Democracy in Action P2016 Timeline Highlights from the Life and Career of Former Gov. Mitt Romney

Former Gov. Mitt Romney: A Timeline

Mar. 2 - No Apology: The Case for American Greatness (St. Martin's Press).

June 2 - Announces candidacy in Stratham, NH.

Aug. 30 - Deiivers acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Nov. 6 - Def. by Barack Obama by 65.9 million votes (51.06%) to 60.9 million (47.21%). [speech]

Jan. - Netflix documentary "Mitt" premieres.

Jan. 20 - On Inauguration Day, Romney will be 69 years, 10 months old.

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Nov. 5 - Elected Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts def. State Treasurer Shannon O'Brien (D) by 49.8% to 44.9%.

Jan. 2 - Inaugurated.

With Timothy Robinson, Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games (Regnery).

Dec. 14 - Announces that he will not seek re-election.

Jan. 4 - Finishes term.
Feb. 13 - Announces candidacy for Republican presidential nomination.

Feb. 7 - Suspends campaign.
April 8 - Forms Free and Strong America PAC.
Dec. - Ann diagnosed with breast cancer.

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Takes leave from Bain Capital, returns to serve as interim CEO of Bain & Company.

Republican nominee for U.S. Senate; defeated by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D) by 58.1% to 41.0%.

Wife Ann diagnosed with MS.

President and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, Feb. 1999-2002.

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

With Coleman Andrews and Eric Kriss founds Bain Capital, Inc. and is CEO.

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

First of five children (all boys) born-Taggart. Works on mother Lenore's U.S. Senate race in Michigan.

B.A. from Brigham Young University. To Boston and starts at Harvard.

M.B.A from Harvard Business School and J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Works at Boston Consulting Group, an international business consulting firm, 1975-7.

Joins Bain & Company, a Boston-based management consulting firm.

Vice President of Bain & Company,

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

Helps campaign for his father, George, for Governor of Michigan (served 1963-69).

Attends Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.

Graduates from the Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, MI. A year at Stanford Univ.

Second semester at Stanford. Missionary in France for 2 1/2 years.

(Nov. 18 - Father, George, announces candidacy for president).

June - Still in France, survives serious car crash. Finishes mission in late 1968.

March 21 - Marries Ann Davies. Transfers to BYU.

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

(Father, George, serves as chairman and president of American Motors, 1954-62).

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

Born March 12, 1947 in Detroit, MI (fourth child).

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

Third Time is the Charm?
The notion of a third Romney campaign showed surprising resiliance in 2013-14. Netflix' documentary "Mitt," which premiered on Jan. 24, 2014, produced a wave of favorable publicity. A DraftMitt.org site, created by James Evans, chairman of the Utah Republican Party, garned 100,000 supporters by July 27, 2014. In the Fall, Romney was a popular figure, stumping for Republican candidates on the 2014 campaign trail. A steady trickle of articles kept the idea alive. Romney has not definitively ruled it out, but "one out of a million" (Aug. 26, 2014 on "Tthe Hugh Hewitt Show" >) sounds pretty slim, his wife Ann has said no, unequivocally, several times.

Articles
Robert Costa. "Romney huddling with key members of 2012 team tonight." The Washington Post, Jan. 7, 2015.

Ben White and Maggie Haberman. "Backers: Romney more open to 2016 run." Politico. Dec. 11, 2014.

Linette Lopez and Hunter Walker. "Romney's Inner Circle Is Convinced He's Running." Business Insider. Dec. 4, 2014.

Robert Costa. "Mitt Romney filling post-midterm role as key behind-the-scenes player in GOP." The Washington Post.. Nov. 10, 2014.

Philip Rucker and Robert Costa. "Can't quit Mitt: Friends say Romney feels nudge to consider a 2016 presidential run." The Washington Post. Oct. 13, 2014.

Mark Leibovich. "Mitt Isn't Ready to Call It Quits." The New York Times Magazine. Sept. 30, 2014.

Emil Henry. "The Case for Mitt Romney in 2016." Politico Magazine. July 2, 2014.

Phillip Rucker. "At elite donor summit featuring 2016 GOP hopefuls, a longing for Romney to run again." The Washington Post. June 13, 2014.

On the campaign trail in 2014...

Examples of fall campaign events.


U.S. Chamber for Joni Ernst (May 29) Examples of ads.	U.S. Chamber for Thom Tillis (Oct. 29)	Otter for Idaho (Oct. 29)	NH for Scott Brown (Nov. 2)

https://www.p2016.org/romney/draftmitt.org [July 7, 2014 grab]

Downside
Controversy over release of tax returns (Dec. 2011-Jan. 2012)
Controversy over release of tax returns (July-Aug. 2012)
Controversy over 47-percent remarks (Sept. 17, 2012)
Release of 2011 tax returns (Sept. 21, 2012)
Attack on Mormon faith