Mitt Romney Political Party Republican Party Current Position Former Governor of Massachusetts Age 61   (March 12th, 1947) Hometown Bloomfield Hills, MI Religion Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Elections Straw Poll   Compare Mitt Romney to:      Joe Biden Hillary Clinton Chris Dodd John Edwards Mike Gravel Dennis Kucinich Barack Obama Bill Richardson Sam Brownback Jim Gilmore Rudy Giuliani Mike Huckabee Duncan Hunter John McCain Ron Paul Mitt Romney Tom Tancredo Tommy Thompson Fred Thompson    Vote for Mitt Romney

PERSONAL

Spouse: Ann Davies (1969-present)
Children: Tagg, Matt, Josh, Ben, Craig
Grandchildren: 11

EDUCATION

• Harvard Law School, J.D.
• Harvard Business School, M.B.A, 1975
• Brigham Young University, B.A., 1971
• Cranbrook School

PROFESSIONAL

• President/Chief Executive Officer, Salt Lake Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, 1999-2002
• Chief Executive Officer/Managing Partner, Bain Capital, Incorporated, 1984-present
• Chairman, Bain and Company, Incorporated, 1991-1993
• Vice President, Bain and Company, Incorporated, 1978-1984.

POLITICAL

• Governor, State of Massachusetts, 2002-2006

• Has said it will “absolutely” be a good day for America if Roe v. Wade is repealed.
  
  
• As Governor of Massachusetts, stated that he was personally pro-life but pledged to protect a woman’s right to choose as dictated by standing law.
  
  
• Endorsed legalization of RU-486, a very early-term chemical abortion drug.
  
  
• As Governor of Massachusetts, vetoed legislation expanding stem-cell research because it allowed cloning embryos for use in stem-cell research.
  
  
• Has always said he was personally against abortion, but had a pro-choice record as Governor.
  
  
• Said he would be “delighted” to sign a federal ban on all abortions.
  
  
• Says he made a mistake in supporting abortion law despite personal opposition.
  
  

• Opposes same-sex marriage and civil unions, though he had supported a civil unions law for Massachusetts.
  
  
• Says that Don’t Ask Don’t Tell sounded silly at first, but that it is working and shouldn’t be changed.
  
  
• Supports a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
  
  

• Says in order to reduce black on black crime, we need to get more moms and dads, more education, and more policing.
  
  
• Would propose a “One Strike, You’re Ours” policy for criminals who prey on children using the internet.
  
  
• Supports the death penalty in heinous murders.
  
  
• Favors mandatory sentencing and a three strike policy.
  
  
• Supports the 2nd amendment, but also the assault weapon ban.
  
  

• Wants to combat the ruthless narco terrorists in Colombia.
  
  

• Has stated that “Washington is broken,” and advocates scouring the Executive branch for the unnecessary and the wasteful.
  
  
• Advocates a zero tax rate on interests, dividends and capital gains for middle-income Americans.
  
  
• Pledged no new taxes.
  
  
• Favors the privatization of Social Security.
  
  

• Supports English immersion and abstinence education.
  
  
• Would reform underperforming schools or replace with charters.
  
  
• Says schools should teach family values, but not religion or prayer.
  
  

• Wants to develop energy technology like nuclear or liquefied coal.
  
  
• Supports a no regrets policy; biofuel, nuclear power, and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
  
  
• Believes Big Oil should reinvest it’s profits in oil refineries.
  
  

• Wants to let states create their own private, market based insurance.
  
  
• Supports the same tax treatment if people buy insurance without employers.
  
  
• Has said he would not support the current MA plan for the US, so his past efforts in health care are a poor reflection of what he would propose for the Nation.
  
  

• Opposes Bush-backed guest worker plan, saying that it will induce excessive expansion of immigration rates.
  
  
• Advocates a more robust system for allowing employers to verify the legal status of workers.
  
  
• Opposes paths to citizenship for illegal immigrants not available to all non-citizens.
  
  
• Opposes in-state tuition breaks for illegal immigrants.
  
  
• Supports the rule barring immigrants from running for president.
  
  
• Wants to make English the national language, but says we should communicate in Spanish as well.
  
  

• Personal - Believes the Bible is the word of God.
  
  

• Believes that America leaving Iraq in “a precipitous way” could cause regional conflict which would require our return, and would be a mistake.
  
  
• Has said that the insurgency in Iraq is part of a “global jihadist effort” to bring down the west and establish a Caliphate in the middle-east.
  
  
• Regarding Osama Bin Laden said, "It's not worth moving heaven and Earth, spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person."
  
  
• Believes to win the war on jihad, we need friends in the Muslim world.
  
  
• Wants to “free Cuba” and eliminate the theatre of Hugo Chavez.
  
  
• Says it is not wise for us to describe our interrogation techniques.
  
  
• In October 2007, regarding whether or not he would go to Congress for authorization to attack nukes in Iran, said, “You sit down with your attorneys and they tell you what you have to do, but obviously, the president has to do what's in the best interest of the US to protect us against a potential threat.”
  
  
• Questioned about his previous position on consulting lawyers, responded, “…if there were ever a question of a security threat to this country, I would act immediately to protect the interests of America and our citizens.”
  
  
• Supports wiretapping mosques to keep tabs on Islamic extremists.
  
  
• Wants to “double Guantanamo” rather than closing.
  
  

Do you have a question for Mitt Romney?   6:33 am on Jun 24, 2008

Carlos L. Yordan: Vice president pick will reveal McCain's strategy   10:11 pm on Jun 23, 2008

What can happen when you stop saying never   7:57 pm on Jun 23, 2008

Aide: Nevada will flip to GOP in '08   3:54 pm on Jun 23, 2008

Kyrillos likes McCain-Romney ticket   7:59 am on Jun 23, 2008

Flip-Flops Are Looking Like a Hot Summer Trend   4:13 am on Jun 23, 2008

Romney on guest list for Perry's fundraiser   11:12 pm on Jun 22, 2008

Poll: Utahans want McCain-Romney ticket   6:10 pm on Jun 22, 2008

Romney, Obama opened wallets   12:00 am on Jun 22, 2008

Hillary Clinton reports more campaign debts, so does Mitt Romney   2:45 am on Jun 21, 2008

The View From Here . . .   8:54 pm on May 15, 2008

Reception for Rep. Jeff Perry with Special Guest Mitt Romney   6:09 pm on May 15, 2008

McCain Sees US Troops Leaving Iraq by 2013   5:16 pm on May 15, 2008

McCain, Huckabee and the Evangelicals   9:56 am on May 15, 2008

Romney: McCain will take Michigan   5:21 am on May 15, 2008

Huckabee's Back in the Race -- Why?   10:32 pm on May 14, 2008

Warming to McCain   12:38 am on May 14, 2008

Source: Huckabee Tops McCain VP List   7:59 am on May 13, 2008

Mitt regrets omitting atheists from speech   11:35 pm on May 9, 2008

Romney talks up McCain, talks down Obama   3:18 pm on May 7, 2008