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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]
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]
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Brigham Young University, 1971
MBA, Harvard Business School, 1975
J.D., Harvard Law School, 1975
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price drop
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Issues
Government shutdown
See also: United States budget debate, 2013
Endorsements
See also: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District
elections, 2014
Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
2019-2020
At the beginning of the 116th Congress, Romney was
assigned to the following committees:[Source]
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.
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
Candidate % Votes
Mike Kennedy
28.7 96,771
(R)
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
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
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
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]
2012 Presidency
See also: Endorsements by state officials of
presidential candidates in the 2012 election
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.
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:
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.
Personal
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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.
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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above. Click to show more.
Political offices
Preceded by U.S. Senate - Utah Succeeded by
Orrin Hatch 2019-present -
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Utah's current delegation to the
United States Congress
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State of Utah
Salt Lake City (capital)