[223][243], During all his political campaigns, Romney has avoided speaking publicly about Mormon doctrines, referring to the U.S. Constitution's prohibition of religious tests for public office. Senator Romney joined Washington Post reporter Leigh Ann Caldwell to discuss U.S. investments in clean energy innovation, the need to focus on global climate solutions, prospects for bipartisan cooperation, and his efforts to address Utahs unique climate challenges like saving the Great Salt Lake. [284][285] It debuted atop The New York Times Best Seller list. [136], The day after the election, Romney returned to Bain Capital, but the loss had a lasting effect; he told his brother, "I never want to run for something again unless I can win. [390] With the new acquisitions the couple briefly had five homes, near each of their five sons and their families, and the couple continued to spend considerable time with their grandchildren, who by 2013 numbered 22. [305] Michele Bachmann staged a brief surge in polls, which preceded a poll surge in September 2011 by Rick Perry, who had entered the race the month before. [372] He and his senior campaign staff had disbelieved public polls showing Obama narrowly ahead and had thought they were going to win until the vote tallies began to be reported on election night. [217] In the 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Democratic nominee Deval Patrick beat Romney's lieutenant governor, Kerry Healey, by 20 points, with the win partially due to dissatisfaction with Romney's administration and the weak condition of the state Republican party. Romney is generally considered a moderate or centrist Republican. [369] He won 332 electoral votes to Romney's 206. [442] The other 6.5% of the vote went to nominees of the Constitution, Libertarian, and Independent American parties. [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. [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. [22], At Cranbrook, Romney helped manage the ice hockey team, and joined the pep squad. The notorious San Diego home of Mitt Romney, which made headlines in 2012 for having planned an installation of a car elevator, is now in escrow for $23.5 million. [443]), Shortly before assuming office, Romney wrote a Washington Post editorial strongly criticizing Trump's character. 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. Here's why", "Republicans defeat Democratic bid to hear witnesses in Trump trial", "Utah faith, political leaders mourn deadly toll in Sri Lankan bombings", "Romney to vote to convict Trump on impeachment charge of abuse of power, becoming the first Republican to break ranks", "How Mitt Romney Decided Trump is Guilty", "Trump Acquitted of Two Impeachment Charges in Near Party-Line Vote", "Senate Acquits Trump on Both Impeachment Articles", "New poll shows most Utahns pleased with Mitt Romney's vote, but 60% of GOP has negative reaction", "Can a Republican take on Trump and survive? [287], Immediately after the March 2010 passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Romney attacked the landmark legislation as "an unconscionable abuse of power" and said it should be repealed. "[36], Romney soon gained recognition within the mission for the many homes he called on and the repeat visits he was granted. [117] The younger, telegenic, and well-funded Romney ran as a businessman who said he had created 10,000 jobs and as a Washington outsider with a solid family image and moderate stances on social issues. The vote failed for lack of 60 required "yes" votes.[486]. Games is coy about his future", "Swift exits, Romney joins Mass. The charges were dropped several days later. [264][265] During the U.S. automotive industry crisis of 200810, he opposed a bailout of the industry in the form of direct government intervention, and argued that a managed bankruptcy of struggling automobile companies should instead be accompanied by federal guarantees for post-bankruptcy financing from the private sector. [163] In June 2002, the Massachusetts Democratic Party challenged Romney's eligibility to run for governor, noting that state law required seven years' consecutive residence and that Romney had filed his state tax returns as a Utah resident in 1999 and 2000. [496][497] He promised that the loss of government revenue from these tax cuts would be offset by closing loopholes and placing limits on tax deductions and credits available to taxpayers with the highest incomes,[497] but said that that aspect of the plan could not yet be evaluated because details would have to be worked out with Congress. [547] The Cranbrook School gave him its Distinguished Alumni Award in 2005. Romney announced that he would not support Trump in the general election, saying, "I am dismayed at where we are now. Senator Orrin Hatch retire, Romney would run for that seat in 2018. [153] Kenneth Bullock, another board member of the organizing committee and also head of the Utah League of Cities and Towns, often clashed with Romney at the time, and later said that Romney deserved some credit for the turnaround but not as much as he claimed. [63] Within a few years, the firm considered him one of its best consultants. [77], Bain Capital's leveraged buyouts sometimes led to layoffs, either soon after acquisition or later after the firm had concluded its role. [386][389] They then sold the condominium in Belmont and decided to make their main residence in Utah,[385] switching their voter registration. [423] McMullin's chief strategist said that it was purchased from Romney for President and that "we'll let other folks discuss what that may mean and certainly never speak for [Romney]. [407][408], As the presidential election went into primary season, Romney had not endorsed anyone but was one of the Republican establishment figures who were becoming increasingly concerned about the front-runner status of New York businessman Donald Trump. College, France mission, marriage, and children, First impeachment of Donald Trump (20192020), Second impeachment of Donald Trump (2021), Commission to investigate attack on Capitol, Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, 2012 Republican nominee for President of the United States, Pranks conducted by Romney during his Cranbrook years included, Pranks conducted by Romney during his Stanford years included dressing as a police officer and pretending to arrest people. [480] On January 26, Republican senator Rand Paul of Kentucky introduced a motion to dismiss the impeachment charge. Beginning in late 2004, they devised a set of proposals that were more ambitious than an incremental one from the Massachusetts Senate and more acceptable to him than one from the Massachusetts House of Representatives that incorporated a new payroll tax. Mitt Romney front-runner. Romney himself has corrected this notion, saying that he didn't. Active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) throughout his adult life, Romney served as bishop of his ward and later as a stake president for an area covering Boston and many of its suburbs. [18][123], In the general election, Kennedy faced the first serious reelection challenge of his career. [117][118][119] Romney changed his affiliation to Republican in October 1993 and formally announced his candidacy in February 1994. Romney isn't responsible for people getting cancer, [433], September and October 2017 press reports said that should U.S. Elected governor of Massachusetts in 2002, Romney helped develop and later signed a health care reform law (commonly called "Romneycare") that provided near-universal health insurance access through state-level subsidies and individual mandates to purchase insurance. "[314][315][316] In the month before voting began, Newt Gingrich experienced a significant surge taking a solid lead in national polls and most of the early caucus and primary states[317] before settling back into parity or worse with Romney following a barrage of negative ads from Restore Our Future, a pro-Romney Super PAC. [437][438][439], At the state Republican nominating convention held on April 21, 2018, Romney received 1,585 delegate votes (49.12%), finishing narrowly second to State Representative Mike Kennedy, with 1,642 delegate votes (50.88%). "[530] Shortly thereafter, Slate found a Twitter account with the name Pierre Delecto. [252][275][276] The La Jolla home proved beneficial in location and climate for Ann Romney's multiple sclerosis therapies and for recovering from her late 2008 diagnosis of mammary ductal carcinoma in situ and subsequent lumpectomy. 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. [262] Behind in the polls, McCain opted instead for a high-risk, high-reward "game changer", Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. He did this despite the obvious and well known threats of violence that day. [386] They also gained long-sought permission to replace their La Jolla home with a much bigger one, including a car elevator that had brought some derision during the 2012 campaign. [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. [260] He spent $110 million during the campaign, including $45 million of his own money.[261]. [223][241] These resources, combined with the mid-year near-collapse of nominal front-runner John McCain's campaign, made Romney a threat to win the nomination and the focus of the other candidates' attacks. [21][26], Romney attended Stanford University during the 196566 academic year. Romney's cited exceptions regarding abortion are in line with those of the LDS Church. [110] After the destruction of the Belmont meetinghouse by a fire of suspicious origins in 1984, he forged links with other religious institutions, allowing the congregation to rotate its meetings to other houses of worship during the reconstruction of the Belmont building. [440] In the primary, Romney defeated Kennedy, 71.7%28.3%.[441]. "[514] That year, he wrote: "I believe that abortion is the wrong choice except in cases of incest, rape, and to save the life of the mother. [100][103] He retained his position on several boards of directors during this time and regularly returned to Massachusetts to attend meetings. [169][201][202] A November 2003 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision, Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, required the state to recognize same-sex marriages. [167][182] Opponents said the reliance on fees sometimes imposed a hardship on those who could least afford them. [109] He thus kept to a limited, behind-the-scenes role in attempts to ease tensions between the church and local residents. [nb 7], The Romneys' first son, Taggart, was born in 1970[38] while they were undergraduates at BYU and living in a basement apartment. [341][342] During May and June, the Obama campaign spent heavily and was able to paint a negative image of Romney in voters' minds before the Romney campaign could construct a positive one. [275] Romney maintained his voting registration in Massachusetts, however, and bought a smaller condominium in Belmont during 2010. [79][80] He oversaw an effort to restructure Bain & Company's employee stock-ownership plan and real-estate deals, while rallying the firm's 1,000 employees, imposing a new governing structure that excluded Bain and the other founding partners from control, and increasing fiscal transparency. [26] He registered as an Independent[50] and voted in the 1992 presidential primaries for the Democratic former senator from Massachusetts, Paul Tsongas. [49] Their son Matthew was born in 1971 and Joshua in 1975. [140] Olympics critic Steve Pace, who led Utahns for Responsible Public Spending, thought Romney exaggerated the initial fiscal state to lay the groundwork for a well-publicized rescue. [59][69][85] Much of the firm's profit was earned from a relatively small number of deals; Bain Capital's overall success-to-failure ratio was about even. [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. [201] In 2004 and 2006, he urged the U.S. Senate to vote for the Federal Marriage Amendment. 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