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Republican Governors Association
stated on June 24, 2024 a campaign advertisement

“On (Josh) Stein’s watch, rapes in North Carolina are up 53%.”

By Paul Specht • September 17, 2024

Republican Governors Association
stated on September 5, 2022 Email

Says President Joe Biden “recently said that 48.8% of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy.”

By Madeline Heim • September 9, 2022

Republican Governors Association
stated on July 29, 2022 Email

"Governor Tony Evers gave counties the green light to defund Wisconsin's police departments."

By Alan Hovorka • August 12, 2022

Republican Governors Association
stated on September 12, 2018 an ad

Says Andrew Gillum "wants to increase Florida taxes by a billion dollars."

By Amy Sherman • September 14, 2018

Republican Governors Association
stated on July 18, 2018 a TV ad

Says Richard Cordray "secretly collected hundreds of millions of credit card accounts and mortgages. Worse, Cordray failed to protect our information. It was hacked over 200 times."

By Amy Sherman • August 14, 2018

Republican Governors Association
stated on September 23, 2014 a campaign TV ad

Mary "Burke’s record: 130,000 fewer jobs."

By Dave Umhoefer • October 3, 2014

Republican Governors Association
stated on September 23, 2014 television ad

Jason Carter "actually opposed more funding for education in the Senate."

By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • September 24, 2014

Republican Governors Association
stated on May 29, 2014 In a television ad

Jason Carter supports using Georgia tax dollars to promote Obamacare

By April Hunt • June 11, 2014

Republican Governors Association
stated on March 17, 2014 a campaign TV ad

Under Mary Burke’s leadership, Commerce Department business-incentive programs had "major shortcomings" and "40 percent of jobs...didn’t materialize."

By Dave Umhoefer • April 3, 2014

Republican Governors Association
stated on February 13, 2014 a campaign TV ad

"(Mary) Burke was a senior member of the Doyle administration that left Wisconsin with 130,000 fewer jobs."

By Dave Umhoefer • March 5, 2014

Republican Governors Association
stated on May 29, 2013 a gubernatorial campaign TV ad

"Barbara Buono by the numbers: As a Trenton politician, she voted to raise taxes 154 times. Under her, property taxes up 70 percent. Backed a 16 percent sales tax increase. Utilities, nursing homes, cell phones, parking lots, lottery wins, gyms – She taxed them all. Architect of Corzine’s budget, she drove New Jersey $2 billion into debt. Barbara Buono by the numbers: taking New Jersey backwards."

By Caryn Shinske • June 6, 2013

Republican Governors Association
stated on April 24, 2013 a news release reacting to FitzGerald's run for governor

Accuses Ed FitzGerald of "pay-to-play and corruption politics."

By Henry J. Gomez • April 30, 2013

Republican Governors Association
stated on October 24, 2012 an ad titled “Hiding”

Gubernatorial candidate Maggie Hassan supported 33 tax and fee increases as Senate Majority Leader.

By Jake Berry • November 3, 2012

Republican Governors Association
stated on October 16, 2012 Republican Governor's Association says NH candidate for governor Maggie Hassan pays no taxes

Says Maggie Hassan pays zero property taxes on her $500,000 home.

By Kevin Landrigan • October 29, 2012

Republican Governors Association
stated on March 29, 2012 a television ad

Says "unemployment tripled" in Dane County due to Kathleen Falk’s tax policies

By Dave Umhoefer • April 12, 2012

Republican Governors Association
stated on April 29, 2012 a television ad

Mayor Tom Barrett’s policies drove unemployment up 27 percent in Milwaukee, pushing it to "one of America’s 10 worst cities for unemployment."

By Dave Umhoefer • April 11, 2012

Republican Governors Association
stated on March 22, 2012 a website alert

"In his very first budget, (Milwaukee) Mayor Tom Barrett broke his pledge to keep a lid on property taxes and has continued increasing taxes and fees ever since."

By Dave Umhoefer • April 5, 2012

Republican Governors Association
stated on September 9, 2010 a website

Candidate for governor Roy Barnes has been "fighting hard" to let illegal immigrants vote.

By Willoughby Mariano • September 24, 2010

Republican Governors Association
stated on September 14, 2010 a television ad

Roy Barnes "made Georgia dead last in education" and Georgia "led the nation in job losses."

By Eric Stirgus • September 21, 2010

Republican Governors Association
stated on September 16, 2010 a series of campaign TV ads

Tom Barrett "voted for the largest tax increase in history ... raising taxes on gas and Social Security."

By Dave Umhoefer • September 17, 2010

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