Rick
Santorum
Political
Biography
Rick
Santorum
Rick
Santorum Political Career
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Santorum Family
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Political
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Party Affiliation:
Republican
1991-1994: U.S. Congressman for
Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District
1990: Elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional
District
1992: Re-Elected to the House
1995-2007: U.S. Senator representing
Pennslvania
1994: Elected to the U.S. Senate
2000: Re-elected to the Senate
2006: Lost re-election to the Senate
2011-2012: Candidate for the 2012 Republican
Presidential Nomination
Jan. 3, 2012--Santorum appeared to
come in a very close second in the 2012
Iowa
Caucuses, narrowly losing to Mitt
Romney by eight votes. However, a later count
of the Iowa Caucus results showed that Santorum
actually won in Iowa by 39 votes.
Jan. 10, 2012--Santorum pulled in about 10%
of the votes in the New Hampshire Primary, placing him
in a virtual tie with Newt Gingrich for 4th place. As
the voters in New Hampshire are generally considered
less religious than in Iowa, this result was not
particularly unexpected.
Santorum ended up in 3rd place in both the South
Carolina and Florida Republican primaries, held
January 21st and 31st, respectively.
Feb. 7, 2012--Rick Santorum swept the
February 7 Republican Caucases in Colorado, Minnesota,
and Missouri. This sweeping win enabled Santorum to
raise more money and provided valuable momentum
heading into the next round.
March 6, 2012--"Super Tuesday" primaries
ended with Santorum winning Oklahoma and North
Dakota
March 10, 2012--Republicans caucusing in
Kansas hand Santorum a win over Romney, while Santorum
came in second in Wyoming.
March 13, 2012--Rick Santorum won the
Alabama and Mississippi primaries.
Rick
Santorum Personal Information:
Richard John "Rick" Santorum (b. May 10,
1958)
Santorum Family:
Wife: Karen Garver Santorum
Children: Elizabeth, John, Daniel, Sarah
Maria, Peter, Patrick, and Isabella
Religion: Roman Catholic
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Resources:
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