"Mitt Romney Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician and businessman who is the United States Senator-elect from Utah. He previously 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. Raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan by his parents, George and Lenore Romney, he spent two-and-a-half years in France as a Mormon missionary starting in 1966. He married Ann Davies in 1969, and they have five sons. By 1971, he had participated in the political campaigns of both parents."
"Tagg Romney Taggart Mitt ""Tagg"" Romney (born March 21, 1970) is an American management consultant, businessman, venture capitalist and political advisor. He is the eldest son of businessman and politician Mitt Romney. Taggart Romney is the oldest son of Ann and Mitt Romney, born when both were undergraduates at Brigham Young University in Tagg's birthplace of Provo, Utah. He attended Belmont Hill School, a preparatory academy before he graduated ""magna cum laude"" with a BA in economics from Brigham Young University and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School. He has worked as the head of marketing for the Los"
"currently Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Marriott International. The other son is Richard Marriott, Chairman of the board for Host Hotels & Resorts, formerly Host Marriott Corporation. J. Willard Marriott maintained extensive business connections with his Mormon heritage. A prominent associate was Michigan Governor George W. Romney, father of Willard Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts and the GOP candidate for president of the United States in 2012. The family friendship is trans-generational as evidenced by Bill Marriott donating $1 million personally to Restore Our Future, a Romney PAC. Mitt Romney's first name is Willard, after John"
"Scott Romney George Scott Romney (born June 7, 1941) is an American Republican politician and lawyer in the state of Michigan. He formerly sat on the Michigan State University Board of Trustees. A member of the Pratt-Romney family, he is the elder son of former Michigan Governor George W. Romney and brother of the former Massachusetts Governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. He goes by the name of ""Scott"" in order to distinguish himself from his father. Romney received his B.A. in economics from Michigan State University in 1966 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1969."
"and William Ryder (born 2012). The family resides in Belmont, Massachusetts. Tagg Romney Taggart Mitt ""Tagg"" Romney (born March 21, 1970) is an American management consultant, businessman, venture capitalist and political advisor. He is the eldest son of businessman and politician Mitt Romney. Taggart Romney is the oldest son of Ann and Mitt Romney, born when both were undergraduates at Brigham Young University in Tagg's birthplace of Provo, Utah. He attended Belmont Hill School, a preparatory academy before he graduated ""magna cum laude"" with a BA in economics from Brigham Young University and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School."
"George W. Romney George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 – July 26, 1995) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician. He was chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969, and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973. He was the father of Governor of Massachusetts, 2012 Republican presidential nominee and United States Senator-elect from Utah Mitt Romney, husband of 1970 U.S. Senate candidate Lenore Romney, and grandfather of current Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel. Romney was born to American"
"as ""Billy"" until kindergarten, when he expressed a preference for ""Mitt"". In 1953, the family moved from Detroit to the affluent suburb of Bloomfield Hills and his father became the chairman and CEO of American Motors the following year and helped the company avoid bankruptcy and return to profitability. By 1959, his father had become a nationally known figure in print and on television, and Mitt idolized him. Romney attended public elementary schools until the seventh grade, when he enrolled as one of only a few Mormon students at Cranbrook School, a private upscale boys' preparatory school a few miles"
"for reelection by Dianne Byrum in November 2008. Romney has served as a missionary and bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Scott Romney George Scott Romney (born June 7, 1941) is an American Republican politician and lawyer in the state of Michigan. He formerly sat on the Michigan State University Board of Trustees. A member of the Pratt-Romney family, he is the elder son of former Michigan Governor George W. Romney and brother of the former Massachusetts Governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. He goes by the name of ""Scott"" in order to distinguish"
"Business career of Mitt Romney The business career of Mitt Romney began shortly after he finished graduate school in 1975. At that time, Romney entered the management consulting industry, and in 1977 secured a position at Bain & Company. Later serving as its chief executive officer, he helped bring the company out of financial crisis. In 1984, he co-founded and led the spin-off Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm that became highly profitable and one of the largest such firms in the nation. The fortune he earned from his business career is estimated at $190–250 million. After he received"
