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Sheila Oliver

Sheila Oliver

Sheila Oliver is the speaker of the New Jersey Assembly. A Democrat, Oliver represents parts of Essex and Passaic counties.

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Sheila Oliver
Sheila Oliver
stated on July 11, 2013 an interview on NJToday:
"Most of the U.S. Senate is comprised of multimillionaires."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • July 25, 2013
Sheila Oliver
Sheila Oliver
stated on February 21, 2013 an op-ed column in The Times Of Trenton:
"In 2011 alone, 269 New Jerseyans were killed by gun violence."
True
By Caryn Shinske • March 31, 2013
Sheila Oliver
Sheila Oliver
stated on April 19, 2012 an interview on WOR-AM:
Says "$57,000 is the mean [income] in our state" for a family.
False
By Erin O'Neill • April 25, 2012
Sheila Oliver
Sheila Oliver
stated on February 27, 2012 a speech at Rider University:
Says "New Jersey has the most educated population of all the states in this country."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • March 23, 2012
Sheila Oliver
Sheila Oliver
stated on January 9, 2012 a news conference:
"In 1958, there were 16 states in this country that prohibited -- prohibited -- an African-American and a Caucasian from being married."
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • January 15, 2012
Sheila Oliver
Sheila Oliver
stated on July 8, 2011 a press release from Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex):
"Numerous studies have shown that these so-called right-to-work laws do not generate jobs and economic growth."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • July 15, 2011
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Latest Fact-Checks About Sheila Oliver

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stated on August 9, 2011 a petition:
Says the state’s pension and health benefits reform includes "the destruction of public sector collective bargaining rights."
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By Bill Wichert • August 15, 2011
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