Lee Fisher

Lee Fisher is the former lieutenant governor of Ohio. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010.

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Lee Fisher
stated on October 8, 2010 a debate :

"If you want to see the jobs that I've saved and created in this storm he helped create, go anywhere in Ohio."

By Mark Naymik • October 16, 2010

Lee Fisher
stated on September 7, 2010 a campaign commercial:

"On (Rob Portman's) watch as Bush's trade czar, our deficit with China exploded" and "as Bush's budget chief, Portman oversaw a spending spree that doubled the deficit."

By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2010

Lee Fisher
stated on July 31, 2010 a campaign speech:

Rob Portman is "the one who actually sucked the jobs out of the (Mahoning) Valley and sent them to China."

By Stephen Koff • August 25, 2010

Lee Fisher
stated on June 16, 2010 a news release:

Rob Portman has taken more than $125,000 from "Big Oil."

By Stephen Koff • August 6, 2010

Lee Fisher
stated on July 13, 2010 a news release:

"As President George W. Bush’s trade representative, Portman failed to address China’s currency manipulation, which was inflated to as much as 40 percent in 2006."

By Stephen Koff • August 2, 2010

Lee Fisher
stated on July 12, 2010 a campaign statement:

Rob Portman’s "plan to tax, slash and privatize" Social Security "would devastate Ohioans."

By Stephen Koff • July 28, 2010

Latest Fact-Checks About Lee Fisher

American Crossroads
stated on September 22, 2010 an election ad:

Says Lee Fisher "wanted a $1.1 billion tax increase which could have driven countless jobs out of state."

By Tom Feran • October 5, 2010

Rob Portman
stated on September 14, 2010 an appearance at The Plain Dealer:

On Lee Fisher’s watch, "almost nine out of 10" jobs that Ohio lost were lost to other states, "not to other countries."

By Stephen Koff • September 27, 2010

Rob Portman
stated on September 13, 2010 a campaign video:

"Under Lee Fisher Ohio has lost nearly 400,000 jobs."

By Tom Feran • September 23, 2010

Rob Portman
stated on June 30, 2010 a news release:

Since the Democrats’ stimulus went into effect last year, Ohio has lost about 150,000 Jobs.

By Mark Naymik • July 28, 2010

Rob Portman
stated on June 28, 2010 a campaign statement:

Says that Lee Fisher once said, "I never met a gun control bill I didn’t like."

By Stephen Koff • July 25, 2010