<!-- NOTE ABOUT THE LEAD: Before considering any changes to the lead, please consult the consensus established at Talk:Mitt_Romney/GA2#Politician and more recent discussion at Talk:Mitt_Romney --> Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer, and the junior United States senator from Utah since 2019. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States in the 2012 election, losing to Barack Obama. Wikipedia