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Antonio Villaraigosa

Antonio Villaraigosa

Antonio Villaraigosa, a Democrat, is a candidate for California governor, former mayor of Los Angeles and former state Assembly speaker. 

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Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on March 5, 2018 a news release
California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare."
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By Chris Nichols • March 8, 2018
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on July 31, 2017 an interview on MSNBC
"In the eight years that I was mayor, (there was a) nearly 50 percent drop in violent crime, gang crime — crime went down because we grew our police department, we focused on constitutional community policing, we did some of the most innovative prevention, intervention, job re-entry programs in the nation."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • October 18, 2017
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on September 20, 2017 a newspaper article
California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was "for (high-speed rail), before he’s against it, and then he’s for it again."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • September 29, 2017
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on July 31, 2017 an interview on MSNBC
"Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born."
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By Chris Nichols • August 3, 2017
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on June 6, 2017 a speech
Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation.
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 22, 2017
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on June 6, 2017 a speech
"Seventy-seven of the top 300 cities with the highest poverty rate" nationwide are in California.
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By Chris Nichols • June 9, 2017
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on March 23, 2017 a speech at a candidates forum
"When I became mayor of Los Angeles, we had a 44 percent (high school) graduation rate. I said that was unacceptable. I challenged that notion. I said the mayor needs to be involved with our schools. We need to partner together. As I left, after a number of reforms, we grew our graduation rate from 44 percent to 72."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • May 5, 2017
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on December 8, 2016 an op-ed
"California is once again the sixth-largest economy in the world. If you add the GDP’s of Washington and Oregon, California would surpass the United Kingdom to become the fifth-largest economy in the world."  
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By Chris Nichols • December 15, 2016
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John Chiang
John Chiang
stated on May 12, 2018 a campaign ad
Antonio Villaraigosa's "recklessness (as mayor of Los Angeles)  ... left no funding to test 7,000 rape kits, putting public safety at risk."
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By Chris Nichols • May 16, 2018
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