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Lincoln Chafee

Lincoln Chafee

Lincoln Chafee is running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. He served one four-year term as Rhode Island's governor, beginning on Jan. 4, 2011. He was the first Independent to be elected to that office. He subsequently became a Democrat. As a Republican, he served as mayor of Warwick from 1992 to 1999, when he was appointed to the U.S. Senate following the death of his father, Sen. John H. Chafee. He was elected to a full Senate term in 2000. He is married with three children. In April 2015 he formed an exploratory committee to consider running for President.

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Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on October 13, 2015 presidential debate
"I am very proud that over my almost 30 years of public service I have had no scandals."
Mostly True
By Mark Reynolds • October 15, 2015
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on June 14, 2015 Campaign speech
"One of the reasons I believe we’re in trouble in Yemen is we lost the population on drone strikes issues. That’s what stirred up the population. That’s what is happening in Yemen."  
Half-True
By Mark Reynolds • July 26, 2015
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on June 7, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says Ronald Reagan "talked about" converting the United States to the metric system.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 7, 2015
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on May 10, 2015 an interview on CNN
"We had the biggest drop of the rate of unemployment (in) all but 4 states."
Mostly False
By Mark Reynolds • May 10, 2015
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on November 14, 2014 a newspaper interview
Rhode Island's legislature is "the strongest in the country."
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By Katie Mulvaney • November 30, 2014
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on January 15, 2014 his state of state speech
"Since I took office in January 2011, we have created 11,100 Rhode Island-based jobs."
Half-True
By John Hill • February 2, 2014
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on September 22, 2013 a television interview
Forty-six states have a line-item veto for the governor.
Mostly True
By Gregory Smith • October 6, 2013
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on June 5, 2013 a newspaper story
Farming is "one of the fastest growing areas of our economy."
Mostly False
By Gregory Smith • July 18, 2013
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on January 16, 2013 his State of the State address
The state budget proposal has been submitted "on time and [it's] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 18, 2013
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on December 1, 2012 a newspaper interview
"The five economic indicators that the federal government tracks - for the first time since August 2006 - were positive this October."
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By John Hill • December 9, 2012
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on February 3, 2012 a news show
"The commercial property tax [in Providence] is second highest in the country behind Detroit."
Mostly True
By Alex Kuffner • February 10, 2012
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on January 11, 2012 a news conference
The InterLink at T.F. Green Airport is the closest air-rail link in the country.
False
By Alex Kuffner • January 26, 2012
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on October 24, 2011 in a hearing
"If Rhode Island does a hybrid [retirement] plan we’ll be the first state in the nation to do this.’’
False
By Lynn Arditi • November 2, 2011
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on November 15, 2010 comments to reporters following a news conference
"Rhode Island is one of only six states" to use E-Verify.
False
By Cynthia Needham • November 19, 2010
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on November 3, 2010 a news conference
Experts say the property tax "is the most harmful to economic growth and . . . the sales tax is least harmful."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 14, 2010
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on July 27, 2010 in a comment on the John DePetro Show
"I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock."
False
By Cynthia Needham • July 27, 2010
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on June 18, 2010 Lincoln Chafee, a posting on his website, Chafee for Governor
If Rhode Island applied a 1-percent sales tax on all items exempt from sales tax, ''the state would receive an additional $89,376,857.''
Mostly True
By John Hill • June 30, 2010
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on May 4, 2010 a candidate forum
"Fifty-three percent of teens in Central Falls are getting pregnant."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 25, 2010
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Latest Fact-Checks About Lincoln Chafee

Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on October 13, 2015 presidential debate
"I am very proud that over my almost 30 years of public service I have had no scandals."
Mostly True
By Mark Reynolds • October 15, 2015
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on July 7, 2014 a talk radio comment
"Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 14, 2014
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio
stated on October 6, 2010 a gubernatorial debate
Says Lincoln Chafee "settled a union strike by giving the teachers a 19-percent-raise."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2010
Democratic Governors Association
Democratic Governors Association
stated on July 29, 2010 a statement on a DGA-created website
Lincoln Chafee "voted with President George W. Bush and the conservative leadership 76% of the time."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 15, 2010
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on June 18, 2010 Lincoln Chafee, a posting on his website, Chafee for Governor
If Rhode Island applied a 1-percent sales tax on all items exempt from sales tax, ''the state would receive an additional $89,376,857.''
Mostly True
By John Hill • June 30, 2010
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