Things you should know about Mitt Romney

This information came to me in an email.  I can't vouch for all the facts but if anyone knows any different please let me know.


Personal Information

• His full name: Willard Mitt Romney
• He was born: March 12, 1947 and is 65 years old
• His Father:  George W. Romney, former Governor of Michigan
• He was raised in: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
• He is married to: Ann Romney since 1969, they have five children; all boys
• Education: B.A. from Brigham Young University, J.D. and M.B.A. from Harvard University
• Religion: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also known as LDS or Mormon

 Working Background

• At age 19, he spent 30 months in France as an unpaid Mormon missionary.
• After graduation from both Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School simultaneously, he passed the Michigan bar, but never worked as an attorney.
• In 1984, he co-founded Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm, one of the largest such firms in the United States.
• In 1994, he ran for Senator of Massachusetts and lost to Ted Kennedy.
• He was President and C.E.O. of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
• In 2002 he was elected Governor of Massachusetts where he eliminated a 1.5 billion dollar deficit.

   Some Interesting Facts about Bain Capital

• Bain Capital started with one small office supply store in Massachusetts, turned it into Staples with over 2,000 stores employing 90,000 people.
• Bain Capital also worked to perform the same kinds of business miracles again and again with companies like Domino's, Sealy, Brookstone, The Weather Channel, Burger King, Warner Music Group, Dollarama, Home Depot, and many others.

Mitt Romney's Volunteer Service

• He was an unpaid volunteer campaign worker for his dad's gubernatorial campaign for one year.
• He was an unpaid intern in his dad's governor's office for eight years.
• He was an unpaid bishop and stake president for the LDS Church for ten years.
• He was an unpaid President of the Salt Lake Olympic Committee for three years.
• He took no salary and was the unpaid Governor of Massachusetts for four years.
• He gave his entire inheritance from his father to charity.
•  Mitt Romney is one of the wealthiest self-made men in our country but has given more back to its citizens in terms of money, service and time than most men.

 Mitt Romney is Trustworthy

• He will show us his birth certificate.
• He will show us his high school and college transcripts.
• He will show us his social security card.
• He will show us his law degree.
• He will show us his draft notice.
• He will show us his medical records.
• He will show us his income tax records.
• He will show us he has NOTHING to hide.

Mitt Romney's background, experience and trustworthiness show him to be a great leader and an excellent President of the United States.