Latest Fact-Checks By Joe Guillen

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Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on September 22, 2010 in a campaign ad:
"Decorated Marine, two-tour Iraq war vet."
True
By Joe Guillen • October 29, 2010
Maryellen O'Shaughnessy
Maryellen O'Shaughnessy
stated on September 27, 2010 in a news release:
"Since 2000, when he entered politics, Jon Husted has been on the ballot six times for three different political offices."
True
By Joe Guillen • October 22, 2010
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on September 30, 2010 in a television campaign ad:
"Boyce gave (a lobbyist’s) wife a sensitive job in the treasurer’s office, a job Boyce admitted he only made available at their mosque."
False
By Joe Guillen • October 14, 2010
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on September 27, 2010 in a television campaign ad:
"O’Shaughnessy even voted for her own personal stimulus package -- a taxpayer-funded pay raise for herself."
False
By Joe Guillen • October 7, 2010
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
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
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
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
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on August 19, 2010 in a statement posted to his website:
"In 2008 (Mandel) was re-elected to a second term, representing a district with a 2:1 Democrat to Republican voter ratio."
Mostly True
By Joe Guillen • August 20, 2010
Kevin Boyce
Kevin Boyce
stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign video:
"I’ve even cut my own salary -- twice."
True
By Joe Guillen • August 11, 2010
Progress Ohio
Progress Ohio
stated on March 12, 2010 in a video posted online in a blog article:
"In 2009, Yost spent 2.5 times more money than it took to run the (prosecutor’s) office before he got there."
Mostly True
By Joe Guillen • July 29, 2010
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