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Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on October 11, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.:
"I created a flat tax in the state of Utah. It took that state to the number-one position in terms of job creation."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 12, 2011
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on October 2, 2011 an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":
Chris Christie has not been "effective at creating jobs … (or have) a record of governing for effectiveness. ... New Jersey (has) one of the higher unemployment rates in the country at 9.4 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 3, 2011
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on October 2, 2011 an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":
"When it comes to being effective at creating jobs … (Chris Christie has not had) a record of governing for effectiveness. ... Last year, New Jersey created no net new jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 3, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on September 12, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Tampa:
"170,000 of the jobs" created in Texas under Gov. Rick Perry "were government jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 14, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on September 7, 2011 a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library:
Utah was "the No. 1 job creator in this country during my years of service" as governor, with a 5.9 percent increase in jobs.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 8, 2011
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
stated on May 23, 2011 a speech to announce his presidential candidacy:
"For decades before I was elected, governors tried and failed to get Minnesota out of the top 10 highest-taxed states in the country. I actually did it."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 25, 2011
Joe Straus
Joe Straus
stated on November 12, 2010 an e-mail:
Says the Texas House has "a record number of new members joining our ranks."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 27, 2010
Donald Carcieri
Donald Carcieri
stated on July 27, 2010 an interview on Fox News' "The Neil Cavuto Show," about U.S. Sen. John Kerry's boat:
Repealing the sales tax on boats in Rhode Island has spawned 2,000 companies, 7,000 jobs and close to $2 billion a year in sales activity.
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • August 8, 2010
Americans for Job Security
Americans for Job Security
stated on July 9, 2010 an issue advocacy ad:
"Jane Norton supported the largest tax hike in Colorado history."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 26, 2010
Americans for Job Security
Americans for Job Security
stated on July 9, 2010 a television ad:
The "state bureaucracy" Jane Norton managed "grew by $43 million in just three years."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 26, 2010
Steve Scalise
Steve Scalise
stated on June 15, 2010 an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News:
It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh."
Half-True
By Alex Holt • June 29, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 25, 2010 a speech to young Republicans in Tampa:
Florida ranks "45th out of 50 states'' for its regulatory climate for business.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • May 27, 2010
Rick Green
Rick Green
stated on January 14, 2010 a speech:
"As a state rep, I was considered the fourth-most conservative in the Legislature."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 1, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 28, 2010 a debate on Fox News Sunday:
Marco Rubio controlled funds that "out of the $600,000 that were raised, only $4,000 went to candidates to try to improve their chances to be elected to office."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 29, 2010
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