Rick Santorum's Surge

Rick Santorum

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum emerged as Mitt Romney's chief conservative rival during the 2012 Republican primaries. Emphasizing traditional family values and social conservatism, he won the Iowa caucuses and ten additional states, rallying evangelical and working-class voters before suspending his campaign in April 2012.

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Year	Rick Santorum
1958	Birth of Rick Santorum (Period: May 10, 1958, Location: Winchester, Virginia, United States)
1960	Butler Catholic School (Age: 1 years old, Period: 1960s, Location: Butler, Pennsylvania, USA)
1970	Butler Senior High School (Age: 11 years old, Period: Early 1970s, Location: Butler, Pennsylvania, USA)
1975	Carmel High School (Age: 16 years old, Period: Around 1975–1976, Location: Mundelein, Illinois, USA)
1976	Pennsylvania State University (Age: 17 years old, Period: 1976–1980, Location: University Park, Pennsylvania, USA)
1980	Controversies surrounding relationships with lobbyists and history of lobbying activities (Age: 21 years old, Period: Late 1980s–2012, Location: Pennsylvania and Washington D.C., USA) University of Pittsburgh, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business (Age: 21 years old, Period: 1980–1981, Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Republican Party (Age: 21 years old, Period: 1980s–present, Location: Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., etc., United States)
1981	Activity as a staff member for a Pennsylvania state senator (Age: 22 years old, Period: 1981–1986, Location: Pennsylvania, USA)
1983	Dickinson School of Law (Age: 24 years old, Period: Around 1983–1986, Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA)
1986	Beginning of activities as a lawyer (Age: 27 years old, Period: 1986, Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)
1990	Criticism of political double standards regarding out-of-state residency in Pennsylvania (Age: 31 years old, Period: 1990–2006, Location: Pennsylvania and Virginia, USA) Marriage (Rick Santorum, Karen Garver Santorum, Age: 31 years old, Period: 1990, Location: United States (specific wedding venue not confirmed in public records))
1991	Participation in the Gang of Seven (Age: 32 years old, Period: 1991–1995, Location: Washington D.C., USA) First victory in a US House of Representatives election (Age: 33 years old, Period: November 1990, term January 1991–January 1995, Location: 18th Congressional District of Pennsylvania, USA)
1995	Victory in the US Senate election (Age: 37 years old, Period: November 1994, term January 1995–January 2007, Location: Pennsylvania, USA)
1996	Involvement in the enactment of the Welfare Reform Act (Age: 37 years old, Period: 1996, Location: Washington D.C., USA)
2001	Assumption of office as Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference (Age: 42 years old, Period: January 2001–January 2007, Location: Washington D.C., USA) Issues regarding out-of-state residency in Pennsylvania and tuition payment (Age: 42 years old, Period: 2001–2006, especially during the 2006 Senate election campaign, Location: Pennsylvania and Leesburg, Virginia, USA)
2003	Criticism surrounding remarks on same-sex marriage and homosexuality (Age: 44 years old, Period: 2003–2015, Location: United States) Involvement in the enactment of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (Age: 45 years old, Period: November 2003, Location: Washington D.C., USA)
2006	Defeat in the 2006 Senate re-election campaign (Age: 48 years old, Period: November 2006, Location: Pennsylvania, USA)
2007	Activities at a conservative think tank (Age: 48 years old, Period: January 2007–, Location: Washington D.C., USA) Assumption of office as a Fox News political commentator (Age: 48 years old, Period: February 2007–, Location: United States)
2011	Run in the 2012 US presidential election (Age: 52 years old, Period: April 2011–April 10, 2012, Location: Various U.S. states)
2012	Co-founding of Patriot Voices (Age: 54 years old, Period: June 2012, Location: United States)
2013	Assumption of office as Chairman and CEO of EchoLight Studios (Age: 55 years old, Period: June 2013, Location: Dallas, Texas, USA)
2015	Run in the 2016 US presidential election (Age: 57 years old, Period: May 27, 2015–February 3, 2016, Location: Various U.S. states)
2017	Assumption of office as a CNN senior political commentator (Age: 58 years old, Period: January 2017–May 2021, Location: United States)
2021	Remarks on Native American culture and termination of CNN contract (Age: 62 years old, Period: April 23–May 22, 2021, Location: United States; remarks made at a Young America's Foundation event) Assumption of office as Senior Advisor to the Convention of States Project (Age: 63 years old, Period: August 2021, Location: United States)

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