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Jim Renacci

Jim Renacci

Jim Renacci, a Republican, is running against U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, in 2018. Renacci is the representative from Ohio's 16th Congressional District. He is a businessman and also the former mayor of Wadsworth. He was first elected to Congress in 2010.

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Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on July 10, 2018 a press conference:
Says Sherrod Brown "votes 97 percent with Chuck Schumer, almost 95 plus percent with Elizabeth Warren."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 31, 2018
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on April 25, 2018 a radio interview:
"President Trump is still supported by almost 85 percent of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio, and that's from recent polling, and still has a 58 percent approval rating in Ohio."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 4, 2018
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on January 24, 2018 an interview on Fox Business Network:
In 2005 or 2006 U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer "voted for the wall."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 13, 2018
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on February 15, 2013 a commentary:
"Raising taxes on investment income has actually lowered the revenue received from the tax, while cutting capital gains tax rates has increased revenue."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • March 14, 2013
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on December 21, 2012 a newspaper column:
Obamacare includes "a $63 charge every American will begin paying (in 2013) as a way to cover some of the increased costs associated with providing health insurance to those with pre-existing conditions." 
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • January 10, 2013
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on August 15, 2012 a campaign email:
Says Betty Sutton and House Democrats "gutted" Medicare by $741 billion to pay for Obamacare.
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • August 24, 2012
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on June 12, 2012 an online blog post:
Obama has "racked up more debt than any president in history — over $5 trillion."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • June 27, 2012
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on June 14, 2012 a town hall-style meeting:
"My opponent, in 2008, had contributions investigated by the federal government."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • June 22, 2012
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on May 31, 2012 a news release:
"There is no record of congresswoman Betty Sutton ... ever holding a single in-person town hall meeting open to the general public."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • June 7, 2012
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on May 11, 2012 a campaign website posting:
Betty Sutton "gutted Medicare by $500 billion" with her vote for the president's health care bill.
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • May 21, 2012
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on April 5, 2012 a campaign email:
"Since President Obama took office, our federal spending has increased by nearly 30 percent and our national debt has increased by almost 50 percent."
Half-True
By Sabrina Eaton • April 13, 2012
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on February 13, 2012 a town hall-style meeting:
"The top 1 percent (of income earners) paid 36.7 percent (of the taxes).  ... The top 50 percent pay 97.7 percent."  
True
By Sabrina Eaton • March 6, 2012
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on March 29, 2011 a video posted to YouTube:
The federal debt is more than $14 trillion, "almost equal to the size of our entire economy," and "every child born today inherits a $45,000 share of the national debt before they take their first breath."
Mostly True
By Sabrina Eaton • May 5, 2011
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on January 4, 2011 a radio interview :
Says signs posted at projects funded by the federal stimulus act has cost "20 or 40 million" dollars.
Half-True
By Tom Feran • February 28, 2011
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on January 4, 2011 an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM:
"For [GM] to pay back everything it owes, it would have to sell its shares at $143 a share . . . where the highest value of a General Motors share ever was $43, $44, $46, whatever the dollars were . . ."
False
By Tom Feran • February 9, 2011
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on January 10, 2011 a town hall forum:
Says there are "a half a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicare that are going to go in place" as a result of health care reform.
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • February 2, 2011
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on October 18, 2010 a debate:
Since Rep. John Boccieri’s election, "Ohio has lost 600,000 jobs" and his district’s "unemployment has doubled."
Pants on Fire!
By Stephen Koff • October 26, 2010
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on October 18, 2010 a statement posted to his website:
On privatization of Social Security.
Full Flop
By Robert Higgs, Sabrina Eaton • October 19, 2010
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on September 1, 2010 a statement on his campaign website:
"Boccieri voted to spend a billion dollars an hour, every hour, for his first 50 days in office"  
Mostly False
By Robert Higgs • September 8, 2010
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Latest Fact-Checks About Jim Renacci

Betty Sutton
Betty Sutton
stated on October 10, 2012 a debate:
Says Jim Renacci has "consistently voted" for loopholes that "encourage outsourcing of our jobs."
Half-True
By Henry J. Gomez • November 2, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on October 24, 2012 a television ad:
Says Jim Renacci "opposed increasing combat bonuses for our troops."
False
By Tom Feran • October 24, 2012
Betty Sutton
Betty Sutton
stated on October 17, 2012 a campaign commercial:
"Jim Renacci tried to avoid paying taxes on nearly $14 million that he made."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • October 22, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on July 2, 2012 a news release:
"Foreign Chinese prostitution money is allegedly behind the groups funding Congressman Jim Renacci’s Republican majority."
Pants on Fire!
By Sabrina Eaton • July 12, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 1, 2012 a news release:
"Congressman Renacci is under FBI investigation."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • June 21, 2012
Betty Sutton
Betty Sutton
stated on May 1, 2012 a campaign email:
Jim Renacci "voted repeatedly to end Medicare."
False
By Tom Feran • May 11, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on December 9, 2011 a telephone campaign:
Says Rep. Jim Renacci was "trying to leave town for the holidays without extending your payroll tax cut."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • January 5, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 8, 2011 a news release:
"Rep. Jim Renacci’s plan to end Medicare also puts nursing home care for 3,000 seniors in the district in immediate jeopardy."
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • June 28, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on February 22, 2011 a news release:
In slashing $1.7 billion from Social Security, "Rep. Jim Renacci may end up forcing the entire agency to ... shut down for a month, causing seniors to not get their benefits on time, halting claims processing, and forcing new retirees and disabled workers into a backlog."
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • March 7, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on December 7, 2010 a news release:
Says Jim Renacci ran against the Washington establishment in the election, but is now "hypocritically embracing it with big money, special interest fundraisers."
Half-True
By Sabrina Eaton • December 13, 2010
John Boccieri
John Boccieri
stated on October 18, 2010 a debate:
"Mr. Renacci was registered as a foreign trade lobbyist in the United States government."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • November 1, 2010
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on August 17, 2010 a television election ad:
"Jim Renacci cheated on his income taxes" and is a "deadbeat citizen."
Mostly True
By Jane Kahoun, Sabrina Eaton • August 27, 2010
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on August 9, 2010 a television election ad:
"Jim Renacci supports a national sales tax of 23 percent."
Half-True
By Mark Naymik • August 19, 2010
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