Romney Son Helps Father Campaign

By: Edward Sifuentes

North County Times

Thursday, Sep 27, 2007

"Matt Romney shares more than a passing resemblance to his father, GOP presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

"The two also share a goal of getting the senior Romney to the White House.

"Matt Romney, 35, and his four brothers are among his father's most avid campaigners. A Rancho Bernardo resident, he recently held a fundraising rally in San Diego, travels throughout the country for the campaign and writes a blog with his brothers about their efforts on behalf of their father.

"'All of us are canvassing the country,' he said outside a Mira Mesa office where volunteers made fundraising phone calls, mentioning that his brothers were campaigning in Alaska and Florida. 'We really try to get around and represent my dad as best we can.'"

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"Mitt Romney's other sons, Tagg, 37, Josh, 31, Ben, 29, and Craig, 26, have given speeches, hosted fundraisers and helped shape their father's campaign strategy. Matt Romney said campaigning has not been easy as a working father with a pregnant wife.

"'We really wouldn't be doing this if he wasn't a good person,' he said. 'I mean you can only get your kids to do so much. It's a labor of love.'"

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"At a rally last week, Matt Romney and his wife, Laurie, were among nearly two dozen volunteers making phone calls on behalf of the campaign. The volunteers got a boost with a visit from state Sen. Mark Wyland, R-Carlsbad, a Romney supporter.

"Wyland said Matt Romney's involvement in his father's campaign is evidence that 'family values' is more than just campaign talk.

"'I think it says something that we all like to see: a close-knit family,' Wyland said. 'But as important, it's a family that recognizes that Mitt Romney has the ability to make a difference in this country.'

"Born in Boston, Matt Romney attended Brigham Young University in Utah and later Harvard Business School in Boston. He worked for computer giant Microsoft in Seattle, where he began to dabble in real estate.

"A father of three children, he moved his family to Rancho Bernardo two years ago and jumped into real estate full time. He is vice president of Excel Realty Holdings, a San Diego real estate firm." ...

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