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John Kitzhaber

John Kitzhaber

John Kitzhaber, a Democrat, was governor of Oregon for two terms, starting in 1995. He was inaugurated in 2011 for an unprecedented third term. He was elected to the Oregon Legislature in 1978, rising to the position of Senate President. He spearheaded the Oregon Health Plan as a legislator and as governor. Kitzhaber graduated from Dartmouth College and the University of Oregon Medical School (now Oregon Health & Science University). He worked as an emergency room physician in Roseburg from 1974 to 1988.

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John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on October 20, 2014 a campaign debate:
"Ninety-five percent of Oregonians now have health insurance coverage, tens of thousands for the very first time."
True
By Dana Tims • October 20, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign debate:
Oregon "is the most trade-dependent state in the nation"
False
By Bill Adair • July 25, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on May 15, 2014 a website statement:
"Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years."
Half-True
By Dana Tims • July 2, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on May 7, 2014 an email to supporters:
"Oregon today has 100,000 more jobs than it did when I was elected."
Mostly True
By Dana Tims, Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on January 14, 2013 his State of the State Address.:
Says "in this next biennium, the cost of primary and secondary education is going to increase by more that $1000 per student. Half of that $1000 – $500 per student – is accounted for by the increased cost of PERS alone."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • January 21, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on January 14, 2013 in State of the State speech:
"It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison."
True
By Janie Har • January 18, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on December 13, 2012 legislative testimony.:
Says the Nike bill "is not a tax break ... this does not lower the taxes that Nike will pay nor does it prevent the Legislature from raising those taxes in the future."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • December 20, 2012
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on December 3, 2012 a speech.:
Says that in 2011, Oregon had "the second fastest growing economy in the nation."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • December 5, 2012
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on November 10, 2012 a speech.:
Says the state is required "pick up 70 percent of the cost" of K-12 education.
Mostly False
By Ian K. Kullgren • November 30, 2012
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on April 19, 2011 a press release:
"Creating 25 jobs in Umatilla County has the same impact as 500 jobs in the metro region."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • June 17, 2011
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on January 25, 2011 an e-mail:
Says his state budget will "provide an increase in state funding for the 2011-12 school year."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • February 2, 2011
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on October 12, 2010 a campaign mailer:
John Kitzhaber created 128,000 new jobs while governor.
Half-True
By Janie Har • October 16, 2010
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on October 14, 2010 a television ad:
Says Chris Dudley thinks Oregon’s minimum wage is too high.
Half-True
By Janie Har • October 15, 2010
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on August 15, 2010 a radio interview:
Says more than 2 million Oregonians have received important medical services because of his health plan.
Half-True
By Brent Walth • September 24, 2010
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Latest Fact-Checks About John Kitzhaber

Dennis Richardson
Dennis Richardson
stated on October 10, 2014 a campaign debate:
"Women and men both are making less when you adjust for inflation than when" John Kitzhaber was first elected governor.
False
By Dana Tims • October 30, 2014
Dennis Richardson
Dennis Richardson
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign debate:
"It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon."
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By Dana Tims • August 4, 2014
Shawn Lindsay
Shawn Lindsay
stated on February 9, 2011 an e-mail:
Says John Kitzhaber’s proposed budget for upcoming biennium represents 8 percent increase over last
Mostly False
By Ian K. Kullgren • February 18, 2011
Chris Dudley
Chris Dudley
stated on October 14, 2010 a television ad:
Says John Kitzhaber wants a sales tax so people without jobs pay taxes.
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • October 23, 2010
Chris Dudley
Chris Dudley
stated on September 15, 2010 a speech in Albany:
"Under Gov. Kitzhaber, unemployment rose 65 percent, state spending went up 57 percent and personal incomes declined compared to the rest of the country."
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By Harry Esteve • September 24, 2010
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