[307] The October 2011 decisions of Palin and Chris Christie not to run effectively settled the field of candidates. The objection was defeated on a 5545 vote; Romney was one of the five Republicans to vote against it, along with Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Ben Sasse and Pat Toomey. [448], Romney condemned the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings, saying: "As we celebrate the miracle of Easter, we hold in our hearts the victims of the senseless violence in Sri Lanka and their loved ones."[449]. [263] McCain lost the election to Democratic senator Barack Obama. [288] The antipathy Republicans felt for it created a potential problem for Romney, since the new federal law was in many ways similar to the Massachusetts health care reform passed during his gubernatorial tenure; as one Associated Press article stated, "Obamacare looks a lot like Romneycare. [456] Jason Perry, director of the University of Utah's Hinckley Institute of Politics, said, "Democrats in Utah were more excited about Mitt Romneys vote than [Utah] Republicans were disappointed. [446][447] He was one of two Republicans (with Collins) who joined all Democrats voting to allow impeachment witnesses. [59][60] As a result, he enrolled in the recently created four-year joint Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration program coordinated between Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. Utahs military programs at Hill Air Force Base and Dugway Proving Ground will also receive the funding they need to carry out their vital missions in support of the countrys national defense. [429] In February 2017, Romney said that Trump was "off to a very strong start" in fulfilling his campaign promises, although he had "no regrets" about his anti-Trump speech. 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[330] Days later, Romney told the Conservative Political Action Conference that he had been a "severely conservative governor"[331] (while in 2005 he had maintained that his positions were moderate and characterized reports that he was shifting to the right to attract conservative votes as a media distortion). 127 years later, our state is as beautiful as 127 years later, our state is as beautiful as ever. [412][413][414], Romney encouraged Republicans to engage in tactical voting, by supporting whichever of the remaining rivals had the best chance to beat Trump in any given state. For example, x-Presidential candidate Senator Mitt Romney has gotten nearly $14 million in all. "[288] While acknowledging that his plan was an imperfect work in progress, Romney did not back away from it. "[465], Romney did not endorse Trump's 2020 reelection campaign and told reporters that he did not vote for him. [169][194], On April 12, 2006, Romney signed the resulting Massachusetts health reform law, commonly called "Romneycare", which requires nearly all Massachusetts residents to buy health insurance coverage or face escalating tax penalties, such as the loss of their personal income tax exemption. [107], In 1977, he became a counselor to the president of the Boston Stake. [nb 16], The campaign's strategy called for winning the initial two contests the January 3, 2008, Iowa Republican caucuses and the January 8 New Hampshire primary to propel Romney nationally. [430] The next year, Trump endorsed Romney's 2018 senate campaign. [18] He belonged to 11 school organizations and school clubs, including the Blue Key Club, a booster group he had started. [498], Romney opposed the use of mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions to deal with global warming. He married Ann Davies in 1969; they have five sons. [89] Referring to the layoffs that sometimes occurred, Romney said in 2007: "Sometimes the medicine is a little bitter but it is necessary to save the life of the patient. Those who yelled at him and slammed their doors in his face merely reinforced his resolve. [480] On January 26, Republican senator Rand Paul of Kentucky introduced a motion to dismiss the impeachment charge. [108][109][111], In 1998, Ann Romney learned that she had multiple sclerosis; Mitt described watching her fail a series of neurological tests as the worst day of his life. [110], Radio personality Janet Jeghelian took an early lead in polls among candidates for the Republican nomination for the Senate seat, but Romney proved the most effective fundraiser. By virtue of mathematics (the money he has raised) and chemistry (the way his rivals treat him), former Gov. [511] In 2022, Romney reversed his previous position on federal marriage, and was one of 12 Republicans voting to advance legislation to codify same-sex marriage into federal law. [458][459][460] Romney was praised by many for voting not by his party allegiances, but by his belief about whether Trump abused his power. [370][371] Media accounts described Romney as "shellshocked" by the result. [249] But he took second place in both, losing Iowa to Huckabee, who received more than twice the evangelical Christian votes,[250][251] and New Hampshire to the resurgent McCain. [203] In May 2004 and per the court decision, he instructed town clerks to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Romney isn't responsible for people getting cancer, [155][158] Prominent party figures as well as the White House wanted Romney to run for governor[159][160] and the opportunity appealed to him for reasons including its national visibility. [372] But Romney's get out the vote operation had been inferior to Obama's, both in person-to-person organization and in voter modeling and outreach technology[373] (the latter exemplified by the failure of the Project Orca application). [5] Romney also voted to convict in Trump's second trial in 2021. Kennedy spent $10.5million overall, including a $1.5million loan to himself. 