"politicians George W. Romney and Mitt Romney. Miles Romney Miles Romney (July 13, 1806 – May 3, 1877) was an early English convert to Mormonism, Mormon pioneer and early settler of the American west, including St. George, Utah. In 1837, Romney and his wife, Elizabeth, joined the Church of the Latter Day Saints in a baptism ceremony just south of Preston, Lancashire, England. Soon after, they emigrated to the United States to join with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Nauvoo, Illinois. Romney was born in Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire in 1806. He was the son of George"
"Romney family The Romney family, prominent in U.S. politics and other professions, is most known for its connection with George W. Romney (1907 in Colonia Dublán, Galeana, Chihuahua, Mexico – 1995 at Bloomfield Hills, Michigan), 43rd governor of Michigan (1963–1969) and his son, Mitt Romney (born 1947 in Detroit, Michigan), 70th governor of Massachusetts (2003–2007), Republican nominee for the presidency of the United States in 2012, and U.S. Senator-elect from Utah. George Romney's father was Gaskell Romney (1871 in St. George, Utah – 1955 in Salt Lake City, Utah), and his mother was Anna Amelia Pratt. Anna's grandfather was renowned"
"Ronna Romney Ronna Eileen Romney (née Ronna Eileen Stern; September 24, 1943) is an American Republican politician and former radio talk show host. Romney, née Stern, was born in Detroit, Michigan to parents Eileen Boyd and James Albert Stern. She graduated from Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Michigan in 1961. In 1967, Stern married G. Scott Romney, the son of George W. Romney, the former chairman and president of American Motors Corporation and the then-Governor of Michigan, and Lenore Romney, the then-First Lady of Michigan and later candidate for the U.S. Senate, at the Salt Lake Temple of The Church"
"Ann Romney Ann Lois Romney (née Davies; born April 16, 1949) is the wife of American businessman and politician, Mitt Romney. From 2003 to 2007, Romney was First Lady of Massachusetts, while her husband served as Governor. She was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and attended the private Kingswood School there, where she dated Mitt Romney. She converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1966. She attended Brigham Young University (BYU), married Mitt Romney in 1969, and in 1975 received a Bachelor of Arts degree in French. As First Lady of Massachusetts, Romney served"
"Lenore Romney Lenore LaFount Romney (; November 9, 1908 – July 7, 1998) was an American actress and political figure. The wife of businessman and politician George W. Romney, she was First Lady of Michigan from 1963 to 1969. She was the Republican Party nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1970 from Michigan. Her youngest son, Mitt Romney, is a U.S. Senator-elect from Utah, a former Governor of Massachusetts and was the 2012 Republican presidential nominee. Lenore LaFount was born in Logan, Utah, and raised in Salt Lake City. She went to Latter-day Saints High School, where she developed an"
"which caused concern prior to the November elections. A spokesperson for Solamere later commented on the matter, saying, ""Not only does Solamere have no direct or indirect interest in this company Hart InterCivic, Solamere and its partners have no ownership in this company, nor do they have any ownership in nor have made any investments in the fund that invested in the voting machine company."" In 2012, ""National Journal"" named Romney one of ten Republicans to follow on Twitter. Romney and his wife Jennifer have six children, three via surrogate mothers: Jonathan (born August 2010) and the twins David Mitt"
"Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney with the Hispanic vote in Texas. After ""Time"" magazine reported on a potential violation of ethics rules by failing to publicly disclose his financial relationship with Caribbean Equity Partners Investment Holdings during the 2012 campaign, Cruz called his failure to disclose these connections an inadvertent omission. In January 2016, ""The New York Times"" reported that Cruz and his wife had taken out low-interest loans from Goldman Sachs (where she worked) and Citibank, and failed to report the nearly $1 million in loans on Federal Election Commission disclosure statements as required by law. Cruz disclosed the"
"Mitt Romney (Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan), and supported Romney's presidential campaign. He is the commissioner of the Alternative Golf Association (known as ""Flogton""). He was co-founder and chairman of Wayin. McNealy is a self-proclaimed ""raging capitalist"" and affiliates with libertarian ideologies, although he often supports and endorses the Republican Party. In 2017, McNealy praised the 45th U.S. President, Donald Trump, for his free-market economic policies. McNealy is estimated to have a net worth of approximately $1 billion USD. In 1987, McNealy was named an Award Recipient of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Northern California Region."
