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Tom Ganley
Tom Ganley
stated on September 13, 2010 an appearance at The Plain Dealer
Says he took down the mob in Northeast Ohio
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • September 28, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on September 14, 2010 an appearance at The Plain Dealer
On Lee Fisher’s watch, "almost nine out of 10" jobs that Ohio lost were lost to other states, "not to other countries."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • September 27, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on September 14, 2010 a debate
State government spending will be increase 10.7 percent this year.
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • September 24, 2010
Tom Ganley
Tom Ganley
stated on August 18, 2010 an interview with The Plain Dealer
On the success of "Cash for Clunkers"
Full Flop
By Sabrina Eaton • September 24, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on September 13, 2010 a campaign video
"Under Lee Fisher Ohio has lost nearly 400,000 jobs."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • September 23, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on August 17, 2010 a statement to reporters
"The total number of dollars that passes through the Department of Development is like $900 million and like $650 (million) of it has nothing to do with development, which is breathtaking when you think about it."
Half-True
By Reginald Fields • September 22, 2010
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on August 27, 2010 a campaign video
"Kasich’s trade deals cost Ohio thousands of jobs - 49,000 jobs to Mexico, 91,000 to China."
False
By Tom Feran • September 21, 2010
Betty Sutton
Betty Sutton
stated on September 1, 2010 a campaign fundraising e-mail
"Ganley said that if elected, he wants to ‘cut the dickens’ out of Social Security, Medicare and Veterans’ benefits."
Pants on Fire!
By Sabrina Eaton • September 20, 2010
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on September 17, 2010 a posting to the state's Office of Management and Budget website
About $4.89 billion in one-time money was used to balance the current state general revenue fund budget.
False
By Aaron Marshall • September 17, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on August 25, 2010 a posting on Facebook
Says a "Pro-Stimulus economist admits it is not working … "
Pants on Fire!
By Robert Higgs • September 16, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on August 22, 2010 a television campaign ad
"You can’t raise taxes in Ohio. We are one of the highest taxed states in the country."
Half-True
By Mark Naymik • September 15, 2010
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on August 23, 2010 an election ad
DeWine "took $1.9 million from big banks," "supported legislation that helped Bernie Madoff make millions" and "protected predatory lenders while families lost their homes."
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • September 14, 2010
John Boccieri
John Boccieri
stated on August 18, 2010 an interview
"I don’t understand what Republicans are doing against this. It was their idea. John McCain introduced cap and trade legislation three times."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • September 13, 2010
Maryellen O'Shaughnessy
Maryellen O'Shaughnessy
stated on August 16, 2010 a radio interview
"It's factually correct to say" that Jennifer Brunner inherited at least 18 lawsuits when she came into the office that were a result of Ken Blackwell’s "mismanagement of the 2004 election."
False
By Joe Guillen • September 10, 2010
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on September 1, 2010 a statement on his campaign website
"Boccieri voted to spend a billion dollars an hour, every hour, for his first 50 days in office"  
Mostly False
By Robert Higgs • September 8, 2010
Kevin Boyce
Kevin Boyce
stated on August 19, 2010 a campaign e-mail
"Our most important work has been creating and retaining almost 55,000 Ohio jobs."
Pants on Fire!
By Joe Guillen • September 7, 2010
Yvette McGee Brown
Yvette McGee Brown
stated on August 4, 2010 a speech at a candidates forum
Ohio today has the "fewest number of state employees since the Reagan administration."
True
By Reginald Fields • September 6, 2010
Dave Yost
Dave Yost
stated on August 10, 2010 a campaign video
"When Pepper’s tax was finally voted down, Pepper laid off cops and closed jails and let criminals run free in the streets."
Mostly False
By Joe Guillen • September 3, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on August 18, 2010 a radio interview
"More than half of our unemployed Ohioans have been out of work for six months or more."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • September 2, 2010
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on August 16, 2010 a video posted online
"The Great Lakes Compact has a loophole. And the loophole is that while you cannot remove the water in a big transport, you can remove it in containers of 5.7 gallons or less."
Mostly True
By Robert Higgs • September 1, 2010
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