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Jamie Radtke

Jamie Radtke

Jamie Radtke, a Republican, was a candidate for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in 2012 and was president of the Richmond Tea Party and co-founder of the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation. Radtke graduated from Liberty University, Lynchburg, in 1995 and earned a master's degree in public policy from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, in 1998.

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Jamie Radtke
stated on March 3, 2013 a website post.:

The transportation package passed by the General Assembly would impose the "largest tax increase in Virginia’s history."

Half-True

By Sean Gorman • March 15, 2013

Jamie Radtke
stated on April 5, 2012 a statement:

If Congress froze the current spending level and then cut it by 2 percent annually, "we could balance the budget in five years."

Mostly True

By Nancy Madsen • May 10, 2012

Jamie Radtke
stated on March 28, 2012 a web video:

George Allen "voted for 40,000 earmarks."

Mostly True

By Nancy Madsen • April 18, 2012

Jamie Radtke
stated on May 4, 2011 a TV interview.:

George Allen "had 40,000 earmarks" while he was a senator.

False

By Sean Gorman • May 13, 2011

Jamie Radtke
stated on April 12, 2011 a blog post.:

George Allen voted to add $3 trillion to the federal debt, voted to raise the debt ceiling four times and voted for the No Child Left Behind Act while he was a senator.

True

By Jacob Geiger • April 15, 2011

Jamie Radtke
stated on February 9, 2011 a press release.:

"Senator Webb was a reliable vote for President Obama and Senator Harry Reid."

True

By Jacob Geiger • February 16, 2011

Jamie Radtke
stated on January 27, 2011 remarks to the Senate Tea Party caucus meeting.:

Federal Reserve policies have led to a 69 percent rise in corn prices, 44 percent rise in wheat prices and 15 percent spike in sugar prices over the last year.

Mostly False

By Jacob Geiger • February 4, 2011

Jamie Radtke
stated on January 17, 2011 a news release:

George Allen voted for budgets that increased the national debt by $16,400 for every second he served in the U.S. Senate.

True

By Warren Fiske • January 24, 2011

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George Allen
stated on June 14, 2011 a blog post.:

On subsidies for ethanol production.

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By Jacob Geiger • June 22, 2011

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