Mitt Romney is a Republican businessman and politician born in 1947 in Michigan. He has five sons and 18 grandchildren. After getting degrees from BYU and Harvard, he worked for Bain & Company and co-founded Bain Capital. He was governor of Massachusetts from 2003-2007 and ran for president in 2008 and 2012. Paul Ryan is a Republican representative from Wisconsin born in 1970. He has three children and worked as a congressional aide and speechwriter before being elected to the House in 1998. He was Mitt Romney's running mate in 2012. Barack Obama is a Democrat born in 1961 in Hawaii. He has two daughters and was a community organizer, law professor, and senator before being elected president in 2008 and 2012. Joe Biden

1. Mitt Romney-R
• Born in Detroit,
Michigan in 1947
• His dad, George,
worked hard to
become head of
American Motors and
then governor of
Michigan
• Married his wife, Ann, in
1969
• Has five sons and
eighteen grandkids

2. Ann Romney

3. Romney Family

4. Professional Background
• BA from BYU and MBA from Harvard
• Worked for Bain & Company until 1984
• He co-founded and led the spin-off
company Bain Capital(1984-2002)
• In 1999, he was hired as head of the Salt
Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002
Winter Olympics
• Governor of Massachusetts from 2003-2007
• Ran for President in 2008 and 2012
• His net worth is estimated at $190–250 million

5. Accomplishments as
Governor
• Turned his state around from having a budget
deficit to a budget surplus by the end of his term
• Increased fees on many things such as gun and
marriage licenses
• Cut state spending considerably
• Mandated every Massachusetts citizen to have
health insurance- “RomneyCare”
• Has gone back on forth on gay marriage and
abortion

6. Mitt Romney on the
Issues
• Mitt Romney’s stance on the issues
• Source:
• http://www.mittromney.com/

7. Paul Ryan-R
• Born in 1970 and raised
in Janesville, Wisconsin
• Paul has three children,
daughter Liza and sons
Charlie and Sam.

8. Janna Ryan

9. Ryan Family

10. Professional Background
• Earned a degree in economics and political
science from Miami University in Ohio in 1992
• He worked as an aide to legislators Bob Kasten, Sam
Brownback, and Jack Kemp in the early/mid 1990’s
• Was a speechwriter before winning election to the
U.S. House in 1998
• He is currently the chairman of the House Budget
Committee
• Was chosen to be Mitt Romney’s Vice Presidential
running mate in the 2012 Election in August, 2012

11. Paul Ryan on the Issues
• Paul Ryan’s stance on the issues
• Source:
• http://paulryan.house.gov/

12. Barack Obama-D
• Born in Honolulu,
Hawaii in 1961
• Married his wife,
Michelle, in 1992
• Has two children-Malia
and Sasha

13. Michelle Obama

14. The Obama Family

15. Professional Background
• Graduated from Columbia College and Harvard
Law School
• Was a community organizer in Chicago in mid
1980’s
• Was a college professor at the University of Chicago
Law School in early 1990’s
• Was a civil rights lawyer from 1993-96
• Has been an author of several books
• Was a state senator from 1997-2004
• Was a US Senator from 2005-2008
• Has been the 44th President of the United States
since 2009

16. Presidential
Accomplishments
• 1. Passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009
• This was a $787 billion economic stimulus package
aimed at helping the economy recover from the
deepening worldwide recession
• The act includes increased federal spending for
health care, infrastructure, education, various tax
breaks and direct assistance to people

17. • 2. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act-
March, 2010
• aimed mostly to decrease the number of uninsured
Americans and reducing the overall costs of health
care
• 3. Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
• Pledged to end Iraq War which he did
• All US troops were out of Iraq by the end of 2011
• Increased US involvement in Afghanistan
• All US troops are scheduled to be pulled out by the
end of 2012

18. • 4. Ended “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy for the US
military in late 2011

19. Barack Obama on the
Issues
• Barack Obama’s stance on the issues
• Source:
• http://www.barackobama.com/

20. Joe Biden
• Born in Pennsylvania in
1942
• His family moved to
Delaware when Joe was
eleven
• His first wife Neilia, and
their 1-year old daughter,
Naomi, were killed in a
car accident
• Married his second wife
Jill, in 1977
• Has two sons, Beau and
Hunter, and one
daughter, Ashley

21. Jill Biden

22. The Biden Family

23. Professional Background
• He graduated from the University of Delaware and
then Syracuse Law School
• Practiced law from 1969-1972
• Became a US Senator from Delaware and served
from 1973-2009
• Ran for President in 1988 and 2008 for the
Democratic Party and did not win the nomination in
either year
• Chosen by Barack Obama as his Vice-Presidential
running mate for the 2008 election
• Became the 47th Vice-President of the US in 2009

24. Joe Biden on the Issues
• Joe Biden’s stance on the issues
• Source:
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/vice-
president-biden