2008 Presidential Election

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney 2008 Presidential Candidate

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Personal Facts:

Born March 12, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan

Family: Married Ana Davies in 1969. They have five sons.

Religion: Mormon

Education: B.A. summa cum laude from BYU in 1971, Joint J.D. and MBA from Harvard University Law/Business Schools, 1975.


Experience:

Career before entering politics: Attorney, Vice president of Bain & Company, Inc., a management consulting firm, Co-founder and CEO of Bain Capital, left in 1998 to serve as the president and CEO of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.

Political Experience: GOP Candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts in 1994, Governor of Massachusetts from 2003-2007.


More Information and Links:

Links

Mitt Romney's Campaign Website

Books by Mitt Romney

Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games

Books about Mitt Romney

A Mormon in the White House?: 10 Things Every American Should Know about Mitt Romney