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Josh Mandel
stated on November 16, 2012 an email to supporters

"Our race was the closest U.S. Senate race in Ohio in 36 years -- when Howard Metzenbaum defeated Robert Taft in 1976."

By Tom Feran • November 30, 2012

Jobs Ohio
stated on November 17, 2012 a television ad

"In the past year alone, Ohio businesses have created more jobs than almost every other state in the country."

By Henry J. Gomez • November 29, 2012

Mike DeWine
stated on November 20, 2012 a news release

Says Fran DeWine’s made-from-scratch dinner rolls are a delicious favorite in a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

By Tom Feran • November 21, 2012

Chain email
stated on November 11, 2012 an email

"Mitt Romney received exactly zero votes in at least 12 Cuyahoga County precincts."

By Tom Feran • November 21, 2012

Chris Redfern
stated on November 7, 2012 a news conference

Barack Obama is "only the second Democrat in the last 75 years to win Ohio twice with more than 50 percent of the vote."

By Aaron Marshall • November 16, 2012

Rob Portman
stated on November 9, 2012 a newspaper interview

Budget analysts say the looming tax hikes and spending cuts would "take us into a recession and kill jobs."

By Stephen Koff • November 15, 2012

Chris Redfern
stated on November 7, 2012 a news conference

Says a poll shows that "without a name attached, Democrats are just one point behind" Gov. John Kasich.

By Henry J. Gomez • November 14, 2012

Sherrod Brown
stated on October 16, 2012 a debate

"There is no war on coal. Period. There are more coal jobs and more coal produced in Ohio than there were five years ago, in spite of the talking points and the yard signs."

By Aaron Marshall • October 31, 2012

Betty Sutton
stated on October 17, 2012 a campaign commercial

"Jim Renacci tried to avoid paying taxes on nearly $14 million that he made."

By Sabrina Eaton • October 22, 2012

Josh Mandel
stated on October 2, 2012 a campaign commercial

Sherrod Brown "failed to pay his own taxes three separate times."

By Tom Feran • October 17, 2012

Marcia Fudge
stated on August 24, 2012 a news release

"In Cuyahoga County ... 56 percent of weekend voters in 2008 were African American while adult African Americans comprise 28 percent of the county population."

By Sabrina Eaton • September 14, 2012

Rob Portman
stated on September 6, 2012 a news release

"$16 trillion (the national debt) in $1 bills would cover the entire state of Ohio nearly 1.5 times."

By Tom Feran • September 12, 2012

Florida Wildlife Federation
stated on August 28, 2012 a billboard message

Claims Ohio Gov. John Kasich says climate change is a problem.

By Reginald Fields • August 29, 2012

Teresa Fedor
stated on August 15, 2012 a news conference

Says Republicans supported legislation on early voting and in-person voting in 2005.

By Aaron Marshall • August 28, 2012

John Kasich
stated on July 25, 2012 an announcement at the Ohio State Fair

"Ninety percent of the topsoil has inadequate moisture to grow crops."

By Aaron Marshall • August 8, 2012

Bill Weimer
stated on June 26, 2012 a newspaper column

"Fireworks have never been safer, and their use continues to increase each year."

By Tom Feran • July 4, 2012

Marcy Kaptur
stated on May 17, 2012 an interview with C-SPAN

"The region I represent, both currently and in the future, has more automotive plants than the entire state of California."

By Sabrina Eaton • May 29, 2012

Bob Gibbs
stated on April 18, 2012 a committee hearing in the House of Representatives

"Water transportation is the most fuel efficient, least polluting, safest, and least expensive means of moving cargo."

By Peter Krouse • May 28, 2012

John Boehner
stated on March 28, 2012 a video address

"The Democrat-controlled Senate, it hasn't passed a budget in more than 1,000 days."

By Tom Feran • April 26, 2012

Rob Portman
stated on April 16, 2012 a column in Politico

The Buffett Rule "will bring in less than $5 billion per year. ... Enough to pay one week’s interest on the national debt."

By Tom Feran • April 23, 2012

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