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Willard (Mitt) Romney is a Senator from Utah. Born in Detroit, MI, he earned his B.A. in English from Brigham Young University in 1971, his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1975, and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1975. He was founder and CEO of an investment company, a consulting firm chief executive officer, and governor of Massachusetts from 2003-2007.
He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and ran unsuccessfully for President of the United States in 2012. He was elected to the United States Senate in 2018 for the term ending January 3, 2025. In 2019, he voted against the 2019 "Bipartisan Budget Deal," citing his concerns about its impact on the deficit and debt. You can learn more about Senator Mitt Romney's votes on spending and budgets at SpendingTracker.org.