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Mac Heller
Mac Heller
stated on April 7, 2019 in an interview on CNN:
"The 2008 election was the first election in which voters of color comprised over 25 percent of the electorate, and that number is going up."
True
By Amy Sherman • April 23, 2019
Allen Thomas
Allen Thomas
stated on April 9, 2019 in a candidate questionnaire:
"Currently, 23 percent of our military's infrastructure is graded as 'poor' while 9 percent is 'failing.'"
True
By Bill McCarthy • April 23, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 12, 2019 in a tweet:
"In New York State, Democrats blocked a Bill expanding College Tuition for Gold Star families after approving aid for illegal immigrants."
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 20, 2019
Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on April 16, 2019 in the Texas House:
"There have been zero reported instances of any child born alive after an abortion in Texas."
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • April 18, 2019
West Virginia Democratic Party
West Virginia Democratic Party
stated on April 1, 2019 in a tweet:
The Affordable Care Act "provided over 200,000 West Virginians with health care coverage."
True
By Catherine Harrington, Madison Weaver • April 17, 2019
Shelia Stubbs
Shelia Stubbs
stated on March 12, 2019 in a public forum:
"Wisconsin (has) the highest infant mortality rate for black babies nationwide."
True
By D.L. Davis • April 16, 2019
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on April 9, 2019 in :
"Like every budget passed by the Senate since I have been lieutenant governor, Senate Bill 1 is within the spending limit set by the Texas Constitution."
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • April 16, 2019
John Torbett
John Torbett
stated on April 3, 2019 in a tweet:
Says all North Carolina teachers do not currently get a "duty free lunch break."
True
By Bill McCarthy • April 16, 2019
Clif Smart
Clif Smart
stated on February 14, 2019 in a tweet:
"Missouri ranks 45th in the nation in per capita state fiscal support for higher education and Missouri State is last among Missouri schools."
True
By Zara McDowell-Barker • April 10, 2019
Daniel Riemer
Daniel Riemer
stated on February 17, 2019 in a TV interview:
"About 80 percent of (the manufacturing and agriculture) tax credit goes to claimants who are making $1 million or more."  
True
By Mica Soellner • April 4, 2019
John Bucy III
John Bucy III
stated on March 27, 2019 in the Texas House:
"Right now, 1 in 4 Texas women of reproductive age are uninsured, totaling 1.5 million Texas women."
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • March 29, 2019
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on March 18, 2019 in a town hall:
For Cabinet posts, "I have the best voting record against Trump nominees of anyone else running for president"  
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 29, 2019
Quentin Miller
Quentin Miller
stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech:
Says an ICE detainer request "is not a valid warrant."
True
By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht • March 28, 2019
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on March 12, 2019 in a podcast:
29 states still don’t have "comprehensive protections" for people in the LGBTQ community.
True
By Mica Soellner • March 28, 2019
Tommie Pierson Jr.
Tommie Pierson Jr.
stated on February 18, 2019 in a Missouri Legislative Black Caucus press conference:
Says "zero" African Americans have presented to the House Budget Committee in 2019.
True
By Sidney Steele • March 26, 2019
Mike Parson
Mike Parson
stated on January 24, 2019 in an interview on KCUR:
"We are always going to need architects, doctors, we’re going to need professionals with four-year degrees. But 65 to 70 percent of the people in Missouri don’t have degrees."
True
By Magdaline Duncan • March 22, 2019
John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on February 12, 2019 in a tweet:
"Over the last eight years, we’ve shown that even though we’ve cut taxes by $8 billion, revenues continue to grow."
True
By Eric Litke • March 21, 2019
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on March 13, 2019 in a news conference:
California has "the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere, the largest death row in the United States of America — two times the size of the next largest state: Florida."
True
By Chris Nichols • March 13, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on March 12, 2019 in a press release:
The Boeing 737 Max 8, the type of plane that crashed in Ethiopia, continues to fly in the United States, despite the FAA saying "software updates are likely coming."    
True
By Jon Greenberg • March 12, 2019
Phil Berger
Phil Berger
stated on February 25, 2019 in a speech:
"Since 2011, the gap in high school graduation rates between African-American students and all students has been cut in half, from 6.4 percent to 3.1 percent."
True
By Bill McCarthy • March 7, 2019
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