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Richard Cordray

Richard Cordray

Richard Cordray is running for Ohio governor in 2018. Cordray was appointed as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau during President Barack Obama's administration. He is the former attorney general of Ohio and a Democrat.

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Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on September 25, 2018 an ad
Says "Mike DeWine wanted to allow insurance companies to refuse to pay for pre-existing conditions."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 4, 2018
Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on July 25, 2018 a Facebook ad
"Education Secretary Betsy DeVos owes Ohio $5.3 million for campaign finance violations and Mike DeWine's office refuses to collect the fine."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2018
Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on June 4, 2018 an event in Springfield
On Mike DeWine's record as attorney general: "Opioid deaths have tripled on his watch and there have been cuts to funds for first responders and people in the community fighting the crisis."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 12, 2018
Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on May 17, 2018 a tweet
"Ohio's (payday lending) laws are now the worst in the nation. Things have gotten so bad that it is legal to charge 594 percent interest on loans."
True
By Amy Sherman • June 8, 2018
Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on April 2, 2018 a campaign website
"Since 1999, firearm deaths in Ohio have risen 58 percent."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 12, 2018
Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on December 14, 2017 a speech
On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2018
Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on July 6, 2010 a statement posted to his website
Says his office "has already recovered over $2 billion from Wall Street for the workers, retirees, and investors who were harmed."
Half-True
By Aaron Marshall • July 26, 2010
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Latest Fact-Checks About Richard Cordray

Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on October 20, 2018 an ad
"During the Strickland-Cordray era, taxes were raised by $800 million and Ohio lost 400,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 29, 2018
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on September 12, 2018 an ad
Says Richard Cordray’s "plan would allow drug dealers to remain on our streets."  
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By Amy Sherman • September 26, 2018
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on August 22, 2018 a TV ad
"While Richard Cordray was Attorney General, 12,000 rape kits like Allyssa's were left untested. Cordray's failure left serial rapists free to strike again. Then Mike DeWine became Attorney General. He tested all 12,000 rape kits. Now hundreds of rapists are behind bars."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 30, 2018
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on July 18, 2018 a TV ad
Says Richard Cordray "secretly collected hundreds of millions of credit card accounts and mortgages. Worse, Cordray failed to protect our information. It was hacked over 200 times."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 14, 2018
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on July 9, 2018 a web video
"Richard Cordray wants to raise your taxes by reversing President Trump's tax reform."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 24, 2018
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on February 27, 2018 a speech
Says Richard Cordray directed an Ohio commission to "permit an armed group to have a rally on the statehouse grounds, even taking the extraordinary step of assuming personal responsibility for waiving an insurance requirement in the event of an incident."
True
By Amy Sherman • March 13, 2018
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on August 15, 2010 a television interview
The DeWine campaign is "receiving money from so many more people. (Cordray's) money is coming almost exclusively from the party, labor unions, and special counsel that he has given business to."
Half-True
By Aaron Marshall • August 30, 2010
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on July 30, 2010 a statement posted to his website
"There are currently delays of up to six months in the processing of DNA evidence at the state run crime lab."
Half-True
By Aaron Marshall • August 9, 2010
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