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  • NAME: Rick Santorum
  • OCCUPATION: Legal Professional, U.S. Representative
  • BIRTH DATE: May 10, 1958 (Age: 55)
  • EDUCATION: Pennsylvania State University, University of Pittsburgh, Dickinson School of Law
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Winchester, Virginia
  • Full Name: Richard John Santorum
  • ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus

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Rick Santorum became known across the country after his election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990.

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In 2011, however, Rick Santorum reemerged as a potential 2012 presidential candidate, with his well-established social and fiscal conservatism appealing to the GOP's energized Tea Party base. Though his national polling numbers were initially weak, Santorum started to build momentum with his Tea Party and evangelical supporters.

During the 2012 race for the Republican nomination, Santorum positioned himself as the "consistent conservative,

" in opposition to the frontrunner Mitt Romney, who was seen as too liberal by some Republicans. Santorum attracted enough voters to secure wins in several states, including Iowa, Tennessee, Mississippi and Kansas. But as the Pennsylvania primary approached, Santorum had less than half the number of the delegates of Romney. He decided it was time to pull out of the race, making an official announcement on April 10.

In addition to his low number of delegates, Santorum's personal life also played a factor in ending his campaign. His youngest daughter, Bella, has a genetic disorder called Trisomy 18 and has been hospitalized several times during his run for the nomination, including the weekend before his announcement.

While no longer an official candidate, Santorum said in his announcement that he plans to help his party to victory in November. "I walked out after the Iowa caucus victory and said 'game on.' I know a lot of folks are going to write -- maybe even those at the White House -- 'game over.' But this game is a long, long, long way from over. We are going to continue to go out there and fight to make sure that we defeat President Barack Obama."

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