"was also diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, a non-invasive type of breast cancer. She underwent a lumpectomy in December of the same year and has since been cancer-free. Ann and Mitt Romney have five sons, born between 1970 and 1981, and 23 grandchildren. Born Ann Lois Davies in Detroit on April 16, 1949, she was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, by parents Edward Roderick Davies and Lois Davies. She has two brothers. Her father, originally from Caerau near Maesteg, Wales, was a self-made businessman who in 1946 co-founded Jered Industries, a maker of heavy machinery for marine use located"
"Mitt Romney and Donald Trump in the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections respectively. In the ""Seinfeld"" episode ""The Mom & Pop Store,"" George Costanza buys a 1989 Chrysler LeBaron thinking it belonged previously to Jon Voight. However Jerry points out that Jon Voight must have misspelled his first name with an ""h"" in the owners manual for this to be true. Jon Voight appears briefly as himself in the episode and bites Kramer on the arm. By the end of the episode it appears that the car belonged to a periodontist by the name of John Voight. Jon Voight Jonathan"
"Romney's 2012 presidential campaign. Romney remains a best friend of Mitt's wife, Ann Romney. Romney's daughter, Ronna Romney McDaniel, has followed her mother into politics. Romney McDaniel is the Chairman of the Republican National Committee, and has served as a Michigan RNC Committeewoman, Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, and a delegate for Donald Trump at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Ronna Romney Ronna Eileen Romney (née Ronna Eileen Stern; September 24, 1943) is an American Republican politician and former radio talk show host. Romney, née Stern, was born in Detroit, Michigan to parents Eileen Boyd and James Albert Stern."
"Planned presidential transition of Mitt Romney The planned presidential transition of Mitt Romney, better known as the Romney Readiness Project, refers to the planned transfer of power from President Barack Obama to Mitt Romney, the Republican Party's candidate for president in the 2012 presidential election. Because Barack Obama was reelected as President, the transition did not take place. The transition plan was the first to occur under the terms of the 2010 Pre-election Presidential Transition Act. The Edward ""Ted"" Kaufman and Michael Leavitt Presidential Transitions Improvements Act of 2015 was named in Leavitt's honor and also in honor of the"
"George W. Romney Building The George W. Romney Building - (""The Romney Building"") is the Governor of Michigan's main office, and houses other State of Michigan offices. The building is named after George W. Romney, the 43rd Governor and father of Mitt Romney. The building has a ten-story atrium, beginning on the fourth floor. Originally opened in 1926 as the Hotel Olds, built and operated by the Lansing Community Hotel Corporation which included R.E. Olds, the Jack Tar hotel chain purchased the property at 111 South Capitol Avenue in 1960 and renamed it ""Jack Tar Lansing."" In 1970, the historic"
"Electoral history of Mitt Romney This the electoral history of Mitt Romney, the 70th Governor of Massachusetts (2003–2007) and a candidate for: the United States Senate in 1994 and President of the United States in 2008 and 2012. In 2018, Romney declared that he was a candidate for the United States Senate in the state of Utah. Republican primary for the United States Senate from Massachusetts, 1994: United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1994: Republican primary for the Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2002: Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2002: 2008 Republican presidential primaries (total popular vote): 2008 Republican National Convention (presidential ballot delegate"
"to a long coaching career at East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. 'Mitt' played college football at Utah and Chicago as a quarterback and later coached at Texas and for the Racine Cardinals. From 1925 to 1928, 'Mitt' was a quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. 'Mitt' Romney is a first cousin to former Governor George Romney of Michigan and his son, Mitt Romney of Massachusetts was named for him. Between 1925 and 1948, Romney organized and operated a summer school for football and basketball coaches that he ran in Logan, Utah. Noteworthy football speakers included"
"Mitt (film) Mitt is a 2014 American documentary film that chronicles the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. ""Mitt"" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014. The film was released on Netflix on January 24, 2014. Director Greg Whiteley is an admirer of Mitt Romney's father George. He was further interested in filming Romney when he heard that Romney had attended a screening of his film ""New York Doll"" and was planning to run for president. Whiteley then approached Tagg Romney about making a documentary about his father's presidential bid. Mitt Romney"
