| G. Scott Romney | |
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| Born | June 7, 1941 United States |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
| Spouse | Ronna Romney (Former) |
| Children | Kevin Romney George M. Romney Ronna McDaniel Mark H. Romney Christina Romney Madison Romney Griffin Romney |
George Scott Romney (born June 7, 1941) is an American Republican politician and lawyer in the state of Michigan. He formerly sat on the Michigan State University Board of Trustees.[1] A member of the Pratt-Romney family—a well-known political family in Michigan—he is the son of former Michigan Governor George W. Romney[2] and brother of the former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney.[3] He goes by the name of "Scott."
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Romney received his BA in economics from Michigan State University in 1966 and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1969. In 1976, he joined the law firm Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn, LLP[4] in Detroit. Prior to that, Scott Romney practiced law with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City. He also served as president of the Lakeway Corporation in Austin, Texas. He serves as a member of the board of directors of the Compuware Corporation,[5] a publicly-traded company that is listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol CPWR. He also serves on the board of directors for Blue HealthCare Bank.[6]
He is active in Hospice of Michigan, Convergence Transportation Electronics Association, The Children's Center of Wayne County, the National Conference for Community and Justice, Detroit Area Council of Boy Scouts of America, and New Detroit.
He was formerly married to Ronna Romney, the Republican U. S. Senate Candidate in Michigan in 1996. He has seven children: Kevin, George, Ronna, Mark, Christina, Madison, and Griffin. He also has six grandchildren: Abigail, Nash, Isabella, Adelyn, Lucy and Camilla.
In 1998, Romney announced his candidacy for the office of Michigan Attorney General[7] . That office had been held for 37 years by one person, Democrat Frank Kelley. However, for health reasons, Kelley announced his retirement as Michigan Attorney General that same year (1998). The Republican Governor at the time, John Engler, backed U.S. Attorney John Smietanka against Kelley, despite the strong likelihood that Kelley would easily win re-election. However, upon Kelley's surprising announcement that he was not seeking re-election, Engler switched from supporting Smietanka to supporting Scott Romney for the Republican nomination. What followed was a power struggle at the Michigan Republican Party convention with influential Michigan Republican and Smietanka supporter Chuck Yob. Romney lost his bid for the nomination to become Michigan Attorney General; Smietanka won the nomination. Smietanka went on to lose the attorney general's race in the general election to the Democratic Party candidate, attorney Jennifer Granholm.[8]
Governor Engler subsequently appointed Scott Romney to the Michigan State University Board of Trustees in August 2000. Romney ran for and won a full eight-year term in November 2000. He was defeated for reelection by Dianne Byrum in November 2008.
Scott Romney has served as a missionary and bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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