Wikipedia:
Romney was born in Detroit, Michigan.[1] He was the youngest child of George W. Romney, who by 1948 had become an automobile executive, and Lenore Romney. His mother was a native of Logan, Utah, and his father had been born in Mexico to American parents.[2]
Romney entered politics by participating in a state constitutional convention to rewrite the Michigan Constitution during 19611962. He was elected Governor of Michigan in 1962 and was re-elected by increasingly large margins in 1964 and 1966. Romney worked to overhaul the state's financial and revenue structure, culminating in Michigan's first state income tax, and greatly expanded the size of state government. Romney was a strong supporter of the American Civil Rights Movement while governor. He briefly represented moderate Republicans against conservative Republican Barry Goldwater during the 1964 U.S. presidential election. He requested the intervention of federal troops during the 1967 Detroit riot.
So Mitt Romney's father gave Michigan their first State Income Tax, and "greatly expanded the size of state government."
Neato.
Bain Capital, has cut checks totaling $90,000 to Romneys operation.