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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Harvard Law School - JD, cum laude (1971-1975)

• Harvard Business School - MBA (1971-1975)

  Activities and notes: Baker Scholar

• Brigham Young University - BA, English, highest honors (1969-1971)

  Activities and notes: Cougar Club, president

• Stanford University - Attended (1965-1966)

• Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School (Bloomfield Township, Mich.) - High school diploma (1961-1965)

Office History

Election Results

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Utah (Class 1)
  Willard Mitt Romney (Mitt), 62.59%

  Republican
  Jenny Wilson, 30.91%

  Democrat
  Tim Aalders, 2.71%

  Constitution
  Craig Bowden, 2.60%

  Libertarian
  Reed McCandless, 1.20%

  Independent American Party

• 1995 (Nov. 8, 1994 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Massachusetts (Class 1)
  Edward Moore Kennedy (Ted), 58.07%

  Democrat
  Willard Mitt Romney (Mitt), 41.01%

  Republican

Employment History

• Romney for President Inc. (2012)

  Candidate

• Romney for President Inc. (Jan. 2007-Feb. 2008)

  Candidate

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Jan. 2003-Jan. 2007)

  Governor

• Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 (Feb. 1999-2002)

  CEO

• Bain Capital LLC (Nov. 1994-Feb. 1999)

• U.S. Senate Seat for Massachusetts (Class 1) (1994)

  Candidate

• Bain Capital LLC (1991-Nov. 1993)

  Managing General Partner

• Bain & Co. Inc. (Jan. 1991-Dec. 1992)

  CEO

• Bain Capital LLC (1984-1990)

  Founding Partner

• Bain & Co. Inc. (1978-1984)

  Vice President

• Bain & Co. Inc. (1977-1978)

• Boston Consulting Group Inc. (1975-1977)

  Management Consultant

• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (July 1966-Dec. 1968)

  Missionary, France

• Michigan Office of the Governor

  Intern

Associated Organizations

• Romney for Senate (Massachusetts)

• Romney for Utah

• Romney for President Inc.

• Mitt Romney for Governor (Massachusetts)

• Damon Corp.

  Former Board Member

• Staples Inc.

  Former Board Member

• Believe in America PAC

• Lenore Romney for U.S. Senate (Michigan) (1970)

  Driver and Publicist

• George W. Romney for Governor (Michigan) (1962)

Awards

• Fiscal Hero Award (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (May 2024)

• Congressional Voice for Children Award (National Parent Teacher Association) (March 2023)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Fiscal Hero (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (June 2022)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (2020)

• Fiscal Hero (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (2020)

• Canterbury Medal (Becket Fund for Religious Liberty) (2008)

• Distinguished Alumni Award (Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School (Bloomfield Township, Mich.)) (2005)

• 50 Most Beautiful People (People Magazine) (2002)

Activities and Interests

• Hobbies: running, jet skiing, boating
  
• Languages: French (fluent)
  

Publications

• Simple Truths for an Abundant Life: From One Generation to Another (2019) , Co-author with Ann Romney

• No Apology: The Case for American Greatness (2010)

• Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games (2004)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	354 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-5251
Fax:	202-228-0836

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• Senate Budget Committee
• Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee East Asia, the Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy Subcommittee, Ranking Member
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy Subcommittee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism Subcommittee
• Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Children and Families Subcommittee
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee
• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee, Ranking Member
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Government Operations and Border Management Subcommittee

Caucuses

• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Common Sense Coalition
• Senate Air Force Caucus
• Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus
• Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• Senate Climate Solutions Caucus
• Senate National Security Working Group
• Senate Pro-Life Caucus
• Senate Republican Conference
• Senate Western Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• Sen. Romney makes a rare revolving door hire

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 5, 2024
  Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is retiring, but that isn't stopping him from hiring one of the only lobbyists his office has ever employed. read more

• Senate Republicans suffered worse staff retention rates last year

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 8, 2024
  Senate Republicans are having a harder time retaining staff than their Democratic counterparts. read more

• Sen. Menendez discloses his wife's pot of gold

  Posted by Christian Stafford on March 17, 2022
  St. Patrick's Day was celebrated a day early for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who disclosed yesterday that his wife has her very own pot of gold. read more

• Senate freshmen rank high for office pay

  Posted by on Dec. 16, 2019
  Senate freshmen are among the best paying senators, according to a LegiStorm analysis of salary data from the most recent disclosure. read more

• EXIM adds LD to ex-Rep. Sean Duffy

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 19, 2019
  The Export-Import Bank has picked up a top aide to ex-Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), who resigned from Congress earlier this fall. read more

• Sen. Cotton picks up anti-Trump defense expert

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 28, 2016
  Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), reportedly shortlisted as a pick for secretary of defense, has added a prominent national-security expert — and Trump critic — to his D.C. staff this month.John Noonan, who, according to The Hill, signed an open letter opposing Trump's presidential campaign earlier this year, is a former U.S. Air Force nuclear-missile officer. He worked as a foreign policy adviser for Jeb Bush's presidential campaign this year and as defense policy adviser for Mitt Romney's bid in 2012, and spent several years as deputy communications director to the House Armed Services Committee. read more

• Culberson welcomes Winning lobbyist as new LA

  Posted by Steve Shapiro on Oct. 15, 2015
  In the immortal words of Charlie Sheen, Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) is "Winning!" with his newest staff addition. read more

• Miss Ohio USA takes Capitol Hill as law clerk for Senate committee

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on June 2, 2015
  She's competed in figure skating, worked as a video game researcher, interned for the 2012 Mitt Romney campaign and been crowned Miss Ohio USA. Now, Madison Gesiotto is partway through law school and serving as a clerk on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. read more

• Health care lobbyist moves to House Budget Committee

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Jan. 27, 2015
  A health care lobbyist has taken a job with the House Budget Committee, her first return to the Hill since an internship in 2009. read more

• Presidential hopefuls share conference travel in common

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on April 9, 2014
  What do Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) have in common? They are both freshman Republican senators, they are both attorneys of Cuban descent, and they are both said to be considering runs for the White House. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on Dec. 14, 2012
  Mitt Romney's top debate coach during the GOP primary season spent months on the congressional payroll of one of the governor's presidential rivals, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), after Romney let him go. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on April 5, 2012
  Although Republican Norm Coleman is no longer a sitting senator from Minnesota, his son is sitting in Congress on another Minnesotan's staff. read more