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Jeff Fitzgerald

Jeff Fitzgerald

Wisconsin Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, is the speaker of the state Assembly. He was elected to the Assembly in 2000. His brother is Wisconsin state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald. In October 2011, Jeff Fitzgerald ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in 2012.

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Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on July 26, 2012 a news release:
"In her nearly decade and (a) half in Congress, Tammy Baldwin has sponsored 105 bills. Only three have been enacted into law."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • August 6, 2012
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on June 28, 2012 a tweet:
Says "Obamacare" is "the largest middle-class tax increase in history."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • July 23, 2012
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on March 21, 2012 an interview:
"Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 11, 2012
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on May 13, 2012 Facebook and Twitter posts:
Says he posted a "win" in the Republican Party of Wisconsin endorsement contest in the U.S. Senate primary.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 18, 2012
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on June 16, 2011 an interview:
Says Wisconsin’s 2011-13 state budget contains "no fee increases"
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • July 1, 2011
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on February 22, 2011 an interview on the Fox News Channel:
"Every (Wisconsin) legislator that votes for this bill" will have to "give up the same amount of pay" as other state employees.
True
By Robert Farley • February 24, 2011
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on December 27, 2010 a television interview:
Says 15,000 IRS employees "have to be added to administer ‘ObamaCare’ and look at the tax implications."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • January 14, 2011
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on November 29, 2010 a news release:
"In 2009, Jim Doyle and the Democrats rushed through a budget repair bill with billions in tax increases and held no public hearings."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 5, 2010
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