Joe Guillen

Joe Guillen

Reporter, Plain Dealer statehouse bureau

Joe Guillen is a reporter in The Plain Dealer's statehouse bureau.  He joined The Plain Dealer in 2005 and was a general assignment reporter and covered Cuyahoga County government before moving to the paper's Columbus bureau in February 2010.

jguillen@plaind.com

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Tom Niehaus
Tom Niehaus
stated on January 3, 2013 in an online video:
"Unlike the gridlock in Washington, more than 80 percent of the bills we passed during this General Assembly had bipartisan support."
True
By Joe Guillen • January 17, 2013
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on November 14, 2012 in a news conference:
"A man using bath salts reported that raccoons had set fire inside his home and stolen his cell phone."
True
By Joe Guillen • December 7, 2012
Voters First Ohio
Voters First Ohio
stated on September 25, 2012 in a news story:
Says the NAACP's Ohio chapter has endorsed Issue 2.
Mostly False
By Joe Guillen • November 1, 2012
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview with reporters:
A member of the redistricting commission proposed in Issue 2 "could accept a bribe from somebody" and "couldn’t be removed from this commission."
False
By Joe Guillen • October 11, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on September 11, 2012 in an election flier :
Says Ohio's Issue 2 will create a redistricting commission that will "have a blank check to spend our money."
False
By Joe Guillen • October 3, 2012
Protect Your Vote Ohio
Protect Your Vote Ohio
stated on August 1, 2012 in a news release:
"Thousands of politicians from across Ohio – along with their relatives, employees and friends – are still eligible to serve" on the proposed redistricting commission.
Mostly True
By Joe Guillen • August 9, 2012
Mike Dovilla
Mike Dovilla
stated on July 27, 2012 in In a campaign mailer:
"Mike Dovilla’s big ideas like expanding the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, which helped bring films like ‘The Avengers’ to Cleveland, have helped make our state No. 1 in the Midwest for job creation."
Half-True
By Joe Guillen • July 27, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on July 10, 2012 in an emailed statement:
"Sherrod Brown and his special interest allies in Washington are plotting to spend over $13 million" to defeat Josh Mandel.
Half-True
By Joe Guillen • July 19, 2012
Dan Ramos
Dan Ramos
stated on June 13, 2012 in a speech in the Ohio House:
Lorain "is the poorest urban school district in the state of Ohio."
False
By Joe Guillen • July 2, 2012
Ron Gerberry
Ron Gerberry
stated on April 17, 2012 in a news conference:
The last three days of early voting "happen to be the most populated days of voting that we have in early voting."
Mostly True
By Joe Guillen • June 4, 2012
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