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Pete Gallego

Pete Gallego

Pete Gallego, initially elected to the Texas House in 1990, won election to the U.S. House in November 2012. He lost his re-election bid in 2014. In July 2018, he ran in a special election to represent Texas Senate District 19.

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Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on October 4, 2016 a TV ad pointed out to PolitiFact Texas:
Says Will Hurd said a border-long U.S.-Mexico wall "absolutely makes sense."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 7, 2016
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on April 22, 2016 Pete Gallego campaign press release:
Says Will Hurd "cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park."
Half-True
By Filipa Ioannou • May 26, 2016
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on October 23, 2015 a blog post by the Texas Tribune:
Will Hurd "tends to have a 96 percent straight Republican, straight party voting record."
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By Filipa Ioannou • November 15, 2015
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on April 2, 2015 an email blast:
"Just two weeks ago, Congressman Hurd quit his post on the House Committee on Small Business saying that he was unable to find the time to serve."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 7, 2015
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on December 10, 2014 his farewell U.S. House speech:
"This Congress made history as the least productive, most unpopular Congress in the history of this proud nation."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 18, 2014
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on May 14, 2014 an email blast:
"The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 9, 2014
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on May 15, 2013 a U.S. House committee meeting.:
Says 97 percent of food stamp benefits "are paid in the proper amounts to people who are really eligible."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 25, 2013
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on January 27, 2011 an interview on "Capital Tonight":
"In Mexico, they don't have birth certificates... they don’t have registration cards for voters. They have one national ID."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • February 9, 2011
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Latest Fact-Checks About Pete Gallego

Roland Gutierrez
Roland Gutierrez
stated on July 18, 2018 a campaign email blast:
Says Pete Gallego canceled a "planned meeting with the families of Sandy Hook victims."
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By Jasper Scherer • July 27, 2018
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 4, 2016 a TV ad:
Says Pete Gallego "went and lobbied after you fired him from Congress."
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 12, 2016
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