Ann Romney

Ann Romney (born Ann Lois Davies) is the former First Lady of Massachusetts, best known for her role in national politics during the presidential campaigns of her husband Mitt Romney. Ann was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and attended Brigham Young University, where she earned a degree in French.

Ann gained national attention during Mitt’s 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns against former president Barack Obama, where she served as a key surrogate and speaker. Her increased visibility brought her into the spotlight as a political spouse and public health advocate.

In 2014, she launched the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, focused on research and treatment for MS, Alzheimer’s, ALS, Parkinson’s and brain tumors.

She has authored several books, including the cookbook The Romney Family Table (2013) and the memoir In This Together: My Story (2015).

Ann wed Mitt in 1969, and the couple share five sons and over two dozen grandchildren.