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Rick Scott

Rick Scott, a wealthy Florida businessman, was first elected Florida's 45th governor on Nov. 2, 2010 and re-elected Nov. 4, 2014. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018 and won re-election in 2024.

Rick Scott

Latest Fact-Checks Of Rick Scott

No, Democrats didn’t shut down the government to fund ‘free abortions,’ as Rick Scott said
By Samantha Putterman
October 8, 2025

Democrats shut down the government because they want “health care for illegal aliens and funding for free abortions.”

Federal funds are not used to enroll undocumented immigrants in Medicaid in New York
By Jill Terreri Ramos
June 22, 2025

Four million more people live in Florida, but New York gets $20 billion more for Medicaid, because it covers illegal immigrants and adults without chronic…

Sen. Rick Scott wrong that full-time jobs dropped under former President Joe Biden
By Louis Jacobson
March 11, 2025

“The number of full-time jobs (was) dropping almost the entire Biden administration.”

Sen. Rick Scott said 3 states removed thousands of noncitizens on voter rolls. Here’s what we know
By Amy Sherman, Samantha Putterman
August 29, 2024

“This month alone, more than 16,000 non-citizens have been removed from the voter rolls in 3 states.”

Biden isn’t flying migrants to Florida. People pay for their own flights, legally enter the US
By Maria Ramirez Uribe
May 9, 2024

“Joe Biden flew hundreds of thousands of illegals into Florida last year.”

Rick Scott warns about fentanyl in Halloween candy, but experts say there’s no connection
By Sara Swann
October 31, 2023

Rainbow fentanyl is a threat to children on Halloween.

Sen. Rick Scott’s false claim that Joe Biden ‘cheated’ on taxes
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman
February 10, 2023

President Joe Biden “cheated on his taxes and got away with it.”

Rick Scott wrongly said election officials can’t verify voters who use Election Day registration
By Amy Sherman
January 31, 2023

Same-day voter registration "does not allow election officials to verify the validity and accuracy of voter information."

Rick Scott repeats false claim that Democrats cut $280 billion from Medicare
By Louis Jacobson
October 31, 2022

“All Democrats in the Senate and House voted to cut $280 billion out of Medicare just two months ago.”

No, Kamala Harris didn’t say Hurricane Ian relief would be based on skin color
By Jeff Cercone
October 3, 2022

Kamala Harris said about Hurricane Ian that “if you have a different skin color, you're going to get relief faster.”

Latest Promises Of Rick Scott

Promise Status Last Updated Details
Spend $25 billion on roads over five years to ease congestion Promise Kept December 30, 2014 View Details
Double funding for programs to expand Florida businesses Promise Broken December 30, 2014 View Details
Create a $2 million state park improvement grant to win a fourth national gold medal Promise Broken December 30, 2014 View Details
Issue an executive order for springs improvement Promise Broken December 30, 2014 View Details
More funding for springs restoration and alternative water supply programs Compromise December 30, 2014 View Details
Enact tougher penalties for violating environmental regulations Promise Broken December 30, 2014 View Details
Phase out the state sales tax on commercial leases Promise Broken December 30, 2014 View Details
Reduce the state’s communications services sales tax Promise Kept December 30, 2014 View Details
Eliminate the state’s manufacturing tax Promise Kept December 30, 2014 View Details
Propose an amendment to curb property tax increases Promise Broken December 30, 2014 View Details