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Chris Christie
stated on January 14, 2014 in a State of the State address:

"Today, our unemployment rate is 7.8 percent. That is the lowest in five years."

By Caryn Shinske • January 19, 2014

Joseph Cryan
stated on December 19, 2013 in an Assembly session:

"What do Rutgers University, Kean University, Montclair State University, New Jersey City University, Stockton College, Rowan University and William Paterson all have in common? They all graduate less than 50 percent of their students within four years."

By Caryn Shinske • January 12, 2014

Marie Corfield
stated on December 30, 2013 in a column on BlueJersey.com:

Says New Jersey has "the highest unemployment rate in the region" and "stagnant job growth."

By Caryn Shinske • January 5, 2014

David Rible
stated on November 30, 2013 in an interview on NJTV's 'On the Record' with Michael Aron program:

"This governor has given us continual balanced budgets without raising taxes."

By Caryn Shinske • December 29, 2013

Chris Christie
stated on December 2, 2013 in response to subpoenas being sent out over a bridge lane-closure controversy:

"The fact that one town has three lanes dedicated to it, that kind of gets me sauced."

By Caryn Shinske • December 22, 2013

Loretta Weinberg
stated on November 14, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio program:

"We pay among the highest tolls in the nation for the privilege of crossing that bridge."

By Caryn Shinske • December 8, 2013

Chris Christie
stated on November 10, 2013 in interviews on four Sunday morning news shows:

Says New Jersey has gained "143,000 new private-sector jobs."

By Caryn Shinske • November 17, 2013

Chris Christie
stated on November 2, 2013 in a response to a public school teacher:

"In fact, there’s more state funding for education today than any other time."

By Caryn Shinske • November 10, 2013

Chris Christie
stated on October 21, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign TV ad:

Says Barbara Buono "voted to raise her own pay 40 percent."

By Caryn Shinske • October 27, 2013

Milly Silva
stated on October 7, 2013 in a speech to an American Legion in Little Ferry:

"Property taxes have increased 20 percent under four years of Chris Christie."

By Caryn Shinske • October 20, 2013

Kim Guadagno
stated on October 8, 2013 in a speech to supporters in Carlstadt:

Chris Christie "has not increased the taxes on anyone."

By Caryn Shinske • October 13, 2013

Steve Lonegan
stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio show:

"Violent crime is up since the last year of Sharpe James’ administration. This year it’s higher. … The unemployment rate is almost 15 percent. The high school dropout rate is over 50 percent."

By Caryn Shinske • October 10, 2013

Steve Lonegan
stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio program:

"I would be the first Republican senator elected in New Jersey in 41 years."

By Caryn Shinske • September 29, 2013

Barbara Buono
stated on August 23, 2013 in a speech to students at the Rutgers New Brunswick campus:

Tuition at Rutgers has increased 10 percent since Gov. Chris Christie took office because he "cut funding for higher education."

By Caryn Shinske • September 22, 2013

Cory Booker
stated on September 10, 2013 in an e-mailed campaign letter:

Newark is "now home to one-third of all commercial and multi-family development."

By Caryn Shinske • September 15, 2013

New Jersey Education Association
stated on September 3, 2013 in a video ad:

"Trenton politicians cut $1.3 billion from education."

By Caryn Shinske • September 8, 2013

BookerFail
stated on August 23, 2013 in a U.S. Senate campaign video ad:

Says Cory Booker "supports late-term and partial-birth abortion and opposes safety regulations."

By Caryn Shinske • September 1, 2013

Mark Kelly
stated on August 12, 2013 in an opinion column on NJ.com:

"Polls show that 96 percent of New Jerseyans – and 95 percent of gun households in the state – support expanding background checks to keep guns away from those who shouldn’t have them."

By Caryn Shinske • August 18, 2013

Rush Holt
stated on August 5, 2013 in a Democratic primary U.S. Senate seat campaign TV ad:

"We need to pass a carbon tax to stop climate change. Break up the Wall Street banks. And stop the government spying on innocent Americans. Cory Booker doesn’t support any of these ideas."

By Caryn Shinske • August 11, 2013

Chris Christie
stated on July 30, 2013 in an article on NJ.com:

"In fact New Jersey is a donor state, we get 61 cents back on every dollar we send to Washington. And interestingly Kentucky gets $1.51 on every dollar they send to Washington."

By Caryn Shinske • August 4, 2013

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