"became U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. However, George's son, Mitt Romney (of whom Lafount is the maternal grandfather), became cofounder and CEO of Bain Capital, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics, and Governor of Massachusetts, and was the nominee of the Republican Party in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. Harold A. Lafount Harold Arundel Lafount (January 5, 1880 – October 21, 1952) was an American businessman who served on the Federal Radio Commission from 1927 to 1934. He was the father of Lenore Romney; the father-in-law of businessman and politician"
"Public image of Mitt Romney The public image of Mitt Romney explores the image of 2012 Presidential candidate Mitt Romney who has served as a business executive and Governor of Massachusetts. Romney's popularity has grown since his 2008 campaign for President of the United States. Included is a discussion of Romney's personal and political image as well as his values and affiliation with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) with attention given to Romney's 2008 ""Faith in America"" speech. Throughout his business, Olympics, and political career, Romney's instinct has been to apply the ""Bain way"" towards"
"Mormonism as a campaign issue. He said: ""We've said that's not fair game"". Public image of Mitt Romney The public image of Mitt Romney explores the image of 2012 Presidential candidate Mitt Romney who has served as a business executive and Governor of Massachusetts. Romney's popularity has grown since his 2008 campaign for President of the United States. Included is a discussion of Romney's personal and political image as well as his values and affiliation with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) with attention given to Romney's 2008 ""Faith in America"" speech. Throughout his business, Olympics,"
"involvement and volunteer service throughout their lifetimes. In 2010, Adrian College in Michigan announced the opening of its George Romney Institute for Law and Public Policy. Its purpose is to explore the interdisciplinary nature of law and public policy and encourage practitioners, academics, and students to work together on issues in this realm. George W. Romney George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 – July 26, 1995) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician. He was chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969, and the United States"
"the Romney effort. H.I.G. counts Solamere Capital as a minor investor in one of its funds. Solamere Capital is an investment firm founded by Mitt Romney's, son, Tagg Romney, and Spencer Zwick, Mitt Romney's campaign finance chair and in which Mitt Romney's brother, Scott, and Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, and Mitt Romney himself has invested, and which is run by Tagg Romney. Solamere is not invested in the specific H.I.G. fund that has an investment in Hart InterCivic. On August 3, 2007, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen withdrew approval and then granted conditional reapproval of Hart InterCivic optical scan"
"28, 2012, delegates at the Republican National Convention chose Mitt Romney as their presidential nominee against President Barack Obama. This formal nomination sets up a two-month final race to the elections on November 6. The general election campaign began in earnest on Labor Day, September 3, 2012. Romney's record at Bain Capital and Bain's investments were a prominent issue, with Romney arguing his tenure at Bain demonstrated management and leadership skills that created thousands of jobs. Political opponents have argued that under Romney, some investments at Bain increased investor profits at the expense of middle-class workers who were laid off."
"George Tabernacle and Brigham Young Winter Home and Office, the latter with his son, Miles Park Romney. George Romney's wife Lenore LaFount's family of origin: Romney family The Romney family, prominent in U.S. politics and other professions, is most known for its connection with George W. Romney (1907 in Colonia Dublán, Galeana, Chihuahua, Mexico – 1995 at Bloomfield Hills, Michigan), 43rd governor of Michigan (1963–1969) and his son, Mitt Romney (born 1947 in Detroit, Michigan), 70th governor of Massachusetts (2003–2007), Republican nominee for the presidency of the United States in 2012, and U.S. Senator-elect from Utah. George Romney's father was"
"and subsequently built and maintained the first road for public transportation in the canyon. Pratt practiced plural marriage. He was murdered in 1857 by the estranged husband of his twelfth wife. Pratt fathered thirty children. His living descendants in 2011 were estimated to number 30,000 to 50,000. He is the great-great-grandfather of Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican candidate for President of the United States, and the great-great-great-grandfather of Jon Huntsman Jr., diplomat and former Governor of Utah, who is currently serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Russia. Pratt was born in Burlington, New York, to Jared Pratt (1769–1839) and his"