The former Massachusetts governor and runner-up for the 2008 Republican presidential ticket is poised to seize his party’s 2012 nomination for the White House. TIME looks at his vibrant family life, business career and political trials.
The Rich History of Mitt Romney
Courtesy of the Romney Family
Mitt Romney sits in a Nash automobile in 1957. After attending a public elementary school, Mitt moved to a private boys' prepatory school, where he was the lone Mormon; he initially struggled in athletics and academics.