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Dave Yost
Dave Yost
stated on August 10, 2010 in a campaign video:
"Pepper ... kicked off a jock tax, imposing a levy on the sports and entertainment industry."
True
By Joe Guillen • September 29, 2010
Tom Ganley
Tom Ganley
stated on September 13, 2010 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
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