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Mitt Romney (b. March 12, 1947) is an American Republican politician from Massachusetts, who has served as Governor of Massachusetts since 2003.
The son of Michigan Governor George Romney, Mitt Romney
received his B.A. from Brigham Young University in
1971, then an M.B.A. and J.D. from Harvard University in 1975.
Prior to being elected Governor, Romney was a successful businessman and the 1994
Republican U.S. Senate nominee; running against Senator
Ted Kennedy, losing 58% - 41%, the closest election of Kennedy's long
Senate career.
From 1999 - 2002 he served as the CEO of the Salt
Lake Organizing Committee in charge of planning the 2002 Winter
Olympics.
He was elected Governor of Massachusetts in
November 2002 over Democrat Shannon O'Brien and Green Party candidate Jill Stein (50%-45%-4%).
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