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Rick Santorum

Meet the candidate

Full name: Richard John Santorum

Political experience: Former U.S. senator and congressman from Pennsylvania.

Website: ricksantorum.com

Brief bio: Before winning a seat in Congress, Santorum worked as a lawyer in Pittsburgh. He and his wife, Karen, have seven children. After losing re-election in 2006, Santorum returned to his legal practice. He is a contributor to Fox News and writes columns for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Interests: Santorum's Facebook page stresses he is "most proud of his role as a husband and a father."

The interview

Rick Santorum spoke with the Monitor editorial board in December 2011. Here is a video of his remarks:

Coverage

My Turn

I like college, and I'm no snob

Education in this country should not end with a high school diploma. I believe everyone who wants to should be able to attend college. National conversation on the… 15

April 5, 2012

Pennsylvania

Santorum has much riding on home state

In Pennsylvania, the next big battleground state in the Republican presidential contest, Rick Santorum has a lot more at stake than a few dozen delegates. In the… 0

April 4, 2012

Illinois

Romney tops Santorum in primary

Mitt Romney won the Illinois Republican presidential primary yesterday, according to exit polls and tallies of early voting that showed him ahead of chief rival… 0

March 21, 2012

From Santorum, more missteps

The incompetence of Rick Santorum's campaign will come home to roost today in Illinois. You'll recall that the former Pennsylvania senator failed entirely to get… 1

March 20, 2012

Romney redoubles efforts in Illinois

Looking to rebound decisively after a pair of third-place finishes in Alabama and Louisiana last week, Mitt Romney returned to Illinois last night focused on attacking… 0

March 18, 2012

Santorum versus the ayatollah

One is a religious fanatic railing against secularism, women in the workplace, and the evils of higher education. The other is the supreme leader of the Islamic… 0

March 10, 2012

The tossup state

New Hampshire is accustomed to being the center of attention early on in presidential election years, when the primary circus envelops our little state. This time,… 0

March 4, 2012

For Santorum, it's time to switch gears

If Michigan was a state that Mitt Romney had to win, because it was "in his back yard" and to prove he could win in the Rust Belt, the same is true of Rick Santorum… 0

March 3, 2012

Georgia

Santorum stumps in South

Battling for Super Tuesday dominance in the South, Rick Santorum ventured into Newt Gingrich's backyard yesterday to pitch himself as the only conservative option… 1

March 2, 2012

Monitor editorial

Set the time machine on Rick Santorum

The 2012 Republican presidential primary has been characterized by a distinct lack of enthusiasm from voters about their top choices. It's easy to see why. Yesterday… 26

February 29, 2012