Mitt Romney represented Utah in the U.S. Senate from January 2019 to January 2025. He was the 2012 Republican presidential nominee. He retired and did not seek re-election in 2024. He was the only Republican to vote GUILTY on Trump's first impeachment (February 2020) and one of seven on the second (February 2021).
Romney kept 10 of 14 graded promises during his tenure, but broke his core pledge to "Hold the line on federal spending." He kept promises on other fronts—the scorecard shows a 71% keep rate—but that fiscal commitment was central to his record and it did not hold. We don't yet have detailed donor or voting data to show which industries funded him or how those contributions aligned with his votes, so we can't complete the full picture of money's influence on his choices.
Narrated from FEC + Congress.gov receipts. Every figure traces to our data.
Romney kept 71% of 14 promises tracked for the 2019–2025 term. Each verdict is term-scoped, primary-sourced, and reviewed by three sequential reviewers (neutral · conservative · progressive).
Standard review · primary sources, single editorial pass.
Willard Mitt Romney's campaign-promise scorecard: 71% kept of 14 graded. Source: campaignreceipts.com/r/mitt-romney
Primary-source promise tracker, campaignreceipts.com.
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Voted YES on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (December 2017). Has consistently supported TCJA-extension framework.
Voted YES on Justices Gorsuch (2017), Kavanaugh (2018), and Barrett (2020). Dobbs (2022) overturned Roe with all three in the majority.
Voted NO on the Women's Health Protection Act. Supported confirmation of pro-life justices who overturned Roe.
Voted NO on most federal gun-control measures during tenure. NRA rating A or A+.
Voted YES on H.R. 2 framework. Position on the February 2024 Bipartisan Border Bill varied; comprehensive enforcement legislation did not pass during the Biden administration.
Voted to expedite energy permitting and against Biden-era leasing restrictions. U.S. became net energy exporter (2019).
Voted YES on TCJA (CBO-projected $1.9T deficit) and CARES Act ($2.2T). National debt rose substantially during tenure.
Voted NO on the Respect for Marriage Act (citing religious-liberty concerns) and supported religious-liberty appropriations provisions.
Voted YES on Israel aid packages. Co-sponsored multiple Israel-support measures.
Voted yes on Trump nominees including AG, SecDef, DNI, Treasury during the 119th Congress.
Voted no on most Biden judicial nominees in minority. Could not block confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (April 2022, 53-47).
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