Latest Fact-Checks By Janie Har

Says, "Yet in Salem they have traditionally waited until the money is almost gone to pay for the most important things in our state’s budget."

"Did you know Wisconsin's AFSCME union has lost 50%+ of its members since no longer requiring membership?"

Says, "Less than half of all states have legal protections on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, despite the fact that LGBT Americans…

Says "Oregon is one of only three states that allow the use of gillnets on inland waters."

Says "As Mayor of Wilsonville, I drove TriMet out of town and replaced their bloated transit system with our own local bus line that offers…

Says "I am happy to decline PERS so that the County can save over $68,000 over a four year term that would have been paid…

Says Jeff Reardon cut elementary school music classes, art instruction, teaching positions, basketball and volleyball programs, and he voted to raise school lunch prices. 

Says he "is the only candidate in the race for Clackamas County Chair who will refuse to join the Public Employees Retirement System."

Says "I never billed a single hour of my time to the City of Portland in the last 10 years -- so, no revolving door."

Says the mayor’s job "is to make sure that if somebody is trying to build a set of water treatment plants to cure us from…

Says we could have saved ourselves the cost of building the Powell Butte water reservoir.

Says  "I don’t agree with Mr. Hales that we should give a sweeping break to the developers to allow them to build that infill housing…