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Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on September 13, 2010 a campaign website
"Florida ranks last in the ratio of employees to residents... And Florida is dead last in the nation in state employee payroll expenditures per resident."
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By Amy Sherman • September 14, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 2, 2010 a press release.
Jennifer Carroll is the "first African-American Republican woman to be part of a statewide ticket in Florida."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 3, 2010
Bud Chiles
Bud Chiles
stated on August 31, 2010 a campaign website
"Florida is 49th in per capita spending on mental health care."
True
By Amy Sherman • August 31, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on August 24, 2010 his primary victory speech.
Kendrick Meek claims he's the only candidate who said Sonia Sotomayor "will make an excellent Supreme Court justice."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • August 25, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on August 11, 2010 a TV ad.
"Warren Buffett called credit default swaps financial weapons of mass destruction. And Greene was the first individual to use them."
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By Aaron Sharockman • August 18, 2010
Jeff Kottkamp
Jeff Kottkamp
stated on July 31, 2010 a debate.
"I've taken on the federal government and won."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • August 11, 2010
Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum
stated on August 5, 2010 televised candidates' debate
"Police officers in this state have that right," to check the immigration status of people they arrest.
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By Lukas Pleva • August 9, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on July 26, 2010 a press release
"(Bill) McCollum also voted for numerous amendments to weaken the legislation, even voting to make trains less accessible to those in wheelchairs."
True
August 2, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on July 29, 2010 a TV ad.
"Jeff Greene can buy anything" ...  he owns two mansions.
True
By Aaron Sharockman • July 30, 2010
Dave Aronberg
Dave Aronberg
stated on July 26, 2010 an editorial board interview
"There are more pain clinics in Broward County than there are McDonald's in Broward County."
True
By Amy Sherman • July 29, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on July 26, 2010 a television ad
Democratic candidate Jeff Greene "ran for Congress as a California Republican."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 28, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on July 20, 2010 remarks to reporters.
House Republicans who complained they didn't have enough time to consider a constitutional ban against oil drilling "shoved through a proposal in just a few days to open state waters to oil drilling."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • July 21, 2010
Maurice Ferre
Maurice Ferre
stated on July 1, 2010 an editorial meeting.
Maurice Ferre says Kendrick Meek "has voted 98.6 percent of the time with the Democrat party."  
True
By Trenton Daniel • July 21, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 28, 2010 a Fox News interview
"Forty cents of every dollar being spent by the federal government is being borrowed from my children."
True
July 16, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 14, 2010 Crist campaign website, accessed July 5, 2010
"Gov. Crist has never wavered in his support of the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms."
True
July 14, 2010
John Thrasher
John Thrasher
stated on July 6, 2010 a press release sent by the Republican Party of Florida
"Attorney General McCollum, Speaker-Designate Cannon, Senate President-Designate Haridopolos and I stood up to Governor Crist and worked to remove Jim Greer as Chairman because of his mismanagement of the party."
True
By Laura Figueroa • July 13, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on July 8, 2010 a statement on her campaign website
"Florida’s high school graduation rate falls well below the national average."
True
July 8, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 26, 2010 an interview on "Fox & Friends"
"We are picking up oil with shovels and paper and plastic bags."
True
By Laura Figueroa • July 7, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 1, 2010 a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference
"I have spent virtually every weekend since Memorial Day in the Panhandle."
True
July 2, 2010
Fair Districts Florida
Fair Districts Florida
stated on June 23, 2010 on the Fair Districts Florida website
"In the last 6 years, there have been 420 elections for State Senator and State Representative. Only three incumbents have been defeated!"
True
June 24, 2010
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