- Josh Romney
Josh Romney (born 1975), son of
Mitt Romney , is a real estate developer for Romney Ventures. He earned his MBA fromHarvard Business School in 2005.Business career
Like his father, Josh Romney started his career in the private sector. Romney has spent much of his time working in real estate, both as an Acquisition Analyst for Intercontinental Real Estate and as the owner of Romney Ventures.
In addition, Romney was also a Worldwide Manager for Interpublic Sports & Entertainment Group and a manager for the Gardner Company.
Political career
Josh Romney played a key role in Mitt Romney's 2008 Presidential Campaign, devoting much of his time early on campaigning in
Iowa on behalf of his father. Romney visited each county in Iowa in a Winnebago coined the "Mitt Mobile," gaining media coverage nationwide. [cite news |first=Ron |last=Claiborne |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The Romney Campaign: It's All in the Family |url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/WN/Decision2008/story?id=3472353&page=1 |work=ABC News |publisher= |date=August 12, 2007 |accessdate= 2008-02-27] Romney also made numerous speeches and media appearances in many other states, includingColorado ,Illinois [cite news |first=Adriana |last=Colindres |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Romney's son in town |url=http://www.sj-r.com/sections/news/stories/117810.asp |work=The State Journal Register |publisher= |date=June 30, 2007 |accessdate= 2008-02-27] ,Michigan [cite news |first=Gabe |last=Gutierrez |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Josh Romney campaigns for father in Flint |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=5883181 |work=WJRT ABC 12 |publisher= |date=January 10, 2008 |accessdate= 2008-02-27] ,Alaska [cite news |first=Chris |last=Freiberg |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Josh Romney hits Interior campaign trail for dad, Mitt |url=http://newsminer.com/news/2008/feb/02/presidential-candidate-romneys-son-campaigns-fairb/ |work=Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |publisher= |date=February 2, 2008 |accessdate= 2008-02-27] , andMontana [cite news |first=Becky |last=Shay |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Romney son pitches father to GOP |url=http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/10/28/news/local/34-romney.txt |work=Billings Gazette |publisher= |date=October 28, 2007 |accessdate= 2008-02-27] .In a February 25, 2008 article in the "Deseret Morning News", Josh Romney discussed the possibility of running against incumbent Democrat
Jim Matheson for Representative ofUtah's 2nd congressional district . [cite news |first=Lisa |last=Riley Roche |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Josh Romney mulling politics |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695256036,00.html |work=Deseret Morning News |publisher= |date=February 25, 2008 |accessdate= ] [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Josh Romney Mulling Congressional Bid |url=http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/02/25/josh-romney-mulling-congressional-bid/ |work=Fox News |publisher= |date=February 25, 2008 |accessdate= 2008-02-27] . While Romney was considered a serious contender, it was later announced that he decided not to run. [cite news |first=Erin |last=Alberty |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Josh Romney out, so Merrill Cook says he'll run against Matheson |url=http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8433194?source=rss |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |publisher= |date=March 3, 2008 |accessdate=2008-03-12 ]Personal life
Romney and his wife, Jen, live in
East Millcreek, Utah with their three children.References
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/joshromney Josh Romney's MySpace page]
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/topics/Josh+Romney Josh Romney] - Huffington Post
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=JFiZVJ5cbQU Josh Romney Introduces the Mitt Mobile] - YouTube
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