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[508] He described same-sex marriage as a "state issue" while running for Senate in 1994 and opposed a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in 2002. [308][312][313] After the charges of flip-flopping that marked his 2008 campaign began to accumulate again, Romney said in November 2011: "I've been as consistent as human beings can be. [117][118][119] Romney changed his affiliation to Republican in October 1993 and formally announced his candidacy in February 1994. [14][15], Romney has three older siblings: Margo, Jane, and Scott. [2] He became a management consultant and in 1977 joined Bain & Company in Boston. On February 13, 2021, Romney and five other Republican senators voted to allow other witnesses in the impeachment trial. [308][309] Perry faded after poor performances in those debates, while Herman Cain's "long-shot" bid gained popularity until allegations of sexual misconduct derailed it. He did not seek reelection in 2006, focusing instead on his campaign for the Republican nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. [416] As the race went on, there was some evidence that tactical voting was occurring, and some partial arrangements were formed among candidates,[417][418] but by May 3, Trump had defeated all his opponents and became the party's presumptive nominee. [207] Romney subsequently vetoed a bill on pro-life grounds that expanded access to emergency contraception in hospitals and pharmacies; the legislature overrode the veto. [170][172][173] Television ads highlighting the effort, as well as one portraying his family in gushing terms and showing him shirtless,[172] received a poor public response and were a factor in his Democratic opponent, Massachusetts State Treasurer Shannon O'Brien, leading in the polls as late as mid-October. [23][30] The two became informally engaged around the time he graduated from high school in June 1965. [49] Their son Matthew was born in 1971 and Joshua in 1975. [21] As opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War grew, a group staged a May 1966 sit-in at Stanford's administration building to demonstrate against draft status tests; Romney joined a counterprotest against that group. [22] During his senior year, he joined the cross country running team. 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[304] He initially pursued a low-key, low-profile strategy. [59][63] Part of a 1970s wave of top graduates who chose to go into consulting rather than join a large company directly,[64] he found his legal and business education useful in his job. As Bain's chief executive officer (CEO), he helped lead the company out of a financial crisis. [65][76][77] Exactly how many jobs Bain Capital added compared to those lost because of these investments and buyouts is unknown, owing to a lack of records and Bain Capital's penchant for privacy for itself and its investors. "[515][nb 9][nb 13] During his 1994 Senate campaign, Romney had said, "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country", a stance he reiterated during his 2002 campaign for governor. [167][173] These were effective in capturing independent voters. [59][84] He wanted to drop a Bain Capital hedge fund that initially lost money, but other partners disagreed with him and it eventually made billions. [385]) Romney began working as executive partner group chairman for Solamere Capital, a private capital firm in Boston owned by his son Tagg. [79][80] Though he was the sole shareholder of the firm, publications also called him managing director or CEO. Republican senator and Trump ally Ron Johnson, who was "visibly upset," got in a heated exchange with Romney for his vote, saying, "We never should've had this impeachment trial. Police evacuated the senators and Vice President Mike Pence to an undisclosed area. In a sense, he has been gifted by Mr. Trump with a kind of late-career relevance that he might not have otherwise enjoyed. Controversy is swirling about a poorly argued attack ad done by a super PAC that is pro-Obama, which accuses Mitt Romney of being responsible for throwing a family where the wife had cancer out of health insurance when he closed the company. [72][74], In 1984, Romney left Bain & Company to co-found and lead the spin-off private equity investment firm Bain Capital. [59] In some cases, Romney had little involvement with a company once Bain Capital acquired it. He's really been running for president ever since the day after the 2008 election. 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