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Christine Drazan
Christine Drazan
stated on January 5, 2022 a Facebook post
“Governor Kate Brown wants to make Oregon’s mask mandate PERMANENT.”
Mostly True
By Gabrielle Settles • February 7, 2022
Dennis Richardson
Dennis Richardson
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign debate
"We are 49th in the nation for our graduation rate"
Mostly True
By Dana Tims • July 23, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on May 7, 2014 an email to supporters
"Oregon today has 100,000 more jobs than it did when I was elected."
Mostly True
By Dana Tims, Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2014
Deborah Kafoury
Deborah Kafoury
stated on April 15, 2014 a campaign website statement
"When Deborah took office, the (Sellwood Bridge) project had languished for years, with only $11 million in funds. With her leadership the remaining funding was secured that got the project moving forward."
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By Dana Tims • May 8, 2014
Andy Duyck
Andy Duyck
stated on April 4, 2014 a public presentation
"We’ve dedicated more money from (Washington County’s) transportation budget to bike and ped projects under my watch than at any time in the history of Washington County."
Mostly True
By Dana Tims • April 4, 2014
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America
stated on February 14, 2014 a news release
Gun "marketplaces" on Facebook mean "ANYONE can broker a deal on a gun online, meet the seller in a parking lot somewhere, and walk away with a weapon."
Mostly True
By Dana Tims • February 27, 2014
Brad Avakian
Brad Avakian
stated on January 31, 2014 a campaign website statement
"In Oregon, women earn an average of 79 cents for every dollar that men earn for doing the same job. That’s just wrong."
Mostly True
By Dana Tims • February 19, 2014
Jason Conger
Jason Conger
stated on October 15, 2013 a campaign speech.
Says "there are actually more people in poverty now than there were when we started" the War on Poverty.  
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By Ian K. Kullgren • October 24, 2013
Oregon Center for Public Policy
Oregon Center for Public Policy
stated on August 7, 2013 website materials
"7 out of 10 Oregon families living in poverty have at least one parent who works."
Mostly True
By Yuxing Zheng • September 11, 2013
Jim Francesconi
Jim Francesconi
stated on August 7, 2013 a guest column
Half of Oregon university students are on Pell Grants.
Mostly True
By Janie Har • August 31, 2013
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on July 11, 2013 an opinion article
Says "in Oregon today, the average debt upon college graduation is more than $24,000."
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By Yuxing Zheng • August 10, 2013
Amalgamated Transit Union
Amalgamated Transit Union
stated on June 13, 2013 a newspaper ad
Says TriMet spends "$10.3 million in police contracts" a year for 56 transit police who must respond to non-transit calls
Mostly True
By Janie Har • June 22, 2013
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on May 23, 2013 a press release
Says  "With nearly 75 percent of Americans supportive of the construction of the pipeline, Schrader needs to explain to Oregon families why he voted against this needed project."  
Mostly True
By Janie Har • June 1, 2013
Carolyn Tomei
Carolyn Tomei
stated on May 15, 2013 a House floor speech
Says, "In Oregon in 2010, 49 percent of all pregnancies were unintended."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • May 24, 2013
Family Forward Oregon
Family Forward Oregon
stated on May 8, 2013 a flier
Says paid family leave is "a program that is standard in all but five nations around the world."
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By Janie Har • May 18, 2013
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on April 1, 2013 a press conference
Says "I've authored the first bipartisan tax reform bill in a quarter-century."  
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By Janie Har • April 6, 2013
Dennis Richardson
Dennis Richardson
stated on March 15, 2013 a newsletter
Says "$1,100 of the tuition paid by every Oregon university student annually goes just to pay the costs of PERS."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • March 29, 2013
Doug Whitsett
Doug Whitsett
stated on February 18, 2013 an opinion article.
Says if Oregon had limited its budget growth to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation, the state’s all-funds budget would be about $27 billion today, not $60 billion.
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • March 6, 2013
Tim Knopp
Tim Knopp
stated on February 12, 2013 a press release
Knopp says he upheld a campaign promise not to join the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
Mostly True
By Janie Har • February 23, 2013
Peter Courtney
Peter Courtney
stated on February 6, 2013 a press release
Says, "Statistics indicate that one in eight children, and one in 18 adults in Oregon suffers from mental illness."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • February 16, 2013
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