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Presidential Candidates
Barack Obama Mitt Romney
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Mitt RomneyRepublican Candidate
Symbol = Elephant
Mitt Romney
• Born March 12, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan• 65 years old
• Youngest of 4 kids
• Mom: actress
• Dad: business man and governor of MI
• Married Ann in 1969• Met in elementary school
• 5 sons, 18 grandchildren
• Mormon (religion)
Mitt Romney
• Bringham Young University, 1971
• Harvard: Law and Business
• Helped organize Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, 2002
• Governor of MA, 2003-2007
Barack ObamaDemocratic Candidate
Symbol = Donkey
Barack Obama• Born: August 4, 1961 in Hawaii
• 51 years old
• Dad: Kenya, Mom: Wichita, Kansas
• Parents separated when he was 2 years old
• Moved to Indonesia with mom and stepdad for 4 years
• Nickname: Barry
• 10 years old: move to Hawaii to live with grandparents (mom’s parents)
• Occidental College in Las Angeles, then to Columbia University in NYC
• Barack
• Harvard Law, 1991
Barack Obama
• Married Michelle Robinson, October 3, 1992
• Daughters: Malia (14) and Sasha (11)
• Illinois Senator for 8 years (1997-2004)
• US Senate, 2004-2008
• 2009: 44th President
• 1st African American President