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The National Governors Association is meeting today in Charleston. As always, there's lots on the agenda at these meetings, particularly in an election year with so many vulnerable open seats. Governor Romney is the chair of the Republicans, so he's surely working strategy at these events.

And, of course, S. Carolina is a key early primary.

~~~Thomas

In light of this event, here is Governor Romney's Bio courtesy of the National Governors Association...

Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
Birth Date: March 12, 1947
Birth State: Michigan
Party: Republican
Spouse: Ann Romney
Family: Married Ann Davies; five sons; six grandchildren (Ann Marie Note: this is now nine grandchildren)
Religion: Latter Day Saints (Ann Marie Note: This should read member of The Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-Day Saints).
School(s): Brigham Young University; Harvard University
Address: State House
Room 360
Phone: 617/725-4000
Fax: 617/727-9725

Relation to Another Governor:
Son of Michigan Gov. George Romney

Governor's Web Site
State Web Site

MITT ROMNEY was born on March 12, 1947. He received his bachelor's degree with highest honors from Brigham Young University in 1971. In 1975 he earned a master’s in business administration from Harvard Business School and was named a Baker Scholar. In 1975 he also received his law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School. From 1978 to 1984, he was a vice president of Bain and Company, Inc., a Boston-based management consulting firm. In 1984, he founded Bain Capital, an investment company that founded, acquired, or invested in hundreds of companies, including Staples, Domino's Pizza, and Brookstone.

In 1990, Romney took a two-year leave of absence to return to Bain and Company as its interim-CEO during a period of financial turmoil. While there, he led the company's highly successful turnaround. With the 2002 Winter Olympics mired in controversy and facing serious financial crisis, Romney was asked to become President and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee. During the three years he ran the games, Romney succeeded in erasing a $379 million operating deficit, organizing 23,000 volunteers, galvanizing community spirit, overseeing an unprecedented security mobilization to ensure public safety, and leading one of the most successful Olympics in the nation's history.

He was elected governor of Massachusetts in November 2002. Romney was recently appointed by President George W. Bush to the Homeland Security Advisory Committee and is the National Governors Association’s co-lead governor for homeland security. He is also a member of the Executive Committee and the Education, Early Childhood, and Workforce Committee of the National Governors Association.

Ann Marie
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