romney.

Mitt Romney News Feed

See also
Portal:Elections
Endorsements by state officials of presidential
candidates in the 2012 election
Presidential election, 2016
United States Senate
United States Senate election in Utah, 2018

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 Spotify
PolitiFact - Mitt Romney's file
Mitt Romney profile on OpenSecrets.org
Campaign donors: 2004 , 2002

Footnotes
1. ↑ Smart Politics "Mitt Romney Prepares for
Unusual US Senate Bid," accessed
February 1, 2019
2. ↑ Encyclopedia Britannica "Mitt Romney,"
accessed February 1, 2019
3. ↑ New York Magazine, "George Romney for
President, 1968," May 20, 2012
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