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Bob McDonnell

Bob McDonnell

Bob McDonnell is the Republican governor of Virginia until January 2014. McDonnell was elected over Democratic state Sen. Creigh Deeds. McDonnell previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 to 2006 and as state Attorney General from 2006 to 2009. McDonnell graduated from the University of Nortre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind., with a bachelor's degree in 1976. He then served in the U.S. Army on active duty from 1976 to 1981 and in the reserves until 1997, retiring as a lieutenant colenel. He received a master's degree in business adminsitration from Boston University in 1980 and a master's and law degree from Regent University, Virginia Beach, in 1989.

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Latest Fact-Checks By Bob McDonnell

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Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 8, 2014 a speech.
"We expanded charter" schools.
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • January 13, 2014
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on October 2, 2013 a TV interview.
"It’s been 4 and a half years since the United States Senate passed a budget."
False
By Nancy Madsen • October 14, 2013
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on March 8, 2013
On raising taxes.
Full Flop
By Nancy Madsen • March 8, 2013
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 9, 2013 a speech.
"The brutal fact is, when it comes to education, America is slipping" behind other nations.
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • February 8, 2013
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 8, 2013 a news conference.
Says his plan to raise car registration to $56 would still leave Virginia with a fee that’s "equal to or lower than most states."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • February 1, 2013
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 8, 2013 a news conference.
Says his transportation plan "would make Virginia the first state in the nation to eliminate the state tax on gasoline."
True
By Nancy Madsen • January 10, 2013
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 6, 2012 a news conference.
 "The average kid comes out of Virginia colleges with about $25,000-plus in debt."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • December 24, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 6, 2012 a news conference.
Northern Virginia is the most "heavily trafficked place in the country."
True
By Sean Gorman • December 20, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on August 26, 2012 a TV interview.
The GOP platform that seeks further limits on abortion and is silent on an exception for rape "has been there for more than 30 years."
True
By Nancy Madsen • September 4, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on August 26, 2012 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
"Independent voters have a ten-point margin in favor of Mitt Romney right now."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • August 26, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on August 6, 2012 an op-ed.
The Obama administration is "unwinding our nation’s welfare-to-work requirements."
False
By Sean Gorman • August 13, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on June 29, 2012 a TV interview.
States still face a "mandate" to expand Medicaid coverage under President Obama's health care reform law.
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • July 6, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on May 28, 2012 a speech.
Virginia "is home to more veterans per capita than any state in America."
False
By Nancy Madsen • June 11, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on April 21, 2012 a TV interview.
 The U.S. economy is "recovering slower than Europe "
False
By Sean Gorman • May 7, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on April 11, 2012 a TV interview.
Says a bill requiring ultrasounds before abortions "was supported by Republicans and Democrats."
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • April 13, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on March 11, 2012 a TV interview.
"This bill allows Virginia to join about 23 other states that have an ultrasound procedure" before an abortion.
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • March 21, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on February 24, 2012 a debate.
"Seven out of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates (have) Republican governors … That approach that Republicans are using is working."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • March 12, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on February 24, 2012 a symposium.
President Obama's "budget would call for about $25 trillion in debt by the end of his term, if he was re-elected."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • March 5, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on February 22, 2012 a written statement.
On mandatory ultrasounds before abortions.
No Flip
By Nancy Madsen • February 24, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 19, 2011 a speech.
Says proposal to boost teacher pension fund "puts no mandate on local government."
False
By Sean Gorman • January 20, 2012
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Latest Fact-Checks About Bob McDonnell

Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on August 5, 2011 a web video
Virginia has made "no progress on jobs" since Bob McDonnell took office.
False
By Sean Gorman • August 18, 2011
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on June 2, 2011 a fundraising appeal.
Gov. Bob McDonnell launched a "raid on public education to pay for roads."
Mostly True
By Jacob Geiger • June 28, 2011
NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
stated on June 6, 2011 a web video.
Virginia spends $400,000 on abstinence programs while losing $2.5 million in federal funds due to Gov. Bob McDonnell’s "political agenda."
True
By Sean Gorman • June 27, 2011
Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on May 23, 2011 a news release.
Under Gov. Bob McDonnell, more jobs have been lost than created in Southside and Southwest Virginia.
False
By Sean Gorman • May 28, 2011
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 7, 2011 a speech.
"The $1.8 billion in [transportation] bonding, we don’t have a repayment mechanism."
Pants on Fire!
By Jacob Geiger • May 18, 2011
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