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John Ludlow
John Ludlow
stated on May 4, 2012 campaign material :
Says he "is the only candidate in the race for Clackamas County Chair who will refuse to join the Public Employees Retirement System."
True
By Janie Har • May 8, 2012
stated on April 26, 2012 a tweet:
Says Gov. Scott Walker "has caused Wisconsin to lose more jobs than any other state in the country."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • May 6, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 10, 2012 an interview:
The Wisconsin law repealed by Republicans, which allowed discriminated workers to sue in state court, "was kind of a gravy train" for lawyers.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 28, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 18, 2012 radio interview:
"About 230,000 people that were on unemployment when I took office are not on unemployment now."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • April 27, 2012
Amanda Fritz
Amanda Fritz
stated on April 12, 2012 a questionnaire:
Says "my advocacy questioning contracting out in Parks … delayed and altered the renewal of the Brooks contract, and reduced the number of contracted employees in Parks from over 100 to fewer than 40."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • April 26, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on April 9, 2012 a graphic posted on his website:
"What president has the worst record on female labor force participation? Barack Obama."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 12, 2012
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on March 24, 2012 a speech:
Says Wisconsin women facing pay discrimination can't "do something about it" under bill passed by Republicans.
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 10, 2012
stated on March 27, 2012 a blog post:
Says Obama health reform law denies millions "access to affordable insurance."
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 8, 2012
Senate Republican Conference
Senate Republican Conference
stated on March 22, 2012 a Web video:
"Up to 80 percent of small businesses will be forced to give up their current plans due to new Obamacare regulations."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • March 27, 2012
Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on March 20, 2012 a talk radio show.:
"Every poll you see, the overwhelming majority of people want [E-Verify]."
True
By Alex Kuffner • March 25, 2012
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on March 23, 2012 an op-ed:
According to the Congressional Budget Office, "as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance thanks to Obamacare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 23, 2012
Cory Mason
Cory Mason
stated on February 23, 2012 a news release:
Says Wisconsin Assembly Republicans voted to repeal a law that ensures "that women cannot get paid less than a man for doing the same job."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 12, 2012
Wayne DeAngelo
Wayne DeAngelo
stated on February 27, 2012 a Letter to the Editor in The Times of Trenton:
"If we keep the minimum wage at the current level, then single-parent families earning the minimum wage at a full-time job will live in poverty in New Jersey."
True
By Erin O'Neill • March 9, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 6, 2012 a press conference:
"Today, you can't rely on (the retirement fund for public employees), it's not funded."
False
By Katie Sanders • March 7, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 29, 2012 a campaign speech:
"When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."  
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2012
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on February 28, 2012 a campaign commercial:
Says Rick Santorum "opposes right-to-work"
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2012
Nicholas Kettle
Nicholas Kettle
stated on January 27, 2012 a radio talk show:
"If you look at states that are right to work, they constantly do not have budget deficits and they have very good business climates."
Mostly False
By Alex Kuffner • February 19, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 4, 2012 a town hall meeting in Peterborough, N.H.:
"You can hire lots of bureaucrats.  That’s what the president’s done.  He’s added 135,000 people to the government workforce."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • January 9, 2012
Matt Wingard
Matt Wingard
stated on January 2, 2012 a news story online:
"Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer."
Half-True
By Janie Har • January 6, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 5, 2011 a press conference:
"The only reason the unemployment rate is going down is because … twice as many people dropped out of the employment pool as the number of jobs were created."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 6, 2011
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