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Ashley Hinson
Ashley Hinson
stated on October 18, 2022 a tweet
Nancy Pelosi gave “$30,000 … to boost @LizMathis1’s campaign”
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By Jami Martin-Trainor • November 4, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 5, 2020 an interview with NBC
“You’ve raised a lot more money than I have, Bernie.”
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 7, 2019 a statement to the press
Minneapolis "city government preemptively informed the Target Center that it would be responsible for $530,000 in security and other costs" related to a Trump rally, "more than 26 times the estimated security costs for a 2009 Target Center health care rally held by President Barack Obama."
True
By Amy Sherman • October 8, 2019
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on September 10, 2018 a Q&A at Truman State University
"My opponent is endorsed by Citizens United."
True
By Sten Spinella • October 25, 2018
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on August 30, 2018
Most of Kathy Manning’s donors are from out-of-state.
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By Rashaan Ayesh • September 26, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 6, 2018 an interview on HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher"
"I don’t take a dime of PAC money."
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 20, 2018
Jenny Wilson
Jenny Wilson
stated on April 20, 2018 in a press release
Says Mitt Romney is using "a million of his presidential campaign dollars to finance his Utah Senate race."
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By John Kruzel • April 27, 2018
Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Nixon
stated on March 22, 2018 a Buffalo News article
"In one day of fundraising I received more small donor (contributions) than Andrew Cuomo received in seven years."
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By Dan Clark • March 22, 2018
Daniel Biss
Daniel Biss
stated on November 27, 2017 a tweet
These guys are now pretty much living up to the @BruceRauner standard. And falling dismally short of the @MittRomney standard. Even Romney released his full tax returns.
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By Matt Dietrich • December 4, 2017
Betty Jean Grant
Betty Jean Grant
stated on August 17, 2017 a Spectrum News story after the debate
"I'm the only candidate who has not accepted money from Carl Paladino nor LPCiminelli; two of the biggest developers in the city of Buffalo."
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By Dan Clark • August 25, 2017
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on November 13, 2016 CNN's "State of the Union"
Financial conflict-of-interest "laws don't apply to the president, right? So, the president doesn't have to have a blind trust."
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By Lauren Carroll • November 16, 2016
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on November 9, 2016 a web post and email blast
"I was the first member of Congress to contribute to Donald Trump."
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By W. Gardner Selby • November 11, 2016
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 21, 2016 a series of blog posts, ending on Sept. 21, 2016
"Zephyr Teachout says she is against Super PACs despite taking money from Super PAC donors"
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By Dan Clark • October 20, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 23, 2016 in a campaign ad
Says Russ Feingold broke his 1992 promise to always get the majority of funding from Wisconsin residents.
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By Eric Litke • September 7, 2016
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on July 27, 2016 fundraising email
"The Koch network (is) spending more money (in a Senate race) in Ohio than anywhere else in the country."
True
By Nadia Pflaum • July 28, 2016
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on April 8, 2016 a Facebook post
Says Republican presidential candidate and Gov. John Kasich has spent 177 days out of state and used $350,000 in taxpayer money on his "costly campaign."
True
By Nadia Pflaum • April 19, 2016
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on February 6, 2016 a column posted on Medium.com
Says she "is 6th in hard dollars raised and has more cash on hand than Governors (John) Kasich and (Chris) Christie combined."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2016
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 31, 2015 a campaign email
"‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million.
True
November 5, 2015
George Will
George Will
stated on May 31, 2015 a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday"
"We spend more money on lobbying than we do on campaigns."  
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By Jon Greenberg • June 1, 2015
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on April 16, 2015 an interview with Democracy Now
"I’m the only member of the House of Representatives who raised most of his campaign funds in the last election from small contributions of less than $200."
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By Amy Sherman • April 27, 2015
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