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Latest Fact-Checks In Candidate Biography

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Paul Sadler
Paul Sadler
stated on June 8, 2012 remarks to Hispanic Caucus at Texas Democratic Party convention in Houston.
Says Democratic runoff opponent Grady Yarbrough twice previously ran statewide as a Republican.
True
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2012
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on June 5, 2012 an Austin appearance with Wes Riddle, fellow GOP hopeful for US House.
Says Barack Obama is a socialist.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2012
Loretta Weinberg
Loretta Weinberg
stated on June 4, 2012 a column on Blue Jersey
Says PolitiFact "listed Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin as the Governor who told the most lies" and "our own ‘untruthful’ Governor Chris Christie made it into Politifact's top five of ‘Lie - en Governors’."
False
By Erin O'Neill • June 7, 2012
Sylvia Romo
Sylvia Romo
stated on May 20, 2012 a campaign mailer.
Lloyd Doggett "made millions off companies like Bank of America while they took taxpayer bailout money."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 25, 2012
John Bradley
John Bradley
stated on May 14, 2012 an op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman
Says Williamson County Attorney Jana Duty "has never prosecuted a single adult felony case."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 24, 2012
Gilberto Hinojosa
Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on April 24, 2012 the Central Texas Democratic Forum
Says "large majority" of Republicans believe Obama is a Muslim and not U.S.-born.
False
By Sue Owen • May 23, 2012
Justin Hewlett
Justin Hewlett
stated on May 16, 2012 a campaign mailer.
Says the majority of candidates in Texas’ 25th Congressional District live outside the district.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on May 16, 2012 a television ad
President Obama "promised" families making less than $250,000 a year would not see taxes go up, but "Obamacare raises 18 different taxes."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 17, 2012
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on April 14, 2012 a TV interview.
Says he represents or has represented about half the San Antonio-rooted district in which he seeks election.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 14, 2012 a TV ad
After they bought GST Steel, "Mitt Romney and his partners loaded it with debt, closed the Kansas City plant and walked away with a healthy profit, leaving hundreds of employees out of work with their pensions in jeopardy."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers, Molly Moorhead • May 16, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on May 14, 2012 a Web ad
Says George LeMieux was one of two Republicans who voted for President Barack Obama's jobs bill.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 16, 2012
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on May 7, 2012 a Web ad
"Sources show (Connie) Mack as a resident of California, living with his wife in Palm Springs."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 14, 2012
Bill Spelman
Bill Spelman
stated on May 8, 2012 a campaign mailer.
Says challenger Dominic Chavez is a "Rick Perry Republican" lobbyist.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 3, 2012 a graphical tool on the campaign website
Says Mitt Romney "has refused to say whether he would have vetoed or signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • May 8, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on April 24, 2012 a press release
U.S. Rep. Allen West wants to bring back earmarks.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 2, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 27, 2012 a Web ad
Says Mitt Romney's comments indicated he would not have pursued Osama bin Laden.
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • April 30, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on April 5, 2012 an event to promote the Keystone XL pipeline
"I have always said that I would be for drilling."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • April 25, 2012
Ellen Rosenblum
Ellen Rosenblum
stated on April 11, 2012 a news story
Says Dwight Holton has never set foot in an Oregon courtroom.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • April 20, 2012
Dwight Holton
Dwight Holton
stated on April 4, 2012 a radio interview
Says Ellen Rosenblum "has said over and over again that this is a job where 80 percent of the job is being the government’s lawyer."
Half-True
By Janie Har • April 19, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 17, 2012 a TV ad.
Says Ted Cruz represents a Chinese company found guilty of stealing blueprints from an American manufacturer.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 19, 2012
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