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Mitt Romney
Party: Republican
Current job: Term as Massachusetts governor ended in January 2007
Birth date: March 12, 1947; Detroit, Michigan
Education: Brigham Young University, B.A., 1971; Harvard University, M.B.A., J.D., 1975
Family: married to Ann Davies (1969-present); five children; eleven grandchilden
Religion: Mormon
Current job: Term as Massachusetts governor ended in January 2007
Birth date: March 12, 1947; Detroit, Michigan
Education: Brigham Young University, B.A., 1971; Harvard University, M.B.A., J.D., 1975
Family: married to Ann Davies (1969-present); five children; eleven grandchilden
Religion: Mormon
Major Election Issues: Mitt Romney's Position
Abortion
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Education
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Environmental Policy
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Global Warming
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Health Care Reform
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Homeland Security
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Immigration
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Same-Sex Marriage
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Social Security
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U.S. Foreign Relations
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War in Iraq
Abortion
Romney opposes abortion except in the case of rape, incest, or to protect the life of the mother. He opposes Roe v. Wade and vetoed an emergency contraception bill in July 2005. As a 1994 Senate candidate, Romney supported abortion rights.
Mitt Romney's Political Biography
1994: Ran unsuccessfully as the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate against incumbent Ted Kennedy.
2002: Elected governor of Massachusetts. He did not seek a second term in 2006.