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Alcee Hastings
Alcee Hastings
stated on May 29, 2012 a press conference:
Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax."
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By Amy Sherman • June 7, 2012
Jack Latvala
Jack Latvala
stated on June 1, 2012 a newsletter:
"District 22 includes about 80% of the district I have represented since 2010. District 20 includes about 20% of the area I have represented since 2010."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • June 6, 2012
Eric Fehrnstrom
Eric Fehrnstrom
stated on June 3, 2012 an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":
Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, "we were in the middle of the pack."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2012
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on June 3, 2012 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2012
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on June 3, 2012 a "Fox News Sunday" interview:
When Mitt Romney was governor, "the fact is that the average income for a family in Massachusetts went up by $5,500."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • June 5, 2012
Pam Davidson
Pam Davidson
stated on May 18, 2012 a statement:
Georgia Public Service Commission member Stan Wise "has received about 95 percent of his campaign money from the utilities he is supposed to be regulating."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • June 5, 2012
John Barrow
John Barrow
stated on May 17, 2012 in an op-ed:
"Forty years ago ... about half of congressional districts were genuinely competitive. Today, only about 10 percent of House races on Cook Political Report are listed as ‘toss-ups’ or ‘lean’ to one party."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 4, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 31, 2012 a debate:
The federal government "reviewed and verified" his administration’s numbers showing Wisconsin added 23,608 jobs in 2011.
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By Dave Umhoefer • June 1, 2012
stated on May 31, 2012 a debate:
Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation.
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By James B. Nelson • June 1, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 31, 2012 a debate:
Says Tom Barrett plans "to spend $100 million on a trolley that goes barely two miles on the east side of Milwaukee."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • June 1, 2012
Tim Lee
Tim Lee
stated on April 10, 2012 an interview:
Candidate Bill Byrne used campaign funds for work on his "personal car."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • June 1, 2012
Lenny Curry
Lenny Curry
stated on May 9, 2012 an "Orlando Sentinel" opinion piece:
"More than 250 (voter registration) groups, ranging across the entire political spectrum, have filed with the state and are registering voters right now."
Half-True
By Brittany Alana Davis • May 31, 2012
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on May 27, 2012 an appearance on Meet the Press:
"When it comes to what little bit of job creation was happening in Massachusetts (when Mitt Romney was governor), it was happening in the public sector at six times the rate that it was happening in the private sector."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • May 31, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 11, 2012 a blog post on campaign website:
Thanks to our policies, "for the first time in state history, we have put millions of dollars into our rainy day fund in consecutive years."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 31, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on April 12, 2012 a statement to the Journal Sentinel:
"While Act 10 allowed (Milwaukee County) to save some money, it was millions short of what we needed to fill the hole left by the $28 million cut in state aid."
Half-True
By Steve Schultze • May 28, 2012
Jeff Wentworth
Jeff Wentworth
stated on May 9, 2012 a TV ad.:
Says he "restored prayer and the pledge in our schools."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby • May 25, 2012
Ryan Downton
Ryan Downton
stated on May 21, 2012 an open letter to voters.:
Says Paul Workman authored legislation providing amnesty for illegal immigrants.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 16, 2012 a speech in St. Petersburg, Fla.:
National debt plus unfunded liabilities adds up to $520,000 per American household.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 22, 2012
Ron Davis
Ron Davis
stated on March 1, 2012 a campaign flier:
Says "over 40 percent of recent county bonds are for Precinct One, northeast Travis County," because he "is quick to identify projects that help make the East Side a desirable place to live."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 21, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on April 25, 2012 a press release:
The recent process of awarding $3 billion worth of airport vending contracts was the "most open and transparent procurement process in the city’s history."
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By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • May 21, 2012
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