Former Gov. Mitt Romney: A Timeline


June 2-Announces candidacy in Stratham, NH.
Jan. 20-On Inauguration Day, Romney will be 64 years, 10 months old.







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

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

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2001
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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
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With Coleman Andrews and Eric Kriss founds Bain Capital, Inc. and is CEO.




1980
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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,
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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.
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(Father, George, serves as chairman and president of American Motors, 1954-62).




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

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


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